Events
Federal government needs a stronger foreign affairs power, H. Scott Fairley argues
By Daniel Minden Canadian federalism jurisprudence should provide the federal government with firmer ground to exercise authority over foreign affairs, Toronto lawyer H. Scott Fairley argued last week. On … Read More
Re-opening the Gosselin door: the Asper Centre hosts a Symposium on Litigating Positive Rights
By Daniel Minden Twenty-four years after Gosselin v. Québec, 2002 SCC 84, in which the Supreme Court of Canada left the door open for the recognition of freestanding, positive rights under the Canadian … Read More
Statement on Ontario’s Attempts to Avoid its Climate Change Obligations and its Legal Commitments
Issued by the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights on December 9, 2025 The Asper Centre condemns Ontario’s recent legislative efforts to deny its Charter-based obligations with respect to climate … Read More
David Rabban argues for a distinct theory of the right to academic freedom, as the U.S. and state governments tighten the screws on universities
By Daniel Minden As the Trump administration and state governments ramp up efforts to regulate American universities, David M. Rabban, an expert on the law of academic freedom and professor … Read More
Cheryl Milne Receives OBA Award of Excellence in Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights Law
The Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights is delighted to announce that our Executive Director, Cheryl Milne, has been awarded the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) Award of Excellence in Constitutional, Civil … Read More