Events
News Release: Asper Centre and Justice for Children and Youth organize youth consultations for legal challenge to Canada’s voting age
Toronto, November 14, 2019 — In partnership with several child rights organizations, Justice for Children and Youth (JFCY) and the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights (Asper Centre) have secured … Read More
A historical first for the SCC
The Asper Centre is intervening in the upcoming Supreme Court of Canada case of Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie Britannique v British Columbia (Éducation) relating to whether British Columbia … Read More
Asper Centre granted intervener status in 2 upcoming Ontario Court of Appeal cases and seeks standing in a third one
City of Toronto v. Attorney General of Ontario et al On September 10, 2018, Ontario Superior Court Judge Edward Belobaba in City of Toronto et al v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2018 ONSC … Read More
Asper Centre students call for Canada to suspend STCA on Refugee Rights Day
via @UTLaw: https://www.law.utoronto.ca/news/students-call-on-canada Thursday, April 4, 2019 By Karen Chen and Mackenzie Claggett Canada presents itself to the world as a place where “those fleeing persecution, terror and war” are … Read More
Asper Centre Executive Director Cheryl Milne awarded 2019 Law Society Medal
The Asper Centre’s Executive Director Cheryl Milne is among the 2019 recipients of the Law Society of Ontario Medal, which recognizes and lauds “exceptional career achievements and contributions to their … Read More