Legislation
Constitutional Roundtable on City of Toronto et al v Ontario
by: Bailey Fox On Tuesday November 9, 2021 the Asper Centre hosted a constitutional roundtable panel on the Supreme Court’s recent decision in City of Toronto et al v Ontario, … Read More
Charter: A Course Podcast Episode 1: What’s the point of Section 1?
About the Series
Charter: A Course is a podcast created by the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights (the Asper Centre) and hosted by the Asper Centre’s Executive Director Cheryl Milne. Charter: A Course focuses on Canadian constitutional law and…
Asper Centre Annual Report 2020-2021
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SCC’s Reference re GGPPA Decision: an important milestone, but still a long road to travel
by Cameron Somerville On March 25th, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) upheld as constitutional the federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (GGPPA), which sets a benchmark for pricing … Read More
Overcoming Challenges to Implementing UNDRIP in Canada
By Julia Nowicki Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in Canadian law will not be without challenges, and will require both hard-work and great … Read More