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Tax rule capping charities’ political activity infringes on free expression: ONSC

By Sara Tatelman Courts often breeze by the first step of the Oakes analysis, I remember my first year constitutional law professor telling the class. That is, when determining whether … Read More

Bill C-59: The Good, the Bad, and Where We’re At

By Patrick Enright When Bill C – 51, the Federal Government’s revised Anti-Terrorism Act, was pushed through Parliament following the attacks on Parliament Hill in 2015, the reaction from the … Read More

March 2018 Outlook Newsletter

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A Quick Comparison: The Recent Solitary Confinement Rulings by BCSC and ONSC

By Ryan Howes The British Columbia Supreme Court (BCSC) and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (ONSC) have both recently ruled that the current correctional practice of administrative segregation (or solitary … Read More

Evaluating Ontario’s Proposed Police Legislation

By Sarah Strban   A (Slightly) Safer Ontario On November 2nd, the Ontario Legislature tabled an omnibus bill that comprehensively overhauls the province’s police oversight system. Bill 175, The Safer … Read More