Beyond freedoms: the administrative underbelly of the Trinity Western decision

By Sara Tatelman The Supreme Court of Canada may have divided 7-2 on whether law societies must accredit Trinity Western University’s proposed law school, but the split was much narrower … Read More

Selected responses to R v Comeau

By Sara Tatelman Beer remains imprisoned by provincial borders. In 2012, Gerard Comeau of Tracadie, N.B. was fined nearly $300 for bringing 15 cases of beer and three bottles of … Read More

Asper Centre Clinic Student Reflects on Drafting the Bird Intervention Factum

by Becky Lockert This past fall, the Supreme Court of Canada granted the Asper Centre leave to intervene in R v Bird, a case that ties questions of access to … Read More

Asper Centre at the Supreme Court of Canada Twice Next Month

The Asper Centre will be at the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) as an intervener in two separate cases next month: Gillian Frank v Attorney General of Canada and … Read More

Panel Discussion with TWU Interveners’ Counsel

By Erika Voaklander and Solomon McKenzie At the end of 2017 the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) heard arguments in the two Trinity Western University (TWU) appeals. The results of … Read More