The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed a constitutional challenge brought by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) against the 2018 Postal Services Resumption and Continuation Act (PSRCA). …
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Returning Officer, terminated after moving, loses Charter challenge over Elections Canada’s residency requirement
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has upheld residency requirements for certain election officer positions under the federal Elections Act. The requirements from Elections Canada were challenged under the Canadian …
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It’s time to banish the notwithstanding clause, the slow killer of Canada’s rule of law
By Jeffrey B. Meyers, Kwantlen Polytechnic University I have written before that the far-right populist nationalism of the sort that fuelled the events of Jan. 6, 2021 in the United …
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How Québec’s Bill 21 could be vanquished by a rarely used Charter provision
By Kerri Anne Froc, University of New Brunswick This November, the Québec Court of Appeal will hear an appeal of Hak v. Attorney General of Québec on the constitutionality of …