The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms has influenced Canada for decades by guiding courts in defining democratic protections. It provides safeguards against unfair treatment ... Read more This ...

The Supreme Court of Canada’s rejection of child-pornography mandatory minimums reflects an allegiance to the Charter of ...

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases involving provinces using a clause to pass laws that violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The Laurentian University Faculty Association is filing a challenge under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms against the Ontario government.

In the Bouchard 1 case rendered in July 2023, many years after the Supreme Court of Canada rendered the Jarvis decision, 2 the Court of Québec concluded that the fundamental rights of medical ...

Saskatchewan’s premier has preemptively invoked the province’s power to ignore the Charter of Rights and Freedoms for a gender identity bill. By Ian Austen In June, the Canada Letter looked at the ...

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that the Canadian government can be held liable for enacting laws that are “clearly unconstitutional,” done in bad faith, or stem from abuse of power. Chief ...

In response to the Government of Alberta’s use of notwithstanding clause for the second time in a span of one month to ...

Social media platforms generally do not effectively or consistently intervene when it comes to targeted harassment of ...

A dangerous escalation. Deeply concerning. Draconian. That’s how the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) is describing the province’s latest use of the notwithstanding clause – the second time in less ...