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Sat, 25 May 2013 10:55:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/playing-our-cards-right/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/playing-our-cards-right/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 18:29:51 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386104 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/playing-our-cards-right/feed/ 0 "A casino is a factory of broken dreams — a scam for “recreational” gamblers, a shell game for taxpayers, and a rat trap for addicts" http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/why-the-supreme-court-didnt-weigh-in-on-fetal-rights-in-r-v-levkovic-decision/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/why-the-supreme-court-didnt-weigh-in-on-fetal-rights-in-r-v-levkovic-decision/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 18:09:15 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380309 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/why-the-supreme-court-didnt-weigh-in-on-fetal-rights-in-r-v-levkovic-decision/feed/ 0 Charlie Gillis on a decision that won't reopen the abortion debate http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/supreme-court-rules-against-b-c-doctor-in-botched-birth-case/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/supreme-court-rules-against-b-c-doctor-in-botched-birth-case/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:41:57 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=368123 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/supreme-court-rules-against-b-c-doctor-in-botched-birth-case/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has restored a finding against a British... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/flaky-limits-on-free-speech/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/flaky-limits-on-free-speech/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357567 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/flaky-limits-on-free-speech/feed/ 0 In its ruling on human rights commissions, at least the Supreme Court made the rules clearer http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/supreme-court-to-hear-case-of-newfoundland-man-convicted-of-drowning-his-twin-daughters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/supreme-court-to-hear-case-of-newfoundland-man-convicted-of-drowning-his-twin-daughters/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:50:56 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355419 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/supreme-court-to-hear-case-of-newfoundland-man-convicted-of-drowning-his-twin-daughters/feed/ 0 Supreme Court to hear case of Newfoundland man convicted of drowning his twin daughters http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/whatcott-fallout-the-supreme-court-upholds-protections-we-dont-need/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/whatcott-fallout-the-supreme-court-upholds-protections-we-dont-need/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:47:05 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354679 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/whatcott-fallout-the-supreme-court-upholds-protections-we-dont-need/feed/ 0 Canadian tolerance is less fragile than courts and human rights bodies think http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/abortion-debate-still-rages-25-years-after-historic-supreme-court-ruling/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/abortion-debate-still-rages-25-years-after-historic-supreme-court-ruling/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:15:55 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=343291 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/abortion-debate-still-rages-25-years-after-historic-supreme-court-ruling/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – It’s been 25 years to the day since the Supreme Court of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/re-the-scoc-on-lola-and-eric/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/re-the-scoc-on-lola-and-eric/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:52:16 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=342158 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/re-the-scoc-on-lola-and-eric/feed/ 0 The Supreme Court of Canada ruled on the “Lola and Eric” case today, upholding... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/supreme-court-to-rule-today-on-wearing-a-niqab-can-be-worn-while-testifying/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/supreme-court-to-rule-today-on-wearing-a-niqab-can-be-worn-while-testifying/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:21:19 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330496 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/supreme-court-to-rule-today-on-wearing-a-niqab-can-be-worn-while-testifying/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada rules this morning on whether a Muslim... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/08/expect-privacy-at-work-youre-not-unreasonable-says-supreme-court/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/08/expect-privacy-at-work-youre-not-unreasonable-says-supreme-court/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:16:01 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=312915 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/08/expect-privacy-at-work-youre-not-unreasonable-says-supreme-court/feed/ 0 Their workplace, their gear, their company, their rules. So what about your rights? Jesse Brown explains http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/26/supreme-court-makes-the-right-call-on-election-but-only-just/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/26/supreme-court-makes-the-right-call-on-election-but-only-just/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:25:36 +0000 Emmett Macfarlane http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=307502 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/26/supreme-court-makes-the-right-call-on-election-but-only-just/feed/ 0 Emmett McFarlane: 'The closer I read today’s judgment, the less convincing I find the minority’s logic' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/05/supreme-court-set-to-rule-on-duty-to-disclose-hiv-to-sex-partners/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/05/supreme-court-set-to-rule-on-duty-to-disclose-hiv-to-sex-partners/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:25:57 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=300689 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/05/supreme-court-set-to-rule-on-duty-to-disclose-hiv-to-sex-partners/feed/ 0 OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will issue a ruling today on whether it is a crime for people with extremely low levels of HIV to withhold that fact from their sex partners. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/21/vancouver-sex-workers-can-challenge-prostitution-laws-high-court/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/21/vancouver-sex-workers-can-challenge-prostitution-laws-high-court/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:49:45 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=296131 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/21/vancouver-sex-workers-can-challenge-prostitution-laws-high-court/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Vancouver sex workers can... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/harper-v-the-judges/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/harper-v-the-judges/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:00:01 +0000 Andrew Stobo Sniderman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284093 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/harper-v-the-judges/feed/ 0 The biggest issues facing the country are being tackled not by Parliament, but in court http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/the-courts-and-omar-khadr/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/the-courts-and-omar-khadr/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:27:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279495 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/the-courts-and-omar-khadr/feed/ 0 Elsewhere on Macleans.ca, Emmett Macfarlane gives the Supreme Court a share of the blame... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/31/the-supreme-court-is-culpable-in-the-omar-khadr-case/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/31/the-supreme-court-is-culpable-in-the-omar-khadr-case/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:39:21 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279063 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/31/the-supreme-court-is-culpable-in-the-omar-khadr-case/feed/ 0 The Harper government is guilty of stonewalling-- but that’s largely because the Court allowed it http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/harper-used-to-fret-about-arbitrary-charter-rulings/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/harper-used-to-fret-about-arbitrary-charter-rulings/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:43:11 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252924 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/harper-used-to-fret-about-arbitrary-charter-rulings/feed/ 0 Stephen Harper hasn’t offered up any very detailed comment on his view of the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/14/beaten-for-a-black-belt-and-a-deadly-delay/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/14/beaten-for-a-black-belt-and-a-deadly-delay/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:56:05 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244551 British Columbia:... The family of a U.S. soldier killed in Iraq is suing a]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/14/beaten-for-a-black-belt-and-a-deadly-delay/feed/ 0 British Columbia:... The family of a U.S. soldier killed in Iraq is suing a http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/30/another-years-politics-in-12-chapters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/30/another-years-politics-in-12-chapters/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:07:05 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=231713 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/30/another-years-politics-in-12-chapters/feed/ 0 Stages in the legislative process that make a bill law in the Canadian Parliament;... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/on-the-supreme-court-rejecting-a-national-securities-regulator/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/on-the-supreme-court-rejecting-a-national-securities-regulator/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:12:31 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=230852 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/on-the-supreme-court-rejecting-a-national-securities-regulator/feed/ 0 The court doesn’t doubt that valid reasons for national securities regulation exist. But that’s not the point. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/31/to-be-open-to-quebec-is-to-insist-on-a-clear-majority-for-secession/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/31/to-be-open-to-quebec-is-to-insist-on-a-clear-majority-for-secession/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 16:12:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=194700 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/31/to-be-open-to-quebec-is-to-insist-on-a-clear-majority-for-secession/feed/ 34 Liberal MP Stephane Dion counsels Jack Layton. In its opinion on the secession of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/partisan-judges-how-the-supreme-court-runs-our-lives%e2%80%94and-why-it-should-be-an-election-issue/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/partisan-judges-how-the-supreme-court-runs-our-lives%e2%80%94and-why-it-should-be-an-election-issue/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:00:59 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=183889 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/partisan-judges-how-the-supreme-court-runs-our-lives%e2%80%94and-why-it-should-be-an-election-issue/feed/ 68 Philip Slayton in conversation with Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/21/pointed-comments-on-the-kirpan-above-all-a-religious-symbol/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/21/pointed-comments-on-the-kirpan-above-all-a-religious-symbol/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:47:47 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=168140 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/21/pointed-comments-on-the-kirpan-above-all-a-religious-symbol/feed/ 70 My colleague Colby Cosh says I was “sowing nonsense” when I wrote that the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/21/that-non-weapon-sure-is-pointy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/21/that-non-weapon-sure-is-pointy/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:23:02 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=168119 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/21/that-non-weapon-sure-is-pointy/feed/ 112 Reciting "It's not a weapon" won't allow us to avoid the debate http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/beverley-mclachlin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/beverley-mclachlin/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:30:24 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159994 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/29/beverley-mclachlin/feed/ 11 On gender balance on the court, whether judges are too soft, and lawyers working for free http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/12/benched/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/12/benched/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:20:36 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=141518 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/12/benched/feed/ 0 Legal expert Philip Slayton on the Supreme wimps http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/30/an-undeniable-win-for-parliament/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/30/an-undeniable-win-for-parliament/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:00:11 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=122818 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/30/an-undeniable-win-for-parliament/feed/ 117 The detainee papers ruling leaves the Tories no easy options http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/25/a-missed-opportunity-for-diversity/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/25/a-missed-opportunity-for-diversity/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:00:19 +0000 Mark Steyn http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=109586 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/25/a-missed-opportunity-for-diversity/feed/ 228 Mark Steyn on the opening ceremonies: Where was the genuinely bizarro cavalcade? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/04/another-expert-on-why-the-top-court-go-further-on-khadr/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/04/another-expert-on-why-the-top-court-go-further-on-khadr/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:17:34 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=105552 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/04/another-expert-on-why-the-top-court-go-further-on-khadr/feed/ 29 News that the Canadian government won’t try to bring Omar Khadr home from Guantanamo... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/04/a-veteran-court-watcher-on-the-khadr-issue-a-fine-balance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/04/a-veteran-court-watcher-on-the-khadr-issue-a-fine-balance/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:16:19 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=105403 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/04/a-veteran-court-watcher-on-the-khadr-issue-a-fine-balance/feed/ 73 After the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling last week in the Omar Khadr case,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/27/and-another-one-on-responsible-communication/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/27/and-another-one-on-responsible-communication/#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:38:39 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=99129 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/27/and-another-one-on-responsible-communication/feed/ 2 Q: Is Jeffrey Dvorkin’s analysis of the new defamation-law scene the product of expired... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/23/how-the-devil-does-business/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/23/how-the-devil-does-business/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:34:24 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=98990 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/23/how-the-devil-does-business/feed/ 11 As the content of the Supreme Court’s “responsible communication” ruling propagates, I am seeing... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/22/an-irresponsibly-quick-reaction-to-responsible-communication/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/22/an-irresponsibly-quick-reaction-to-responsible-communication/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:53:34 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=98916 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/22/an-irresponsibly-quick-reaction-to-responsible-communication/feed/ 42 Don’t expect much from your journalism elite today, citizens: we’ll be busy celebrating our... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/13/the-commons-this-is-an-exceptional-case/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/13/the-commons-this-is-an-exceptional-case/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:18:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=92476 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/13/the-commons-this-is-an-exceptional-case/feed/ 26 Inside the Supreme Court for the matter of Prime Minister of Canada vs. Omar Ahmed Khadr http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/31/complicit-in-the-abuse-of-a-canadian-citizens-rights/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/31/complicit-in-the-abuse-of-a-canadian-citizens-rights/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:42:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=78842 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/31/complicit-in-the-abuse-of-a-canadian-citizens-rights/feed/ 17 The Globe and Mail editorial board laments the government’s decision to appeal the Federal... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/25/canada-v-khadr-the-empire-strikes-back/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/25/canada-v-khadr-the-empire-strikes-back/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:49:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=77573 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/25/canada-v-khadr-the-empire-strikes-back/feed/ 25 After the jump, the official statement from Foreign Affairs on the government’s second appeal... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/17/soft-power-exporting-canadian-jurisprudence/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/17/soft-power-exporting-canadian-jurisprudence/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:12:02 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=8517 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/17/soft-power-exporting-canadian-jurisprudence/feed/ 3 The NYT’s Adam Liptak has an interesting article on the declining influence of American... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/23/breaking-supreme-court-finds-canada-bound-by-principles-of-fundamental-justice-and-international-law/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/23/breaking-supreme-court-finds-canada-bound-by-principles-of-fundamental-justice-and-international-law/#comments Fri, 23 May 2008 14:27:39 +0000 kadyomalley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=1211 Canada (Justice) v. Khadr DISMISSED... The principles of international law and comity of nations,]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/23/breaking-supreme-court-finds-canada-bound-by-principles-of-fundamental-justice-and-international-law/feed/ 0 Canada (Justice) v. Khadr DISMISSED... The principles of international law and comity of nations, http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/16/speaking-of-canadas-legal-obligations-in-the-khadr-case/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/16/speaking-of-canadas-legal-obligations-in-the-khadr-case/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 19:19:04 +0000 kadyomalley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=1082 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/16/speaking-of-canadas-legal-obligations-in-the-khadr-case/feed/ 0 The Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision on this case next week:... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/04/30/hoosiers-starring-barack-obama/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/04/30/hoosiers-starring-barack-obama/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:08:58 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=561 Must-reads: ...Dan Gardner on tobacco advertising; Thomas Walkom on our elusive recession; John Ivison]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/04/30/hoosiers-starring-barack-obama/feed/ 0 Must-reads: ...Dan Gardner on tobacco advertising; Thomas Walkom on our elusive recession; John Ivison