Background The intersection of these two classes of ‘rights’ has come to public attention because of a ruling from the Supreme Court of British Columbia which said, in short, thatRead More

Challenges to President Trump’s Executive Order banning birthright citizenship have reached the US Supreme Court.  The Executive argues that times and context have changed since the liberation of the slaves,Read More

Do you remember getting booted out of the house after watching too many TV shows?  Do you remember sending in coupons to cereal or other sellers of addictive products inRead More

I have an interest in naval history, don’t know why.  Perhaps Hornblower stories in the ‘50s? So a recent YouTube doc on the battle of Jutland (Skaggerak), 1916, was quiteRead More

Consider this: There is much religious symbolism in the governance of Canada. Our Charter of Rights takes as a given that Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacyRead More

There are many reasons to criticize the US Supreme Court, but I think the label partisan is mis-guided.  All Justices reject the partisan party label, and surely we can giveRead More

Our democracy has its roots in the defiance of tyranny; it did not grow out of the soil of good will, fair play and due process. A major event inRead More

Citizens should oppose pre-emptive use of the Notwithstanding Clause. Those drafting the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms cast a broad net for invocation of the Notwithstanding Clause (Sec. 33). Read More

Influencers are mostly self-created, by millennials, teens or younger.  Their small videos – usually very clever and/or funny, sometimes moving – are uploaded to and shared on one or moreRead More

In the last half of 2024, Parliament has experienced two events with constitutional implications: Parliamentary Authority In a constitutional democracy, the authority of Parliament is absolute.  In the past, ParliamentRead More