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

The last 75 years have seen the shattering of social and cultural norms.  For the most part, changes have been positive: reductions in racism, sexism, homophobia are examples.  However, atRead More

For the English speaking democracies, the rule of law can be said to begin roughly 800 years ago, when a group of unelected nobles extracted or extorted from King JohnRead More

Principles:          Democracy cannot exist without the just rule of law; A just rule of law requires a democracy for its legitimacy; and Parliament is an expression of democracy. Operation ofRead More

Pope Francis has made a statement against what he has chosen to call “gender ideology”.  According to the Pope, gender ideology seeks to erase the difference between the sexes: “CancellingRead More

In the debate over Presidential immunity from criminal prosecution, both sides present the issues as unprecedented. They are not. Charles I of England thought he had immunity: since he ruledRead More

Why do so many prefer authoritarian governments? “Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world Like a Colossus, and we petty men Walk under his huge legs and peep aboutRead More