Supreme Court of Canada
2020 Canadian Constitutional Report
In March 2020, Canada entered the pandemic with the only national minority government under a Westminster parliamentary system. As the government is heading past the average length of a federal minority government, which is less than two years, it appears that the pandemic has afforded the country an unusual degree of political stability under these […] Read more
2019 Canadian Constitutional Report
Except in criminal procedure, the Supreme Court decided less constitutional cases in 2019 than in previous years. The three selected for this report deal with the following questions: (i) the right to vote of long-term non-resident citizens in federal elections; (ii) the concurrent application of provincial environmental protection laws and federal bankruptcy laws to spent […] Read more
Composition of the 2019 Independent Advisory Board for Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Appointments for Quebec Seats
I’m honored and delighted to have been appointed by the Canadian Government to the Independent Advisory Board for Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Appointments for Quebec Seats and Terms and Conditions of Appointment of Members. Composed of eight members and chaired by The Rt Hon Kim Campbell, the Advisory Board is an independent and non-partisan […] Read more