Reading Time: 6 minutes (Disponible en français : 150 ans de bilinguisme législatif au Canada : d’hier à aujourd’hui) This HillNote provides an historic and contemporary look at the evolution of legislative bilingualism in the Canadian parliamentary context. The genesis of a political compromise… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes (Disponible en français : Un petit quelque chose dans le sol : Réforme électorale à l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard) What do iron oxide and electoral reform have in common? Both are found in abundance on Prince Edward Island. The fertile red soil of… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes (Disponible en français : La réglementation de la marijuana selon la loi canadienne) Marijuana, otherwise known as cannabis, has been legally prohibited in Canada since 1923. The 2002 report of the Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs noted that there… Read More ›
Reading Time: 3 minutes (Disponible en français : La protection constitutionnelle du droit de grève) On 30 January 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada recognized a constitutional protection of the right to strike, ruling that it is an indispensable part of collective bargaining. The… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes (Disponible en français : Banques et protection des consommateurs – Une compétence fédérale, mais pas exclusivement) In recent rulings, the Supreme Court of Canada clarified some constitutional issues concerning federal and provincial authority in regulating certain banking practices. Section 91(15)… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes (Disponible en français : Les droits linguistiques des francophones de l’Ouest devant la Cour suprême… aujourd’hui) The accused and their court challenge Today the Supreme Court will hear the case between Her Majesty the Queen, et al. (respondents) and Gilles… Read More ›