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Peter MacKinnon: Have universities killed our Charter of Rights?
However, a recent study by the Aristotle Foundation suggests that Section 15(1) of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedom may be comparable to dead letter law in university appointment processes ...
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Supreme Court finds Saskatchewan jail regulations violate Charter of Rights and Freedoms
The law regarding the standard of proof required to find a provincial inmate guilty of a disciplinary offence changed Friday.
Canadian Lawyer3d
Guilt beyond a reasonable doubt standard of proof applies in inmate disciplinary proceedings: SCC
In a split ruling, the SCC found Saskatchewan rules for disciplining inmates violates the Charter ...
Judge finds RCMP breached Charter rights during arrests at Wet'suwet'en pipeline blockade
A B.C. judge says police breached the Charter rights of three people arrested for blocking work on the Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline, and they will receive a reduction in their sentences because of ...
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Third-party spending limits in Ontario election rules breaches Charter, SCC says in split ruling
The 5-4 ruling featured two dissenting opinions on a provision of Ontario's Election Finances Act ...
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Advocacy groups won't appeal Ontario court's dismissal of Charter challenge to long-term care law
The two parties argued Bill 7, the More Beds, Better Care Act, — which was passed in 2022 — violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms so the law should be overturned. The provincial ...