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L’Affaire Nadon: a Note on Justice Rothstein’s Recusal
A few weeks ago I appeared before the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs about the proposed modifications to the Supreme Court Act. You can watch the hearing here (warning, quicker to stream than to download). I prepared lengthy written submissions, which you can download here. These modifications are, of course, the subject […] Read more
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I contract, therefore I am: the Third Source Powers of Government Entities: Part Three
In my two earlier posts on the “third source” (here and here) I discussed the appropriate test for classifying government powers and whether they could be treated as arising from statute (as, on a generous reading, Lord Sumption suggested in R. (New London College Ltd.) v. Home Secretary, [2013] UKSC 51. In this post, I […] Read more