Tagged: Constitutional law

Sanis Health Inc v British Columbia: Flexible Federalism Permits National Class Action on Opioids

In Sanis Health Inc v British Columbia, 2024 SCC 40 [Sanis], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) upheld British Columbia’s power to represent other Canadian governments in a national class...

York Region District School Board v Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario: The Application of the Charter to Ontario School Boards

In York Region District School Board v Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, 2024 SCC 22 [YRDSB], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) reviewed an arbitrator’s decision regarding the reasonable expectation...

Appeal Watch: Dorsey v Canada: When does a Security Reclassification Denial Deprive Prisoners of Liberty?

The Supreme Court has recognized that habeas corpus is “the strongest tool a prisoner has to ensure that the deprivation of his or her liberty is not unlawful” (Mission Institution...