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President Bush has decided to appoint Justice John Roberts as America’s new Chief Justice. The decision was a last-minute one, prompted by the death of sitting Chief Justice William Rehnquist earlier...
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Well, it looks like John Roberts will be America’s next Chief Justice. His Senate hearings were remarkably uneventful, largely due to his moderate views and uncontroversial career history. In Canada,...
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Beverly McLachlin, the Chief Justice of Canada made a controversial speech in New Zealand this week before a gathering of law students. She openly encouraged judges to feel “emboldened” to overturn...
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For many years, conservative activists and politicians here in Canada have demanded the government implement some fundamental changes to the way in which justices of the Canadian Supreme Court are...
View ArticleSyringed in the back
Prime Minister Stephen Harper was dealt a massive blow in his anti-drug crusade yesterday after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled unanimously that Vancouver’s famous “Insite” safe injection clinic...
View ArticlePlaying with free speech
I’m not normally the sort of person to make a big fuss over philosophical differences between the United States and Canada, but man, if you want a good example of an area where the two countries sit...
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