Source: Stephanie Taylor, CBC News, July 30, 2019 Hearing date for the case is tentatively set for Dec. 5. The Saskatchewan government is applying to have the Supreme Court push back a hearing on the constitutionality of the federal carbon tax. An email from the Ministry of Justice says a delay would help Saskatchewan co-ordinate its… Continue reading Saskatchewan wants Supreme Court to push back carbon tax appeal
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Supreme Court rules ministers do not have to consult First Nations when drafting laws
Source: Rachel Aiello, CTV News, October 11, 2018 OTTAWA – The federal government does not have to consult Indigenous communities when drafting new legislation, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled, dismissing the appeal of the Mikisew Cree First Nation. Had the ruling been in the Cree nations’ favour, it could have dramatically altered how laws are… Continue reading Supreme Court rules ministers do not have to consult First Nations when drafting laws
Disabled vets taking pension lawsuit to Supreme Court
Source: Jonathan Forani, CTVNews.ca Staff, January 31, 2018 A group of disabled Canadian veterans will take their lawsuit over lifetime pensions to the Supreme Court of Canada, members of the Equitas veterans society announced Wednesday. The application for Leave to Appeal was made to the Supreme Court of Canada today by a group of six appellants injured in… Continue reading Disabled vets taking pension lawsuit to Supreme Court
Proposed carbon pricing plan ‘not a cash grab’: McKenna
Source: Rachel Aiello, CTV News, January 15, 2018 OTTAWA – The federal government has unveiled its proposed carbon pricing legislation, spelling out how it plans to regulate and enforce a price on greenhouse gases. The bill includes the rates that will apply to various types of polluting gasses, as well as provides details on the registration,… Continue reading Proposed carbon pricing plan ‘not a cash grab’: McKenna
Supreme Court case could lead to First Nations role in law-making
Source: The Canadian Press, January 14, 2018 OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada is to begin hearings Monday in an appeal that could force lawmakers across the country to give First Nations a role in drafting legislation that affects treaty rights. “This case is tremendously significant whichever way it comes out,” said Dwight Newman, a… Continue reading Supreme Court case could lead to First Nations role in law-making
Saskatoon drug trafficker’s appeal to Supreme Court dismissed
Source: CBC News, January 9, 2018 Seamus Neary appealed jail sentence for trafficking marijuana, arguing it would be legalized later The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed the appeal of a Saskatoon man convicted of trafficking marijuana. Seamus Neary was given a jail sentence of 15 months in 2017 after Saskatoon police found cash and at least… Continue reading Saskatoon drug trafficker’s appeal to Supreme Court dismissed
Justice minister hires academic who thinks Supreme Court erred on assisted dying
By Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press, August 8, 2016 Gregoire Webber has argued the court’s rulings were effectively legislating Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould has hired a new legal affairs adviser who once argued that the Supreme Court over-stepped its bounds when it struck down the ban on medically assisted dying. Gregoire Webber is touted as… Continue reading Justice minister hires academic who thinks Supreme Court erred on assisted dying
Justin Trudeau announces new Supreme Court justices selection process
By CBC News, August 2, 2016 Kim Campbell tasked as chair of new non-partisan advisory board The way Supreme Court of Canada justices are selected is about to change. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the application process will be open so any qualified Canadian lawyer or judge who is functionally bilingual and “representative of the diversity of our great country” can… Continue reading Justin Trudeau announces new Supreme Court justices selection process