Important Limit to the Duty to Consult Alberta’s Mikisew Cree First Nation took the federal government to court over its omnibus budget bill of 2012. This bill made significant changes to Canada’s environmental protection regime. The Mikisew were not consulted at any stage of the legislative process and they argued that the bill had the […]
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Teresa Mitchell is the Acting Editor and Legal Writer for LawNow Magazine at the Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta. www.cplea.ca
BenchPress – Vol 43-4
March 5, 2019 By Teresa Mitchell
A series of cases decided in January 2019 highlight the ongoing problems with solitary confinement within Canada’s corrections system. The British Columbia Court of Appeal ruled on a challenge filed by the John Howard Society and the B.C. Civil Liberties Association against the Attorney General of Canada on the issue of inmate segregation. The Court […]
43-4: Protecting Privacy
March 5, 2019 By Teresa Mitchell
Volume 43-4 Mar/April 2019 Table of Contents Featured Articles: Protecting Privacy Special Report: Immigration Law Departments Columns Canadians worry a lot about protecting their privacy. This issue of LawNow examines some of these concerns. Featured Articles: Protecting Privacy Privacy and Medical Information in the Workplace Myrna El Fakhry Tuttle An employer’s right […]
43-3: Juries in Canada
January 3, 2019 By Teresa Mitchell
Full PDF of this issue Volume 43-3 Jan/Feb 2019 Table of Contents Featured Articles: Juries in Canada Special Report: Emergencies and the Law Departments Columns The jury system is an important part of our criminal justice system. This issue looks at the reasons why. Featured Articles: Juries in Canada Juries as the […]
BenchPress – Vol 43-3
January 1, 2019 By Teresa Mitchell
The Supreme Court of Canada has released a number of interesting cases over the last few months. This issue of BenchPress will look at four of them. Two are of national significance, and two reveal the profoundly personal situations that cause Canadians to access the justice system A Deal is a Deal The provinces of […]
