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Coyne: Supreme Court twists the Charter of Rights in its haste to limit free speech (10)

The very first line in the Supreme Court’s calamitous decision in the case of Saskatchewan (Human Rights Commission) v. Whatcott gives a clue to where it is going. “All rights guaranteed under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms,” it declares, “are … Continue reading

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Goldstein: Veiled in confusion – Politically correct Supreme Court waffles on niqab

Does anyone seriously believe that when we developed our system of open courts, it was to discriminate against veiled Muslim women? Or that our legal principle that a defendant is entitled to a fair trial, including the right to face … Continue reading

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Supreme Court gives no indication on when landmark ‘right-to-life’ decision expected to come

Who gets to decide when medical treatments are no longer worth pursuing and should be ended? The doctors? The patients? In the case of those who can’t speak for themselves, their surrogate decision makers? Is discontinuing care when doctors deem … Continue reading

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Canada’s top court asked to settle battle over Tommy Douglas intelligence dossier

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada is being asked to settle a seven-year battle to lift the shroud of secrecy over a decades-old intelligence dossier on socialist trailblazer Tommy Douglas. Jim Bronskill, a reporter with The Canadian Press, is … Continue reading

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Supreme Court set to go where members of Parliament fear to tread: The minefield of deciding when life begins

OTTAWA — Just weeks after Parliament debated a motion on when human life begins, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal that again considers the question of when a fetus is legally considered a human being. The court … Continue reading

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Harper to seek top court’s blessing in bid for Senate overhaul

The Harper government plans to ask the Supreme Court to vet its controversial Senate reform plans in the face of opposition from provincial governments and some of its own caucus members, sources said. The Supreme Court reference, expected to be … Continue reading

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HIV/AIDS and the duty to disclose

Two cases are before the Supreme Court of Canada, whose outcome will jointly determine whether Canada’s laws concerning the exposure of unknowing sexual partners to HIV/AIDS should remain a criminal offence. Under currently applicable law, withholding the information that one … Continue reading

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Doctors take fight to remove man from life support to Supreme Court

A little more than a year ago, Hassan Rasouli underwent surgery to remove a benign brain tumour. Instead of recovering, he developed a serious bacterial infection and suffered a massive injury to his brain and spinal cord. He has been … Continue reading

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Supreme Court of Canada to release national securities regulator decision on Thursday

The Supreme Court of Canada will rule on Thursday whether the federal government’s proposed national securities regulator is constitutional. The court is to release its written decision at 9:45 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday. While the court’s ruling will have … Continue reading

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