Section 33 Charter

• Judicial review is a fundamental pillar of democracy. Don’t let Doug Ford tell you otherwise

  The right to have independent judges review the constitutionality of legislation is a hallmark of democracy, Supriya Dwivedi says.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2018
  
• Roy Green: Activist judges should face a notwithstanding override

  Roy Green recalls his 1995 chat with former Quebec premier Robert Bourassa, whose government used the notwithstanding clause to uphold the province's French language law.

  Sep 12, 2018
  
• Advertisement
• The fight over Toronto council is stupid and I wish I’d slept through it

  There was a time once when we weren't talking about the size of Toronto City Council all the time, and it was glorious, Matt Gurney says.

  Commentary

  Sep 12, 2018
• Advertisement
• Doug Ford dropped a constitutional bomb by invoking notwithstanding clause

  Doug Ford’s premiership is turning into a settling of accounts for every grievance he still bears against those who opposed him and his brother, writes Tasha Kheiriddin.

  Commentary

  Sep 11, 2018
• Scott Thompson: Do Ontarians care about size of Toronto city council?

  Doug Ford's move to shrink Toronto city council has citizens wondering why he would tackle that instead of employment, healthcare, education and energy, Scott Thompson says.

  Sep 11, 2018