Ewen: The judge-represented litigant
The Federal Court of Appeal (the “FCA”) resolved an “unusual question” about the Federal Court’s jurisdiction to raise a substantive question not raised by the parties in the context of...
Category: Equality
The Ghosts of Bedford’s Past: CASWLR & the Illegality of Sex Work in Canada (Part I)
In Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform v Attorney General, 2023 ONSC 5197 (“CASWLR”), Goldstein J of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (“OSCJ”) dismissed a Charter application challenging...
Teachers, Math Tests, and Racism? Ontario Teacher Candidates’ Council v Ontario
In Ontario Teacher Candidates’ Council v Ontario (Education), 2023 ONCA 788 [OTCC], the Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) overturned a Divisional Court decision deeming Ontario’s Math Proficiency Test (“MPT”), aimed at...
Hansman v Neufeld: Speech Promoting Equality is More Equal
The Supreme Court of Canada (“the Court”) has recognized that expression promoting equality by countering harmful speech is worthy of heightened protection because of its relation to Canadian Charter of...
