Tagged: Public service

by Craig Scott · May 2 , 2010

AFTER THE SPEAKER’S RULING: Open Letter on the House of Commons Process for Examining Documents on Afghan Detainees Produced Pursuant to the House of Commons Order of December 10, 2010

(The Court returns after a week transitioning from our 2009-2010 academic-year editorial team to our summer editors. We thank our readers for their patience during this break. From May 3...

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by Daniel Del Gobbo · Oct 13 , 2009

Hardy Broome: Managing the “Accountability Deficit” in Public Services

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear relatively few appeals this November, although one of the most closely watched is certain to be Hardy Broome et. al. v. Government of...

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Human Rights

by Ankur Bhatt · Sep 8 , 2009

Ricci v. DeStefano: White Civil Rights?

Ricci v. DeStefano, a case concerning reverse discrimination in the form of a denial of promotions to a group of white firefighters who did disproportionately well on qualifying exams, is...

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Criminal Law

by Tom Schreiter · Jan 19 , 2007

R v Boulanger: Breach of the Public Trust

On July 13, 2006 the Supreme Court of Canada handed down a unanimous judgement in the criminal breach of trust (s. 122) case R v Boulanger, 2006 SCC 32, and entered...

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