Sentences with phrase «canadian constitutionality»
According to counsel for the Applicants, this evidence was completely irrelevant to the legal question (the Canadian constitutionality) of the impugned provision.
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As Justice Stratas put it to the attendees, should Canada ever be gripped by some form of threat or disorder, leading the government to abridge the civil liberties of many Canadians, do we want the judge deciding the constitutionality of the government's action to be able to turn to a body of constitutional law «based on fundamental principles, consistently applied over decades» — in other words, «settled legal doctrine» — or do we want the judge deciding the issue based upon «her or his own worldview?»
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE CANADIAN CIVIL LIBERTIES ASSOCIATION CHALLENGES CONSTITUTIONALITY OF PRIVACY LEGISLATION Toronto — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has launched a constitutional challenge to parts of the federal privacy legislation that effectively permits private companies to engage in warrantless disclosure of personal information to govCANADIAN CIVIL LIBERTIES ASSOCIATION CHALLENGES CONSTITUTIONALITY OF PRIVACY LEGISLATION Toronto — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has launched a constitutional challenge to parts of the federal privacy legislation that effectively permits private companies to engage in warrantless disclosure of personal information to govCanadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has launched a constitutional challenge to parts of the federal privacy legislation that effectively permits private companies to engage in warrantless disclosure of personal information to government.
The consequence of this recognition would be, in effect, the (constitutionality required) uniform enforcement across Canada of judgments of Canadian courts.
Much, if not most, of the interesting analysis seems to be a result of interventions advanced by the Canadian Bar Association (BC Branch) and the Trial Lawyers Association in support of the applicant, along with that of the Attorney General of BC in support of constitutionality.
Back in pre-history (2003 or thereabouts), the federal «Wise Persons» Committee» commissioned not one, but three separate opinions from Bay Street firms on the constitutionality of a proposed federal Canadian Securities Act.
Richardson and Kulbashian are currently appealing the decision on the grounds of error in judgement, as well as challenging the constitutionality of section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act.
In a recent judgment, Justice Lynne Smith of the British Columbia Supreme Court identified grounds upon which to reopen the question of the constitutionality of the criminal prohibition against physician - assisted dying, claiming, in effect, that while the Supreme Court had at the time of the Rodriguez been correct in stating that a blanket prohibition on physician - assisted dying would be rationally connected to the goal of protecting the most vulnerable people in Canadian society, such a prohibition is overbroad (you don't need to deny everyone the right to physician - assisted suicide in order to protect society's most vulnerable persons) and grossly disproportionate in its effects.
Canadian refugee law has gone through radical changes recently, and the new public interest standing test will better allow CARL to challenge the constitutionality of the new laws on behalf of refugee claimants.
After years of this arbitrary and discriminatory treatment, Little Sisters and the B.C. Civil Liberties Association challenged the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Customs Act on the basis that they violated Little Sisters» freedom of expression and equality rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Some of McLeod's prominent cases include successfully arguing the 1999 Supreme Court of Canada case R. v. Golden, which addressed the constitutionality of police strip searches, as well as R. v. Douse in 2009, a case that looked at non-conscious racism in the Canadian judicial context.
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Never before had a group of homeless Canadians been able to challenge the constitutionality of how they are treated and displaced by government authorities or police.
Background: This case involved the constitutionality of certain provisions in the Canadian Criminal Code, in particular s. 241 (b) which prohibits a person from assisting another person to commit suicide.