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Many thanks to all who helped with our new CJPS_RCSP article (coauthored with Dave Snow) "Notwithstanding Centralism: The Resurgence of the Notwithstanding Clause and the Conservative Provincial Rights Movement" papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Important new article on the s 33 notwithstanding clause

Have the courts become too political? Today's encore episode of Runnymede Radio features Professor Ted Morton as he discusses the changes in how Canadians view the role of our courts and the purpose of our constitution. Have a listen! runnymedesociety.ca/morton-the-pol…

It was a privilege to attend former Justice Brown’s festschrift this past weekend. Canada has lost an exceptionally clear-minded and rigorous jurist, but his legacy will live on in his principled jurisprudence and masterful dissents.

A justly blistering dissent from Justice Miller today in Drover v. Canada on the administration of justice threshold in s.7 claims. Includes citations to Dwight Newman Grégoire Webber Colton Fehr and an epilogue on how to understand Edwards v Canada: coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/ite…

per Miller J.A.: “The apparent triviality of the ultimate issue in this appeal – whether a public office holder must reside in the geographic area the officer serves – masks the massive expansion of judicial power required to allow the appeal.” 1/

One of my favourite things about The Hub is that we're not limited to day-to-day politics or rank punditry. Sometimes we push bold (and well-developed) policy ideas. This new essay on university reform by John von Heyking and Geoffrey Sigalet is one example. It's a must read.

Canadian universities are in many cases fostering civic illiteracy, intolerance, and cancel culture: what is to be done? John von Heyking and I argue for The Hub that Alberta and other provinces should establish new “Schools of Civics”: thehub.ca/2025/06/30/dee…

Shame on The University of Tulsa Jennifer A. Frey would be a great inaugural director if Alberta or other provinces follow my argument with John von Heyking and create new Schools of Civics: thehub.ca/2025/06/30/dee…

DeepDive by John von Heyking and Geoffrey Sigalet: Canada’s universities are failing to provide proper civic education. Here’s how Alberta can correct course. FREE 3-month Hub subscription: thehub.ca/free-trial/ Full article here: thehub.ca/2025/06/30/dee…

A Canada Day 🇨🇦 critique of civic education capacities worth chewing on… DeepDive: Canada’s universities are failing to provide proper civic education. Here’s how Alberta can correct course - The Hub thehub.ca/2025/06/30/dee…

Happy fourth of July! To celebrate America here is one of our most popular UBC PPE lectures of the year: Dr. Richard Jordan (Baylor) on "Gladiator and the Dream of Rome": youtube.com/watch?v=loJVo4… We are grateful to Institute for Liberal Studies for supporting our UBC PPE Conversations series