Join us for Canada 150 – Constitutional Law Symposium on October 27 (Edmonton). Analyze recent Supreme Court of Canada constitutional law decisions and trends emerging from the Court, and discuss their implications for practitioners.
This program is offered in collaboration with the Centre for Constitutional Studies.
TOPICS
Explore topics including:
DIVISION OF POWERS & BRITISH NORTH AMERICA ACT, 1867
- R v Comeau and Section 121 of the Constitution Act, 1867: Freeing the Beer and Fortifying the Economic Union
- (Not So) Cooperative Federalism: The fate of provincial environmental liabilities in federal insolvency proceedings
- Reconsidering Federal Environmental Jurisdiction
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS AND HUMAN RIGHTS
- What the Religious Freedom Jurisprudence Tells Us – and Doesn’t – About the TWU Appeals
- The Legal and Practical Ramifications of Theodore
- “Living High”: The haze of Stewart v Elk Valley Coal and what it means for future labour relations
EMERGING ISSUES – PART I
- Indigenous Peoples and the Division of Powers
- A Constitutionalized Right to a Healthy Environment: Problems and prospects
- Regulating Expression in the Digital Sphere
EMERGING ISSUES – PART II
- Would a law requiring you to unlock your device for police violate the Charter?
- The Alberta Government’s Response to Jordan
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Hon. Justice WIC Binnie CC, QC | Lenczner Slaght | Toronto
The Honourable Justice William Ian Cornell Binnie CC, QC served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada for almost 14 years. When he retired in 2011, the Globe and Mail described him as “arguably the country’s premier judge” and Montreal’s La Presse described him as “peut-être le juge le plus influent au Canada pendant la dernière décennie”. He was elected a Commissioner of the International Commission of Jurists (Geneva) in April 2003.
In his role as Counsel with Lenczner Slaght, Mr. Binnie shares strategic and practical advice, as well as his dispute resolution expertise, with his colleagues and the firm’s clients. In doing so, he draws not only on his judicial insights but also his wealth of courtroom experience as one of Canada’s top litigators.
MEET THE FACULTY
CHAIR
Patricia Paradis | Centre for Constitutional Studies – University of Alberta | Edmonton
FACULTY
- Eric Tolppanen QC | Assistant Deputy Minister – Alberta Crown Prosecution Service | Edmonton
- K. Donlevy | Werklund School of Education – University of Calgary | Calgary
- Dylan Gibbs | JD Student, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta | Edmonton
- Cameron Jefferies | Faculty of Law – University of Alberta | Edmonton
- Howard Kislowicz | Faculty of Law – University of Calgary | Calgary
- Malcolm Lavoie | Faculty of Law – University of Alberta | Edmonton
- Kelli L. Lemon | Seveny Scott Lawyers | Edmonton
- Anna J. Lund | Faculty of Law – University of Alberta | Edmonton
- Bruce McIvor | First Peoples Law | Vancouver
- Avnish Nanda | Nanda & Company | Edmonton
- Martin Olszynski | Faculty of Law – University of Calgary | Calgary
- Steven Penney | Faculty of Law – University of Alberta | Edmonton
REGISTER ONLINE
Register online to join us for Canada 150 – Constitutional Law Symposium in Edmonton (October 27).
