Above the Law? Unpacking the proposed Better Local Government Act constitutional challenge and Premier Ford's use of the notwithstanding clause

On Monday September 10, 2018 Superior Court Justice Edward Belobaba ruled that Premier Doug Ford's Bill 5 - the so-called Better Local Government Act - to reduce Toronto's city council from 47 wards to 25, breached s. 2(b) of the Charter and was therefore unconstitutional.

Professor Yasmin Dawood named member of Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists

Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Headshot of Professor Yasmin Dawood

Internationally renowned election law scholar, Professor Yasmin Dawood, has been named a member of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, an outstanding honour, and one of six from the University of Toronto.

Prof. Anna Su writes "The Supreme Court has dismissed religious practice as a matter of mere choice in its TWU decision"

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

In a commentary for the CBC, Prof. Anna Su analyzes the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in the case of Trinity Western University's law school accreditation by provincial law societies in terms of its approach to religious practice ("The Supreme Court has dismissed religious practice as a matter of mere choice in its TWU decision," June 18, 2018).

Read the full commentary on the CBC website, or below.

The Supreme Court has dismissed religious practice as a matter of mere choice in its TWU decision

By Anna Su

Susan Ursel selected Constitutional-Litigator-in-Residence for the Asper Centre

Friday, May 18, 2018
Susan Ursel headshot

The Faculty of Law’s David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights is pleased to announce lawyer Susan Ursel will be the Asper Centre’s Constitutional-Litigator-in-Residence for fall 2018.

Ursel, a Toronto-based employment and human rights lawyer, will be teaching constitutional advocacy in the Asper Centre clinic during the academic fall term. Drawing upon her extensive experience from her constitutional, human rights and administrative law practice, she will mentor students on the case files that they will be working on in the clinic.

Prof. David Schneiderman writes "Barriers for beer, but not oil" in National Post

Monday, April 30, 2018

In a commentary in the National Post, Prof. David Schneiderman assesses the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in the Comeau interprovincial trade case and its relevance to disputes between Alberta and British Columbia ("Barriers for beer, but not oil," April 26, 2018).

Read the full commentary below (not available online).

Barriers for beer, but not oil

By David Schneiderman

April 26, 2018

Graham Fellow Maria Banda writes "Comeau ruling about more than beer and the Supreme Court got it right"

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

In a commentary in the Toronto Star, Maria Banda, Graham Fellow at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, analyzes the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in the Comeau case about inter-provincial beer purchase ("Comeau ruling about more than beer and the Supreme Court got it right," April 24, 2018).

Read the full commentary on the Toronto Star website, or below.

Comeau ruling about more than beer and the Supreme Court got it right

Maria Banda

April 24, 2018

Constitutional Criminal Law Workshop

The Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, together with the Normative Orders Cluster of Excellence at Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main and the Nathanson Centre for Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security are hosting a workshop on Constitutional Criminal Law on 14-15 September, 2018.

Participation in this workshop is by invitation only.

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