Former public safety minister Marco Mendicino is advocating for “protective zones” around constituency offices to shield members of Parliament and their staff from "threatening behaviour". This is an issue we'll have to watch closely since similar calls for protective zones don't necessarily square with Canada being a democracy. What do…
Today I want to tell you a story about a woman named Allison Ducluzeau who was told by the government that there was nothing that could be done for her cancer. Allison is a 58-year old woman who lives in Victoria, BC. She started experiencing abdominal pain in October 2022,…
OTTAWA: The Canadian Constitution Foundation is pleased that the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the state is not entitled to absolute immunity from damages when it enacts unconstitutional legislation that infringes Charter rights.In a 5-4 decision released Friday in Attorney General of Canada v Joseph Power, Chief Justice…
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