Rethinking Sexual Assault: Big Thinking Lecture – November 29, 2016

Tweet On November 29, 2016, I had the honour of giving a “Big Thinking” lecture sponsored by the Federation of the Humanities and Social Sciences.  The theme was “Do we need to rethink sexual assault law?”  In brief, my answer was “no” – the legislative framework is sound.  Instead, the lecture focussed on other problematic aspects ...

Feb 3, 2016 – Appearance before the Senate

Tweet On Wednesday, February 3, I was invited to appear before the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs which has been tasked with studying the chronic delays in the criminal justice system, and providing a report .  Specifically, I was asked to address the division of powers as it relates to the criminal ...

Osgoode Constitutional Cases April 10, 2015

Tweet Alright, this is a bit of a cheat.  But it occurs to me that I haven’t posted a publication here in ages!  Just the nature of the beast: I have three pieces in the works.  One is a book review of Louis Seidman’s On Constitutional Disobedience  coming out in Osgoode Hall Law Journal.  The second is a ...

My Debate with Andrew Coyne over the Nadon Decision: January 2015

Tweet In January, 2015 I attended the Canadian Constitution Foundation’s conference in Toronto where I participated in a debate about the Nadon decision. Fun fact: my original co-panelist was Grant Huscroft, who was subsequently appointed to the Ontario Court of Appeal.  So they asked journalist Andrew Coyne to step in.  It was definitely a pro-Nadon ...