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Canadian legal affairs primarily posting on Supreme Court Canada. Plus Charter Rights, constitution, civil liberties, justice, mental health.
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Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Text of the complete constitutional law containing all 34 sections plus part 7 of the Constitution Act 1982. Plus links to authoritative legal sites.
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Civil liberties: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Text of the complete constitutional law containing all 34 sections plus part 7 of the Constitution Act 1982. Plus links to authoritative legal sites. From @lawscribes.bsky.social #constitution #law #cdnpoli open.substack.com/pub/lawscrib...
Next King of Canada: Prince William opens up on #mentalhealth, understanding his ‘emotions’ and 'called for “more male role models” to help normalize mental health discussions.' #health www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Prince William opens up on mental health, understanding his ‘emotions’
Prince William opened up Wednesday about his mental health strategies, the heir to the throne revealing he takes “a long time trying to understand my emotions.”
www.ctvnews.ca
February 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Next King of Canada: Prince William opens up on #mentalhealth, understanding his ‘emotions’ and 'called for “more male role models” to help normalize mental health discussions.' #health www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
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The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled on Newfoundland’s pandemic travel ban.
Mobility rights under s.6 protect personal travel between provinces. The Court found a Charter breach but upheld the law under s.1 as justified during COVID.
Key ruling for future emergency powers.
https://loom.ly/CxPjE4k
Mobility rights under s.6 protect personal travel between provinces. The Court found a Charter breach but upheld the law under s.1 as justified during COVID.
Key ruling for future emergency powers.
https://loom.ly/CxPjE4k
Supreme Court of Canada Rules on Pandemic Travel Restrictions - Kyla Lee: Vancouver DUI Lawyer
Supreme Court upholds Newfoundland COVID travel ban, clarifies Charter mobility rights and limits during emergencies.
kylalee.ca
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 PM
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled on Newfoundland’s pandemic travel ban.
Mobility rights under s.6 protect personal travel between provinces. The Court found a Charter breach but upheld the law under s.1 as justified during COVID.
Key ruling for future emergency powers.
https://loom.ly/CxPjE4k
Mobility rights under s.6 protect personal travel between provinces. The Court found a Charter breach but upheld the law under s.1 as justified during COVID.
Key ruling for future emergency powers.
https://loom.ly/CxPjE4k
Judicial conflict of interest? In event of reference to Supreme Court Canada, Q for 9 judges would be whether [govt] refusal to approve [federal judges pay] raise "satisfies its constitutional obligations in respect of protecting judicial independence." #scc #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Ottawa urged to send salary dispute with judges directly to Supreme Court | CBC News
An association of federal judges is asking the government to refer a dispute related to their compensation directly to the Supreme Court, according to a letter obtained by Radio-Canada.
www.cbc.ca
February 18, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Judicial conflict of interest? In event of reference to Supreme Court Canada, Q for 9 judges would be whether [govt] refusal to approve [federal judges pay] raise "satisfies its constitutional obligations in respect of protecting judicial independence." #scc #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Charter Rights s3 right to vote: Supreme Court Canada granted leave in #Quebec electoral law case. #scc #elections #democracy
February 17, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Charter Rights s3 right to vote: Supreme Court Canada granted leave in #Quebec electoral law case. #scc #elections #democracy
Supreme Court Canada agreed to hear appeal by #Quebec govt over law delaying redrawing electoral map. QCCA ruled delay unconstitutional because it “significantly diluted” votes of people and an 'effort to circumvent independent process provided for Election Act.' montrealgazette.com/news/provinc...
Supreme Court to hear appeal over redrawing of Quebec's electoral map
The National Assembly's move to delay the redrawing to save a Gaspé riding was struck down by Quebec's Court of Appeal.
montrealgazette.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Supreme Court Canada agreed to hear appeal by #Quebec govt over law delaying redrawing electoral map. QCCA ruled delay unconstitutional because it “significantly diluted” votes of people and an 'effort to circumvent independent process provided for Election Act.' montrealgazette.com/news/provinc...
Provincial electoral map redraw in #Quebec heading to Supreme Court Canada. Court of Appeal ruled the law “unconstitutional” and “inoperative” on Dec. 1, 2025. #scc #elections #constitution www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
Electoral map redraw in Quebec heading to Supreme Court
The debate over Quebec’s electoral map revision is heading to the Supreme Court of Canada. The country’s highest court said Monday it has agreed to hear the Legault government’s application for leave ...
www.ctvnews.ca
February 17, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Provincial electoral map redraw in #Quebec heading to Supreme Court Canada. Court of Appeal ruled the law “unconstitutional” and “inoperative” on Dec. 1, 2025. #scc #elections #constitution www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
Are there many lawsuits in Canada, USA over haircuts? Woman model originally awarded $300,000 Cdn [2 crore]. She increased her claim to $782,000 Cdn [5.2 crore]. Supreme Court #India reduced award to $38,000 Cdn [25 lakh]. ITC v Aashna Roy 2026 INSC 135 t.co/NuzhVzPX46
February 16, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Are there many lawsuits in Canada, USA over haircuts? Woman model originally awarded $300,000 Cdn [2 crore]. She increased her claim to $782,000 Cdn [5.2 crore]. Supreme Court #India reduced award to $38,000 Cdn [25 lakh]. ITC v Aashna Roy 2026 INSC 135 t.co/NuzhVzPX46
#India lawsuit over hair: Woman demands Rs 2 crore [$300,000 cdn] for ‘bad haircut’; after 7-year legal fight, Supreme Court orders ITC Maurya Hotel to pay Rs 25 lakh [$38,000 cdn] economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-upd...
Woman demands Rs 2 crore for ‘bad haircut’; after 7-year legal fight, Court orders ITC Maurya Hotel to pay Rs 25 lakh
The Supreme Court has ordered ITC's Maurya Hotel to pay Rs 25 lakh to model Aashna Roy for a "bad haircut". The woman had raised a complaint against the hotel demanding Rs 2 crore compensation. The mo...
economictimes.indiatimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
#India lawsuit over hair: Woman demands Rs 2 crore [$300,000 cdn] for ‘bad haircut’; after 7-year legal fight, Supreme Court orders ITC Maurya Hotel to pay Rs 25 lakh [$38,000 cdn] economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-upd...
This is the Supreme Court Canada decision involving solicitor-client privilege protections and the exemption to allow #lawyers to defend themselves from criminal charges. Read the #SCC case in brief www.scc-csc.ca/judgments-ju...
The Supreme Court of Canada has cited the Ottawa Law Review in a dissent! Check out the decision and the cited article at the links in our bio!
February 16, 2026 at 6:43 PM
This is the Supreme Court Canada decision involving solicitor-client privilege protections and the exemption to allow #lawyers to defend themselves from criminal charges. Read the #SCC case in brief www.scc-csc.ca/judgments-ju...
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👀 Invoking Orwell, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore panels and historical acknowledgments of the history of slavery that the National Park Service removed in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
👀 Invoking Orwell, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore panels and historical acknowledgments of the history of slavery that the National Park Service removed in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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For the Monday crowd, my latest for @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social: Supreme Court upholds Newfoundland and Labrador's COVID-era restrictions #SCC #cdnlaw
Supreme Court upholds Newfoundland and Labrador’s COVID-era restrictions
Observers say decision affirms proper limits to liberty in medical emergencies and recognizes Canadians’ collective responsibilities to one another
nationalmagazine.ca
February 16, 2026 at 6:11 PM
For the Monday crowd, my latest for @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social: Supreme Court upholds Newfoundland and Labrador's COVID-era restrictions #SCC #cdnlaw
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If you are wondering what words the all-male Congress found so "blasphemous" that they felt compelled to literally scrape them off the monument, they were: ''Woman, first denied a soul, then called mindless, now arisen, declared herself an entity to be reckoned.''
On this day in 1921, Congress reluctantly accepted a sculpture memorializing women’s 19th A victory. Congress relegated the memorial to the Capitol’s crypt & painted over the feminist inscription. The statue stayed entombed in the crypt for 76 years. The inscription is still not restored. #WeTheMen
February 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM
If you are wondering what words the all-male Congress found so "blasphemous" that they felt compelled to literally scrape them off the monument, they were: ''Woman, first denied a soul, then called mindless, now arisen, declared herself an entity to be reckoned.''
Majority of Supreme Court Canada annulled federal election results for #Montreal #Terrebonne riding. Reasons to follow. Sinclair-Desgagné v. Canada (Chief Electoral Officer) www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/do...
#elections #democracy #cdnpoli
#elections #democracy #cdnpoli
February 16, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Majority of Supreme Court Canada annulled federal election results for #Montreal #Terrebonne riding. Reasons to follow. Sinclair-Desgagné v. Canada (Chief Electoral Officer) www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/do...
#elections #democracy #cdnpoli
#elections #democracy #cdnpoli
Charter s6 mobility rights: Supreme Court Canada ruled #covid19 travel restrictions imposed by Govt of #Newfoundland in 2020 were "reasonably justified" [Charter s1] as infection numbers soared, lives were lost and little was known about the virus. #covid19 #scc www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Canada's top court rules N.L. pandemic travel restrictions were constitutional | CBC News
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Covid-19 travel restrictions imposed by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador were "reasonably justified" as infection numbers soared, lives were lost ...
www.cbc.ca
February 16, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Charter s6 mobility rights: Supreme Court Canada ruled #covid19 travel restrictions imposed by Govt of #Newfoundland in 2020 were "reasonably justified" [Charter s1] as infection numbers soared, lives were lost and little was known about the virus. #covid19 #scc www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Charter s6 mobility rights: Supreme Court Canada affirmed the constitutionality [under Charter s1] of a pandemic-related rule that curbed travel to #Newfoundland and Labrador for public health reasons. #covid19 #scc #nl www.ctvnews.ca/canada/newfo...
Newfoundland’s COVID-related entry limit constitutional, court says
The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the constitutionality of a pandemic-related restriction that curbed travel for public health reasons.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 16, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Charter s6 mobility rights: Supreme Court Canada affirmed the constitutionality [under Charter s1] of a pandemic-related rule that curbed travel to #Newfoundland and Labrador for public health reasons. #covid19 #scc #nl www.ctvnews.ca/canada/newfo...
Charters Rights s6 mobility: Supreme Court Canada held violation of [Charter s6] mobility rights under #Newfoundland travel restrictions were justified [under Charter s1] in the circumstances of the #covid19 pandemic. #scc #nl
February 16, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Charters Rights s6 mobility: Supreme Court Canada held violation of [Charter s6] mobility rights under #Newfoundland travel restrictions were justified [under Charter s1] in the circumstances of the #covid19 pandemic. #scc #nl
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On this light factual record, police helicopter flying very low over property, where marijuana plants were seen, is not a search, Tenn. Ct. Crim. App. rules.
www.tncourts.gov/sites/defaul...
www.tncourts.gov/sites/defaul...
February 16, 2026 at 7:08 AM
On this light factual record, police helicopter flying very low over property, where marijuana plants were seen, is not a search, Tenn. Ct. Crim. App. rules.
www.tncourts.gov/sites/defaul...
www.tncourts.gov/sites/defaul...
Supreme Court Canada nullifies Liberal MP's election win by a single vote in Montreal-area riding. #scc #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Supreme Court nullifies Liberal MP's election win by a single vote in Montreal-area riding | CBC News
The Supreme Court of Canada annulled the results of a closely contested riding from last spring's election on Friday.
www.cbc.ca
February 13, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Supreme Court Canada nullifies Liberal MP's election win by a single vote in Montreal-area riding. #scc #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Oral decision without reasons to be posted later: Supreme Court Canada annuls single-vote win in #Montreal #Terrebonne riding, vacating seat. #scc #cdnpoli #elections montrealgazette.com/news/canada_...
Supreme Court of Canada annuls single-vote win in Terrebonne riding, vacating seat
Bloc candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné has won her appeal of the single-vote loss.
montrealgazette.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Oral decision without reasons to be posted later: Supreme Court Canada annuls single-vote win in #Montreal #Terrebonne riding, vacating seat. #scc #cdnpoli #elections montrealgazette.com/news/canada_...
Supreme Court Canada annulled result in #Montreal area riding of #Terrebonne from last spring’s federal election. Liberal Tatiana Auguste was declared winner by one vote over Bloc Québécois candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné. #scc #cdnpoli #quebec #elections www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
Supreme Court cancels result from federal election in Terrebonne riding
The Supreme Court of Canada has annulled the result in the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne from last spring’s federal election.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Supreme Court Canada annulled result in #Montreal area riding of #Terrebonne from last spring’s federal election. Liberal Tatiana Auguste was declared winner by one vote over Bloc Québécois candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné. #scc #cdnpoli #quebec #elections www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
Children lost at Tumbler Ridge BC school shooting:
Abel Mwansa 12.
Kylie Smith 12.
Ticaria Lampert 12,
Ezekiel Schofield 13.
Zoey Benoit 12.
Emmett Jacobs 11.
[Maya Edmonds 12 in critical condition]
[Jennifer Jacobs 39 Shannda Durand 39 both deceased]
Abel Mwansa 12.
Kylie Smith 12.
Ticaria Lampert 12,
Ezekiel Schofield 13.
Zoey Benoit 12.
Emmett Jacobs 11.
[Maya Edmonds 12 in critical condition]
[Jennifer Jacobs 39 Shannda Durand 39 both deceased]
February 13, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Children lost at Tumbler Ridge BC school shooting:
Abel Mwansa 12.
Kylie Smith 12.
Ticaria Lampert 12,
Ezekiel Schofield 13.
Zoey Benoit 12.
Emmett Jacobs 11.
[Maya Edmonds 12 in critical condition]
[Jennifer Jacobs 39 Shannda Durand 39 both deceased]
Abel Mwansa 12.
Kylie Smith 12.
Ticaria Lampert 12,
Ezekiel Schofield 13.
Zoey Benoit 12.
Emmett Jacobs 11.
[Maya Edmonds 12 in critical condition]
[Jennifer Jacobs 39 Shannda Durand 39 both deceased]
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'So many young lives were ended so needlessly': What we know about the Tumbler Ridge school victims
The school victims were a 39-year-old female teacher, and five students — three 12-year-old girls, and two boys, one aged 12 the other 13
nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
The school victims were a 39-year-old female teacher, and five students — three 12-year-old girls, and two boys, one aged 12 the other 13
nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
February 12, 2026 at 6:38 PM
'So many young lives were ended so needlessly': What we know about the Tumbler Ridge school victims
The school victims were a 39-year-old female teacher, and five students — three 12-year-old girls, and two boys, one aged 12 the other 13
nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
The school victims were a 39-year-old female teacher, and five students — three 12-year-old girls, and two boys, one aged 12 the other 13
nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
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My cartoon in today's Toronto Star
February 12, 2026 at 1:08 PM
My cartoon in today's Toronto Star
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