Benjamin Perryman
@bperryman.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @ University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law
Human rights, constitutions, evidence & migration
Human rights, constitutions, evidence & migration
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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Murray & Warchuk on Outster of Judicial Review Clauses and the Common Law
Philip Murray (University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law; University of Cambridge - Robinson College, Cambridge) & Paul Warchuk (University of New Brunswick - Fredericton - Faculty of Law) have posted Ouster Clauses and the…
Philip Murray (University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law; University of Cambridge - Robinson College, Cambridge) & Paul Warchuk (University of New Brunswick - Fredericton - Faculty of Law) have posted Ouster Clauses and the…
Murray & Warchuk on Outster of Judicial Review Clauses and the Common Law
Philip Murray (University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law; University of Cambridge - Robinson College, Cambridge) & Paul Warchuk (University of New Brunswick - Fredericton - Faculty of Law) have posted Ouster Clauses and the Common Law: a Historical Reappraisal (142 Law Quarterly Review (forthcoming)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article traces the development of English administrative law's approach to ouster clauses, re-assessing the idea that ouster clauses have always been treated by the courts as so constitutionally repugnant that they are to be given the narrowest of interpretations.
legaltheoryblog.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Murray & Warchuk on Outster of Judicial Review Clauses and the Common Law
Philip Murray (University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law; University of Cambridge - Robinson College, Cambridge) & Paul Warchuk (University of New Brunswick - Fredericton - Faculty of Law) have posted Ouster Clauses and the…
Philip Murray (University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law; University of Cambridge - Robinson College, Cambridge) & Paul Warchuk (University of New Brunswick - Fredericton - Faculty of Law) have posted Ouster Clauses and the…
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ICYMI: My piece in the National Post addressing some of the myths being spread about the "notwithstanding clause" to justify its widespread use. nationalpost.com/opinion/leon...
Leonid Sirota: Yes, the notwithstanding clause overrides rights. No, it isn't defensible
When Sec. 33 becomes habit, the people will lose
nationalpost.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
ICYMI: My piece in the National Post addressing some of the myths being spread about the "notwithstanding clause" to justify its widespread use. nationalpost.com/opinion/leon...
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I know everyone is consumed with other news, but this is a big fucking deal: The Trump administration says that IUDs and the Pill are actually abortions.
Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
September 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I know everyone is consumed with other news, but this is a big fucking deal: The Trump administration says that IUDs and the Pill are actually abortions.
Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
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Two new papers find renewables are good insurance (they stabilize electricity price volatility in welfare improving ways)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Power price stability and the insurance value of renewable technologies - Nature Energy
Increasing solar photovoltaic and wind generation capacity beyond European 2030 targets could make electricity prices more stable, with reductions in sensitivity to fluctuations in the price of natura...
www.nature.com
September 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Two new papers find renewables are good insurance (they stabilize electricity price volatility in welfare improving ways)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🔌💡
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🔌💡
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The Faculty of Arts at UWaterloo is pushing through a 'reorganization' plan that will - administratively, at least - collapse a number of its departments into 'schools'. Problems abound with both the process and the plan. A long thread... 1/n
September 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The Faculty of Arts at UWaterloo is pushing through a 'reorganization' plan that will - administratively, at least - collapse a number of its departments into 'schools'. Problems abound with both the process and the plan. A long thread... 1/n
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The Law Society of Alberta has disbarred both John Carpay and Jay Cameron of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms for hiring a private investigator to surveil Manitoba Court of King's Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal. documents.lawsociety.ab.ca/wp-content/u...
documents.lawsociety.ab.ca
September 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The Law Society of Alberta has disbarred both John Carpay and Jay Cameron of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms for hiring a private investigator to surveil Manitoba Court of King's Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal. documents.lawsociety.ab.ca/wp-content/u...
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“Microsoft says U.S. law takes precedence over Canadian data sovereignty”
… or how to lose government contracts all over the world in one easy step. 🖕🏾🖕🏾
www.digitaljournal.com/tech-science...
… or how to lose government contracts all over the world in one easy step. 🖕🏾🖕🏾
www.digitaljournal.com/tech-science...
Microsoft says U.S. law takes precedence over Canadian data sovereignty
Microsoft representative says US CLOUD Act comes before other country's sovereignty.
www.digitaljournal.com
August 22, 2025 at 8:56 AM
“Microsoft says U.S. law takes precedence over Canadian data sovereignty”
… or how to lose government contracts all over the world in one easy step. 🖕🏾🖕🏾
www.digitaljournal.com/tech-science...
… or how to lose government contracts all over the world in one easy step. 🖕🏾🖕🏾
www.digitaljournal.com/tech-science...
"This was not a single lapse in judgment by a single individual. This was a systemic collapse.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Sask. judge stays immigration fraud convictions after 'systemic collapse' during border agency investigation | CBC News
Gurpreet Singh was found guilty of 10 charges, all of which were related to his preparation of false letters of employment. Those charges have now been stayed because a CBSA agent working on Singh's c...
www.cbc.ca
July 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"This was not a single lapse in judgment by a single individual. This was a systemic collapse.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for
Haibatullah Akhundzada, Supreme Leader of the Taliban, and
Abdul Hakim Haqqani, Chief Justice of the Taliban,
for the crime against humanity of persecution on gender grounds.
www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...
Haibatullah Akhundzada, Supreme Leader of the Taliban, and
Abdul Hakim Haqqani, Chief Justice of the Taliban,
for the crime against humanity of persecution on gender grounds.
www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...
July 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for
Haibatullah Akhundzada, Supreme Leader of the Taliban, and
Abdul Hakim Haqqani, Chief Justice of the Taliban,
for the crime against humanity of persecution on gender grounds.
www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...
Haibatullah Akhundzada, Supreme Leader of the Taliban, and
Abdul Hakim Haqqani, Chief Justice of the Taliban,
for the crime against humanity of persecution on gender grounds.
www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...
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1/ We're hiring two (2) Staff Lawyers! The Staff Lawyer (Public Legal Education) will primarily work to enhance public understanding of the litigation efforts of Egale Canada as well as other key legal issues for 2SLGBTQI communities in Canada.
June 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
1/ We're hiring two (2) Staff Lawyers! The Staff Lawyer (Public Legal Education) will primarily work to enhance public understanding of the litigation efforts of Egale Canada as well as other key legal issues for 2SLGBTQI communities in Canada.
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Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
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Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
May 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The injunction order in 2019 concerned "accreditation" and the opportunity to "attend and cover" the debates, including the post-debate scrum. The Court did not comment on the number of questions a media outlet should be permitted to ask as part of that coverage.
www.canlii.org/en/ca/fct/do...
www.canlii.org/en/ca/fct/do...
April 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The injunction order in 2019 concerned "accreditation" and the opportunity to "attend and cover" the debates, including the post-debate scrum. The Court did not comment on the number of questions a media outlet should be permitted to ask as part of that coverage.
www.canlii.org/en/ca/fct/do...
www.canlii.org/en/ca/fct/do...
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CANADIAN REPORTER: Trump's tone on Canada has shifted. He stopped talking about Canada becoming the 51st state.
LEAVITT: I would reject that the president's position on Canada has shifted. Perhaps he just hasn't been asked about it. He believes Canadians would benefit from becoming the 51st state.
LEAVITT: I would reject that the president's position on Canada has shifted. Perhaps he just hasn't been asked about it. He believes Canadians would benefit from becoming the 51st state.
April 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
CANADIAN REPORTER: Trump's tone on Canada has shifted. He stopped talking about Canada becoming the 51st state.
LEAVITT: I would reject that the president's position on Canada has shifted. Perhaps he just hasn't been asked about it. He believes Canadians would benefit from becoming the 51st state.
LEAVITT: I would reject that the president's position on Canada has shifted. Perhaps he just hasn't been asked about it. He believes Canadians would benefit from becoming the 51st state.
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SCC majority concludes that the use of the balance of probabilities standard in prison disciplinary proceedings violates Charter ss 11(d) and 7 - presumption of innocence. Important decision for prison law with some stare decisis thrown in for good measure. decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-...
John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v. Saskatchewan (Attorney General) - SCC Cases
decisions.scc-csc.ca
March 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
SCC majority concludes that the use of the balance of probabilities standard in prison disciplinary proceedings violates Charter ss 11(d) and 7 - presumption of innocence. Important decision for prison law with some stare decisis thrown in for good measure. decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-...
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As the voice of the legal profession in Canada, the Canadian Bar Association stands in firm support of the rule of law, judicial independence and the right to counsel—principles that are fundamental to any democracy.
March 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
As the voice of the legal profession in Canada, the Canadian Bar Association stands in firm support of the rule of law, judicial independence and the right to counsel—principles that are fundamental to any democracy.
A very permissive public interest standing decision -- ¶124-125
The Federal Court has dismissed the application in MacKinnon challenging the Jan 2025 prorogation of Parliament. Decision here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/m95bv.... Analysis to follow!
www.dropbox.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:02 AM
A very permissive public interest standing decision -- ¶124-125
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The Federal Court has dismissed the application in MacKinnon challenging the Jan 2025 prorogation of Parliament. Decision here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/m95bv.... Analysis to follow!
www.dropbox.com
March 7, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The Federal Court has dismissed the application in MacKinnon challenging the Jan 2025 prorogation of Parliament. Decision here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/m95bv.... Analysis to follow!
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With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:
March 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:
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This letter violates the First Amendment. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
D.C. U.S. attorney tells Georgetown he won’t hire from any school with ‘DEI’
Trump appointee Ed Martin made the claim in a letter to the Georgetown University law school dean. Martin has called the school a “locus” of anti-Trump activity.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This letter violates the First Amendment. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Federal funding for hospitals providing gender-transition treatments for people under the age of 19 will remain in place, a federal judge ruled.
Judge Blocks Trump Orders to Stop Funds for Trans Youth Health Providers
The ruling affects hospitals nationwide, putting on hold the administration’s plan to withhold research grants from those that offer gender transition treatments to young people.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Federal funding for hospitals providing gender-transition treatments for people under the age of 19 will remain in place, a federal judge ruled.