Columns
National Column: Why court needs to decide gay wedding case
by Emma Teitel When I got married last summer, my wife’s seven-year-old cousin decided, with some delight, to celebrate the […]
supreme court
Columns
National Column: Risky for PM if new chief justice not a Quebecer
The leading candidate to replace the formidable Beverley McLachlin as she takes her leave as Canada’s chief justice this month was appointed to the Supreme Court by Stephen Harper in 2012.
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Columns
National Column: Top court takes pause on Indigenous advances
by Thomas Walkom The Supreme Court has long been in the vanguard of expanding Indigenous rights. But in a landmark […]
Columns
Column: Harper’s pledge of transparency slowly fading
by Tim Harper There was always less than met the eye in Stephen Harper’s use of a parliamentary committee to […]
Editorial & Opinion
Column: Progressive Views – Supreme Court Prostitution Ruling
Recently, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously agreed to strike down many of Canada’s anti-prostitution laws after hearing a case from Valerie Scott, Terri-Jean Bedford and Amy Lebovitch, three sex workers who have been campaigning for legal changes to decriminalize prostitution in Canada for years. In their challenge, Terri-Jean Bedford claimed that the reason for challenging the current laws was that they created an environment that was dangerous for sex workers, as they… […]