‘Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.…’ – Winston Churchill There are only 24 legitimate democracies in the world; it appears that we forget what...
Yesterday, I attended an event co-hosted by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Association of Canada on gender apartheid by the Taliban’s barbaric regime. It was then that I was reminded of NATO’s strong importance. At a time of worldwide democratic decline – whether that is by despotic and authoritarian governments or the far right – we need NATO more than ever. The rules-based...
“Sunny Ways,” Wilfrid Laurier’s famous words imagining a prosperous Canada, were repeated in Justin Trudeau’s 2015 victory speech. I remember being 14, excited for a Canadian transformation advancing Indigenous reconciliation, fighting climate change, and addressing growing inequalities. My naïve high school self quickly learned that politics is anything but ‘sunny.’ While I lack the space to...
Last month, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) ruled that the Impact Assessment Act, 2019 (“IAA”) is unconstitutional in part. The majority for the SCC held that while the federal government can define criteria for areas touching federal jurisdiction, they cannot do so for provincial areas. The majority’s primary area of focus was on the statutory element which enabled the feds to use the public...
Making Canadian Competition Akin to the EU “Let the past die. Kill it, if you have to. That’s the only way to become what you are meant to be.” This line from The Last Jedi, spoken by Kylo Ren, is wrong because you cannot reshape the future without understanding the past; breaking away requires what went wrong and trying to fix it. This is why Rey was the heroine of the film. But wait… this...
I was going to review the Economic Constitution of Canada—but I forgot. I guess I watched too many episodes, mooting, and of course, the grand prize, 1L. So that will be coming in the next issue. Instead, I will focus on something controversial that hopefully angers you, excites you, or at the very least causes some chaos. I say that we as a society have become in many ways undeserving of...