Canada
On assisted suicide, the Supreme Court confronts Parliament’s cowardice
The Court has done its job. Now it is up to legislators.
Emmett Macfarlane
Emmett Macfarlane is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Waterloo. His book, Governing from the Bench: The Supreme Court of Canada and the Judicial Role, was published in 2013 by UBC Press.
Ottawa
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