Emmett Macfarlane: If the decent people implicated by the SNC-Lavalin affair engaged in some self-reflection, Tuesday’s decision would not have been necessary.
Opinion: The court decision that struck Bill 5 down hinges on incoherent legal arguments, and goes beyond the bounds of a judicial ruling—and that’s dangerous
Opinion: The Supreme Court—neutered by politics—delivers a craven, logically inconsistent decision on Gerard Comeau’s cross-border alcohol fight
Opinion: Emmett Macfarlane on the Quebec jurist who will succeed Beverley McLachlin, and the challenges ahead for the court he will lead
No, the Senate isn’t obstructing the House of Commons—and casting its actions as unprecedented activism is ahistorical
University of Waterloo professor Emmett Macfarlane on why McGill’s public distancing of itself from a scholar is a problem
The government’s Supreme Court appointments policy improves what has typically been an opaque process—but it’s not perfect.
Emmett Macfarlane advised the government on its plan for Senate reform. Here is what he has to say about today’s announcement
Emmett Macfarlane examines the looming showdown between Montreal and Rona Ambrose on supervised-drug-injection facilities
Has the Supreme Court gone too far?
The Court has done its job. Now it is up to legislators.
What do yesterday’s hearings suggest about a ruling?