Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin
Architects’ group comes out against Ottawa memorial
Expert opposition seems to be growing
Victims of communism-memorial designs worried Chief Justice
Letter from Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin flags memorial’s potential ‘bleakness and brutalism’
Chief Justice McLachlin wanted another woman on the court
‘Gender politics don’t play a role once you get beyond a certain number,’ chief justice says
Was free speech in Canada in good shape before the Whatcott ruling?
Probably not. But the justices did get a few things right this time around.
Debating justice reform: maybe it’ll have to happen in court
Response to the government’s omnibus crime bill has been fascinating to watch. Thoughtful observers, like Dan Gardner over at the Ottawa Citizen, despair over the government’s refusal for some years now to offer anything like a reasoned argument for its approach, especially on limiting the discretion of judges by imposing more mandatory minimum penalties and no longer allowing “house arrest” sentences in many cases.
The supposed case against activist judges
John Geddes dissects allegations of “out-of-control lawmaking”