Partisan judges, how the Supreme Court runs our lives—and why it should be an election issue
Philip Slayton in conversation with Luiza Ch. Savage
Supreme Court of Canada
Pointed comments on the kirpan: "above all a religious symbol"
My colleague Colby Cosh says I was "sowing nonsense" when I wrote that the Supreme Court of Canada "found that the kirpan is a...
That non-weapon sure is pointy
Reciting "It’s not a weapon" won’t allow us to avoid the debate
Beverley McLachlin, Canada’s most powerful woman
On gender balance on the court, whether judges are too soft, and lawyers working for free
Why our highest court seems afraid to take on the Harper government
Legal expert Philip Slayton on the Supreme wimps
An undeniable win for Parliament
The detainee papers ruling leaves the Tories no easy options
A missed opportunity for diversity
Mark Steyn on the opening ceremonies: Where was the genuinely bizarro cavalcade?
Another expert on why the top court didn’t go further on Khadr
News that the Canadian government won’t try to bring Omar Khadr home from Guantanamo Bay, despite last week’s Supreme Court of...
A veteran court-watcher on the Khadr issue: a fine balance
After the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling last week in the Omar Khadr case, advocates for the Canadian being held by the...
And another one on responsible communication
Q: Is Jeffrey Dvorkin’s analysis of the new defamation-law scene the product of expired eggnog ? His piece entitled "Libel law...