Supreme Court
A rare peek into Justice Rosalie Abella’s office
In a remarkable glimpse of her life inside the Supreme Court, Rosalie Abella explains to Paul Wells the history and significance of what hangs on the walls of her office
Rosie Abella said she’d answer questions when she turned 75
Rosie Abella is 75 (almost). She was appointed at 29, the youngest judge in Canadian history and leaves the Supreme Court as its longest-serving current member. A one-of-a-kind interview by Paul Wells.
Governments are increasingly turning to retired judges for help. Is that a bad thing?
Our editorial: It often looks like an attempt to catch a break from constant, and often richly earned, accusations of mismanagement
The reality of carbon prices sinks in
The provinces that resisted the federal plan will now have to chart a new path. But they already quietly understood what needs to be done.
Does Thomas Chan belong in prison?
At 19, he killed his father while high on drugs. His case is headed to the Supreme Court in one of the most polarizing legal challenges in a generation.
Does Trump’s Supreme Court threat hold water? And other burning questions.
On U.S. Election Day 2, some big questions loom: Is a tie possible? Which candidate has more paths to victory? And where will the legal battles happen?
‘A friendship of minds’: Claire L’Heureux-Dubé on the legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The former Supreme Court justice speaks about her long friendship with Ginsburg, their proudest moments and the role of women on the bench
Supreme Court justices come to Winnipeg—and the crowd goes wild
Hundreds lined up in downtown Winnipeg for the chance to witness the Supreme Court of Canada hear cases outside Ottawa for the first time in its 144-year existence
The glaring omission on the Supreme Court
Heidi Matthews: If we’re going to take reconciliation seriously, Canadian law needs to change, and it needs to start at the top
On the elimination of inconvenient Liberals
Paul Wells: Welcome to an offensive on Charter rights—This was the week it became necessary to destroy the village of good government in order to save it.
The de facto veto on building pipelines in Canada
Peter Shawn Taylor: The courts say there is no Indigenous ‘veto’ over resource projects, but on Trans Mountain it has effectively happened
America’s Supreme Court circus is in session
Allen Abel in Washington: As if trade wars, the Russians and North Korea were not enough to juggle, a torn America begins another battle