We're excited to announce the publication of another new special issue of the Constitutional Forum!! The new issue, on the regulation of online harms, can be accessed for free here: www.constitutionalstudies.ca/2026/03/foru...
Special thanks to Michael Asres and Dax D'Orazio (guest editors)!
If you missed our 36th annual McDonald lecture with Andrew Coyne last week, you can now watch the full video right here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uylF...
Today was the final day of hearings for the Bill 21 appeal before the SCC. One issue raised by interveners has been the effect of s.28 on s.33. In a new blog post, CCS staff member Kira Davidson discusses the history of the provision. Read more here: bit.ly/4lVg30K
If you missed our lecture on sections 25-31 of the Charter with Professor Gerard Kennedy earlier this month, you can now watch the full video right here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbeV...
We were delighted to host journalist Andrew Coyne for our 36th annual McDonald lecture yesterday afternoon, speaking to the ideas of Canadian democracy, rights, nationhood, and federalism. Thank you to all who joined us for the event!
‼️Tickets are still available for tomorrow's McDonald lecture featuring @theglobeandmail.com columnist and CBC panelist Andrew Coyne! Join us in-person in McLennan Ross Hall from 12:30-1:30PM for this lecture on "Democracy, Rights, Nationhood, and Federalism." Register here: bit.ly/4lgRHhs
A reminder that next week we'll be welcoming @theglobeandmail.com columnist and CBC panelist Andrew Coyne as this year's McDonald lecturer. To learn more about the lecture and to register, visit: bit.ly/4lgRHhs
‼️Join us tomorrow for a lecture presented by Professor Gerard Kennedy from the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Law.
This hybrid lecture will take place on Zoom and in the Law Centre tomorrow, on March 12, at 12 PM.
For full details and to register: bit.ly/4qHmIfx
In our latest CCS interview series video, we talked to Howard Anglin about the 4 planned referendum questions on possible amendments to the Constitution that will be presented to Alberta voters in October 2026. Watch the full interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIrQ...
🔔We're delighted to announce that we'll be hosting @theglobeandmail.com columnist and CBC panelist Andrew Coyne as this year's McDonald lecturer on March 24. To learn more about the lecture and to register, visit: bit.ly/4lgRHhs
We're excited to announce publication of a new special issue of the Constitutional Forum, focusing on the Ontario Court's Appeal's decision in Fair Voting BC (a constitutional challenge to Canada's electoral system). You can access the full issue here: www.constitutionalstudies.ca/2026/03/foru...
In our latest CCS interview series video, we talked to Professor Kenneth Grad about Bill C-9 (Combatting Hate Act), which if passed would expand the criminalization of hate speech in Canada. Watch the full interview here: bit.ly/4aZEeWD
📣 Join us next week for a lecture presented by Professor Gerard Kennedy from the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Law.
This hybrid lecture will take place on Zoom and in the Law Centre on March 12 at 12 PM.
For full details and to register: bit.ly/4qHmIfx
Watch lecture 2, "Reconciling Aboriginal Title and Private Property in Cowichan Tribes v Canada" with Jaclyn McNamara and Victoria Wicks here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=MVyg...
Watch lecture 1, "Aboriginal Title and Private Property at the New Brunswick Court of Appeal" with Professor Robert Hamilton here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=YkLa...
If you missed either of our recent lectures on Aboriginal title, you can now watch both parts of the lecture series on our YouTube channel.
‼️Tune in tomorrow as both Jaclyn McNamara and Victoria Wicks from Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP present the second lecture in our Aboriginal Title series.
This online lecture will take place on Zoom on February 25 at 12 PM.
Find full details and reserve your spot here: bit.ly/4bsmODZ
We are excited to invite you to a lecture presented by Professor Gerard Kennedy from the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Law.
This hybrid lecture will take place on Zoom and in the Law Centre on March 12 at 12 PM.
For full details and to register: bit.ly/4qHmIfx
New on the CCS blog, we've published a series of expert interviews on the SCC's judgment in Quebec v Senneville — a decision that elicited a great deal of public attention and controversy when it was released in October 2025. Read the series here: www.sevenfiftyblog.ca
If you missed our lecture on Political Theory and Canada's Law of Democracy with Justice Colin Feasby earlier this month, you can now watch the full video right here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B02z...
🔔 Join us next week as Jaclyn McNamara and Victoria Wicks from Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP present the second lecture in our Aboriginal Title series.
This online lecture will take place on February 25 at 12 PM.
Reserve your spot here: bit.ly/4bsmODZ
‼️Join us tomorrow for the first lecture in our Aboriginal Title series, presented by Robert Hamilton from the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Law.
This hybrid lecture will take place tomorrow on February 17 at 12 PM.
Register here: bit.ly/4khMHbZ
📚Make sure to tune in to the first lecture in our Aboriginal Title series, presented by Robert Hamilton from the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Law.
This hybrid lecture will take place on February 17 at 12 PM.
Register here: bit.ly/4khMHbZ
📣 Join us in welcoming both Jaclyn McNamara and Victoria Wicks from Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP to present the second lecture in our Aboriginal Title series.
This online lecture will take place on February 25 at 12 PM.
Reserve your spot here: bit.ly/4bsmODZ
In our latest CCS interview series video, @jaredwesley.ca walks us through Premier Danielle Smith's recent letter to PM Mark Carney, which suggested that AB could withhold funds from its own court system if the province isn't given a great role in the judicial appointments process: bit.ly/3ZigzeN
📣 Join us in welcoming Robert Hamilton from the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Law for the first lecture in our Aboriginal Title series.
This hybrid lecture will take place in the Law Centre and on Zoom on February 17 at 12 PM.
For full details and to register: bit.ly/4khMHbZ
We are pleased to welcome both Jaclyn McNamara and Victoria Wicks from Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP to present the second lecture in our Aboriginal Title series.
This hybrid lecture will take place on February 25 at 12 PM.
Find full details and reserve your spot here: bit.ly/4bsmODZ
📢 Join us tomorrow for a lecture on democratic theory from Justice Colin C.J. Feasby of the Alberta Court of King’s Bench.
This hybrid lecture will take place both on Zoom and in the Law Centre on February 3rd from 12:00-1:00 PM MST.
For full details and to register your attendance: bit.ly/4qUcSrl
‼️ Make sure to join us next week for a lecture on democratic theory from Justice Colin C.J. Feasby of the Alberta Court of King’s Bench.
This hybrid lecture will take place both on Zoom and in the Law Centre on February 3rd from 12:00-1:00 PM MST.
Register here: bit.ly/4qUcSrl
We are proud to welcome Robert Hamilton from the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Law for the first lecture in our Aboriginal Title series.
This hybrid lecture will take place in the Law Centre and on Zoom on February 17 at 12 PM.
For full details and to register: bit.ly/4khMHbZ