Legal History
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From ![]() The McLachlin Court and the Promise of Procedural Justice |
The McLachlin Court has turned to procedural justice as a wellspring for solving difficult disputes in a variety of contexts. In this brief article, the author examines three such contexts: (1) … | Lorne Sossin | 22 | 2011 | $2.20 Add |
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From ![]() The McLachlin Court and the Public Law Standard of ReviewA Major Irritant Soothed or a Significant Ongoing Problem? |
The first decade of the McLachlin Court has certainly produced more than its share of engagement and turmoil over the issue of standard of review. In part, the confusion that manifested itself … | David J Mullan | 36 | 2011 | $3.60 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! The Pre-Charter-Era JudgesFrom: Bench Strength |
In this chapter, Harnsih examines the income tax jurisprudence of Supreme Court of Canada justices Ronald Martland, Wilfred Judson, and John Cartwright during the pre-Charter era, spanning the … | Kerry Harnish | 168 | 2025 | $16.80 Add |
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From ![]() The Reconciliation Doctrine in the McLachlin CourtFrom a “Final Legal Remedy” to a “Just and Lasting” Process |
This paper focuses on the issue that runs through much of the Aboriginal jurisprudence over the last ten years: the idea of “reconciliation.” This term is evoked as a norm in … | Constance MacIntosh | 33 | 2011 | $3.30 Add |
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From ![]() The Report of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee on Class Action Reform (1985–1993) |
Chapter 4 looks at the reform debate under the tenure of Ian Scott as attorney general, the lead-up to and release of the Advisory Committee Report, and the subsequent passage of the CPA. | Suzanne Chiodo | 82 | 2018 | $8.20 Add |
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From ![]() "The right to discriminate"Kenneth Bell versus Carl McKay and the Ontario Human Rights Commission From: Property on Trial |
Examination of a Supreme Court of Canada decision arising from a human rights complaint based on racial discrimination in a landlord and tenant context. | Frank Luce; Karen Schucher | 40 | 2012 | $4.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! The Trials and Tribulations of the Federal Courts’ Jurisdiction |
The chapter discusses the basis for Federal Courts jurisdiction and especially the role and interpretation of the Federal Courts Act. Ir provides a brief overview of the constitutional basis for … | Craig Forcese | 30 | 2021 | $3.00 Add |
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From ![]() The Zoroastrian Temple in Toronto: A Case Study in Land Use Regulations, Canadian-StyleFrom: Property on Trial |
Examination of a 1978 Ontario Divisional Court case on zoning regulation. | Eran Kaplinsky | 35 | 2012 | $3.50 Add |
![]() Thirty Years’ WarThe Failed Public/Private Partnership that Spurred the Creation of the Toronto Transit Commission, 1891-1921 |
Between 1891 and 1921, the Toronto Railway Company operated Toronto’s streetcars under a franchise granted by the City. The arrangement brought the City a modern electric streetcar system, … | C. Ian Kyer | 257 | 2015 | View |
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From ![]() Two Marriages That Made a Law Firm, 1862–75 |
Focuses on Ellen Byrne Chadwick and Charlotte Louisa Beatty, two women who each married a founding partner of the firm, then known as Beatty & Chadwick, and who are both considered crcuial to … | C. Ian Kyer | 34 | 2013 | $3.40 Add |
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From ![]() Uncrowded Suburbs, 1904–07From: Thirty Years' War |
Account of a case appealed to the Privy Council dealing with certain operational issues, including which of the City or the Toronto Railway Company had the power to decide about establishing new … | C. Ian Kyer | 23 | 2015 | $2.30 Add |










