The origins of the Insite case

Or how the new Harper government precipitated two constitutional challenges in 2007 intended to prevent the ending of what many believed was a successful policy experiment to reduce the harms associated with drug use.

Court cases that may change the law and public policy begin in one of several ways: (i) By means of a reference directly to the Supreme Court of Canada to review the constitutionality of part or all of a statute. For example, the Quebec secession reference decision in August 1998 and the same-sex...

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