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The Supreme Court’s Bill 21 challenge

The Bill 21 case is complicated, to say the least, with multiple sections of the Constitution and Charter at play.

opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | April 1, 2026

Quebec’s Bill 21 and the promise we make to children

This month, the Supreme Court will hear arguments about why this law should be struck down as unconstitutional. This case is significant due to Quebec’s use of the notwithstanding clauses, before any court ruling, to override fundamental rights and freedoms

opinion | BY HARINI SIVALINGAM | March 20, 2026

Here’s the best Canadian strategy on the U.S. Supreme Court’s review of Trump’s potentially illegal global tariffs

Canada’s focus should be on cementing rules-based, new trading partnerships with the Latin American countries in the Mercosur trade bloc, seeking even closers ties with the European Union, and expanding trade with the 11 Pacific Rim nations.

opinion | BY ERROL MENDES | October 9, 2025

Next stop for me, the feds, and many others: the Supreme Court

If the Charter of Rights and Freedoms doesn’t protect us, the anglophone community’s very role in Quebec society is threatened.

opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | September 24, 2025

The two extremes of the notwithstanding clause

A growing regime of ‘rights without democracy’ has drained away much of the responsibility and authority of elected politicians and, with them, much of their legitimacy.

opinion | BY RALPH HEINTZMAN | May 30, 2024