Session 4 - Interpreting the Charter of Rights and Freedoms | 24th Annual Constitutional Cases Conference

Authors

Carissima Mathen, University of Ottawa Faculty of LawFollow
Valérie Kelly, Université Laval
Courtney Harris, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ont)
Hugo Cyr, Université du Québec à MontréalFollow
Ravi Amarnath, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ont)
Sonia Lawrence, Osgoode Hall Law School of York UniversityFollow

Document Type

Video

Publication Date

4-9-2021

Abstract

Our panellists consider some of the surprises, splits and spats at the Supreme Court on big questions of how the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is to be interpreted and applied. Cases: Fraser v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SCC 28; Ontario (Attorney General) v. G, 2020 SCC 38; Quebec (Attorney General) v. 9147-0732 Québec inc., 2020 SCC 32

0:00 Session 4 Introduction

1:20 "The Great Reset? What Fraser v. Canada Tells Us About Section 15", Carissima Mathen

16:02 "Judicially Licensed Unconstitutionality Revisited", Hugo Cyr & Valérie Kelly

37:40 "De-constructing a Fine: How a Case about Kitchen Cabinets has Reshaped International Law and the Charter", Ravi Amarnath

52:49 Panel Q&A

Recommended Citation

Mathen, Carissima; Kelly, Valérie; Harris, Courtney; Cyr, Hugo; Amarnath, Ravi; and Lawrence, Sonia, "Session 4 - Interpreting the Charter of Rights and Freedoms | 24th Annual Constitutional Cases Conference" (2021). Osgoode's Annual Constitutional Cases Conference. 3.
https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/constitutional_cases/3