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Supreme Court Canada

Public Unions Lose Fight For $28 Billion In Pension Cash

CP | Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.18.2013 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says several major public unions are not entitled to a $28-billion pension surplus that the government hived off ...

Gender Balance? Yes. Bilingual On Day 1? Maybe Not

CBC | Posted 10.15.2012 | Canada Politics

The federal government should ensure there are at least four women on the Supreme Court of Canada's bench, according to retiring Justice Marie Descham...

Did Elections Canada Mislead The Supreme Court?

CBC | Posted 09.23.2012 | Canada Politics

Liberal Borys Wrzesnewskyj is not waiting for the Supreme Court's decision before firing another volley in his battle over last year's election in Eto...

Canada's Top Court Loses Third Judge Within The Year

CP | John Ward, The Canadian Press | Posted 07.18.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - The departure of Justice Marie Deschamps from the Supreme Court of Canada in the summer gives Prime Minister Stephen Harper an opportunity to...

New Supreme Court Judge Cracks Jokes At Welcome Ceremony

CP | Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.14.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - The two newest members of the Supreme Court of Canada celebrated their humble origins and their new role as dispassionate defenders of the co...

Is the Supreme Court Headed Right?

Daniel Del Gobbo | Posted 01.01.2012 | Canada Politics
Daniel Del Gobbo

A concern regarding the appointments of Justices Andromache Karakatsanis and Michael Moldaver to the Supreme Court is that they may skew the Court's ideological balance to the right. As a bleeding-heart small "l" liberal, writing this over a soy latte and quinoa salad packed for lunch, you'd think I would be more worried.

En Français, S.V.P.!

Supriya Dwivedi | Posted 12.31.2011 | Canada Politics
Supriya Dwivedi

English-speaking Canada is often guilty of painting Quebec as a tantrum-throwing child. Now, I'm not one to deny that my province can be quite vocal and even unreasonable at times, but asking for important federal positions to be filled with bilingual candidates is not unreasonable.

Top Court To Hear Tory In-Out Ads Case

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 12.20.2011 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will hear a case that pits the federal Conservatives against Elections Canada over advertising expenses.The justi...