12th Annual Charter Conference

  • November 22, 2013

PURCHASE

Publication | Archived Video

DESCRIPTION

Leading constitutional scholars and practitioners will bring you up-to-date on essential developments in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ("Charter") jurisprudence. Learn about recent Supreme Court decisions, upcoming cases and developing trends in Charter law, with a particular focus on equality (section 15), freedom of association (section 2(d)) and search and seizure (section 8).  This year is the tenth anniversary of the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in Halpern v. Canada (Attorney General), a decision that made Ontario the first jurisdiction in the country to allow same-sex marriage. To mark the occasion, this year's keynote panel features a blue-ribbon panel of experts discussing the legacy and impact of the landmark decision,and the continued issues surrounding LGBT rights at home and abroad.

PROGRAM CHAIRS

Ewa Krajewska, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Joseph Cheng, Department of Justice Canada - Ontario Regional Office
Sarah T. Kraicer, Ministry of the Attorney General - Legal Services - Constitutional Law Branch

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Summary Table of SCC
Sarah Kraicer, Counsel, Constitutional Law Branch, Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario
Dr. Heather MacIvor, Windsor Law Class of 2014

Summary Table of Major Charter Cases
Sarah Kraicer, Counsel, Constitutional Law Branch, Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario
Dr. Heather MacIvor, Windsor Law Class of 2014

Supreme Court of Canada Facta
Mounted Police Association of Ontario v. Canada
Ranjan K. Agarwal, Bennett Jones LLP

R. v. Fearon, Factum of the Intervener, Criminal Lawyers Association
Susan Chapman, Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP

R. v. Fearon, Factum of the Intervener, Canadian Civil Liberties
Matthew Milne-Smith, Davies Ward, Phillips and Vineberg LLP

Roadmap to Victory: Finishing the Job
Evan Wolfson, Freedom to Marry

Exporting Same Sex Marriage, Importing Same Sex Divorce
Professor Brenda Cossman, Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, University of Toronto

Québec v. A and Beyond
Matthew Horner, Counsel, Constitutional Law Branch
Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)

Notes on a breakup
Quebec (Attorney General) v. A. 2013 SCC 5
Professor Sonia Lawrence, Osgoode Hall