Administrative Law Matters

Commentary on developments in administrative law, particularly judicial review of administrative action by common law courts.

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Unresolved Issues in Standard of Review: B010 v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2015 SCC 58

Although B010 v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2015 SCC 58 was billed in the initial summary as an administrative law case, there is precious little discussion of the general principles of standard of review in McLachlin C.J.’s decision for a unanimous Supreme Court of Canada. At issue was the interpretation of legislation designed to discourage […] Read more

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Section 96 in the 21st Century

There are lots of things on my to-blog list, which I hope to start striking items off soon, but until then here is the last installment of my draft paper on section 96 of the Constitution Act. Comments very welcome! Alternative methods of dispute resolution – alternative, that is, to the ideal-type of adversarial trials […] Read more