2023

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In-Person Discussion of Understanding Administrative Law in the Common Law World, with Justice Alexander Pless (May 10, 5pm)

Pandemic restrictions meant that when Understanding Administrative Law in the Common Law World rolled off the printing presses in 2021, the launch events took place online. I’m happy to say that the Centre on Governance at the University of Ottawa has organized an in-person gathering for next week, in the University’s state-of-the-art Social Sciences Building […] Read more

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Subscribing to the Blog: RSS and Email

I have not been very assiduous about updating your email subscriptions and accommodating RSS feeds since Google discontinued Feedburner. I have now identified Feedpress as a suitable replacement. Those of you who are receiving an email for the first time in quite a while should feel free to hit “unsubscribe”. Clicking the RSS feed icon […] Read more

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Correctness, Conventions, Cabinet Confidence: Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2022 ONCA 74

I was puzzled by the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to grant leave to appeal from the Ontario Court of Appeal in Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2022 ONCA 74. Admittedly, this is a high-profile case, as it involved a decision by the Commissioner that mandate letters issued by the Premier […] Read more

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Chat GPT4: Decision Writing and Boilerplate

I asked Chat GPT4 to help me write an administrative decision refusing a student visa application. Sure, here’s an example of how you could structure an administrative decision regarding a student visa application: [Date] [Applicant Name] [Address] [City, Province/State] [Country] [Postal Code] Dear [Applicant Name], Re: [File Number] I am writing to inform you of […] Read more