Prime Minister, thank you for calling again – a little late, but still… Yes, I do realize how busy you are and I am grateful that you are making some time for me. The last time we talked, I was […]
Prime Minister: merit-based appointments processes; what could possibly go wrong? Read More »
Facts On March 21, 2013, the BC Provincial Agriculture Land Commission refused an application for permission for a non-agricultural use of acreage located in the Agricultural Land Reserve in the area of Fort St. John. After receiving a request from the
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Background In 2001, the Quebec Court of Appeal held in Barreau du Montréal* that the appointment of members of Quebec’s Administrative Tribunal (TAQ) to fixed renewable terms would be incompatible with the Valente principles of judicial independence – and thus in
In Unjust by Design, I exempted the Province of Quebec’s administrative justice system from the book’s criticism of the administrative justice system. My explanation appears at page 27 and reads as follows: Why is my criticism of the administrative justice
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In Unjust by Design, I asked this question: Are courts justified in applying a “deference as respect” standard of review to dependent and biased tribunals? I thought this was an important question (I still do), but I also believed that