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Osgoode Hall Law School, York U. Academic Director, Anti-Discrimination Intensive Program. Director, Clinical Legal Education. Constitutional law, human rights.

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@BBRyder
Bruce Ryder
6 years
Breaking: Justice Belobaba finds #bill5 breaches s.2(b) of the Charter, and has not been justified under s.1. Declared of no force and effect effective immediately. October 22nd election will proceed as scheduled but with 47 wards, not 25.
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Bruce Ryder
4 months
Petition e-4649 asking that Canada demand an immediate ceasefire has surpassed 250,000 signatures. If you are a Canadian resident and citizen, please consider signing before the petition closes on November 23rd.
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Bruce Ryder
6 months
It does all this for no good reason; it is perfectly possible to achieve a reasonable balance between parental rights and children’s rights on this issue. The government hasn't bothered even trying. A sad and shameful day in Saskatchewan.
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Bruce Ryder
5 months
Today the Osgoode Hall Faculty Association issued a statement calling on the law school and university administrations to defend academic freedom, university autonomy and freedom of expression
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Bruce Ryder
6 months
The Saskatchewan government today introduced Bill 137, the Parents' Bill of Rights. If passed, the bill will enact the government's policy requiring parental consent to students under 16 using their preferred names and gender identities at school.
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Bruce Ryder
6 months
The bill forces a cruel choice on students under the age of 16 who are not comfortable coming out to their parents about their gender identities: hide your gender identity at school or be forced to come out to your parents.
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Bill 5, the so-called "Better Local Government Act, 2018" , introduced in the Ontario legislature today, is an outrageous attack on democracy at the municipal level.
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Bruce Ryder
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It also overrides all of the rights protected by the Saskatchewan Human Rights Code and contains provisions seeking to protect the government from lawsuits seeking indemnification for the harms it knows this legislation will cause.
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Bruce Ryder
6 months
The government is also ignoring the recommendations made by Lisa Broda, the province’s Advocate for Children and Youth, in her report finding that the policy violated the Charter, the Human Rights Code, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Since we’ve heard a lot of misinformed or misleading commentary about the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP) this week, it seems it might be helpful to clarify the situation regarding the constitutional division of legislative powers in relation to interprovincial pipelines.
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Bruce Ryder
5 months
Statement in defence of academic freedom ⁦ @YorkUniversity ⁩ decrying the drastic action initiated by the university administration against the elected leaders of student unions aimed at suppressing their freedom of expression
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Bruce Ryder
6 months
The government is intent on enacting its policy even though Justice Megaw found it risked imposing irreparable harm on students:
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
A strong argument thus exists that Bill 5 by proposing to fundamentally transform Toronto’s City Council with no consultation, in the middle of an electoral process, shows a serious disregard for the constitutional principle of democracy, one that the courts will not countenance.
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Bruce Ryder
4 months
Very pleased to hear about this application for judicial review, led by @ONPlace4All and the brilliant team at @PaliareRoland . Is the West Island redevelopment a govt proposal that needs to be subject to the Environmental Assessment Act? The application makes a strong case it is.
@ONPlace4All
Ontario Place for All ©
4 months
PRESS RELEASE: Ontario Place for All takes legal action to stop the destruction of West Island #topoli #onpoli #SaveOntarioPlace
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Bruce Ryder
3 years
You know there are serious rule of law problems in Ontario when constitutional law nerds are spending the day trying to find the orders that changed the law in the province first thing this morning.
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Bruce Ryder
6 months
This is so even if they are mature minors, and even if seeking parental consent puts them at risk of harm.
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
How disgusting to see a Minister of the Crown claim to be respecting the people while rushing #bill31 through debate in the middle of the night to override the fundamental freedoms in the Charter. A government that refuses to hear from the people is not respecting the people.
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
"The enactment of provincial legislation radically changing the number and size of a city’s electoral districts in the middle of the city’s election is without parallel in Canadian history.... changing the rules in the middle of the game is profoundly unfair." (paras 6-7).
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Bruce Ryder
6 months
The parental consent requirement is set out in s.197.4(1). It contains a notwithstanding clause overriding the rights protected by s.2 (fundamental freedoms), 7 (life, liberty and security of the person) and 15 (equality rights) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Judges should generally show restraint and deference to legislatures. Judicial "umpire" should intervene only when government "has clearly crossed the line." (para 8). "The Province has clearly crossed the line." (para 9)
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Bruce Ryder
4 months
Rising antisemitism is a huge and terrifying threat at the moment. So is rising Islamophobia. So is the existence of a murderous and hateful group like Hamas. So is the extreme ethnonationalism of the current Israeli government.
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Bruce Ryder
6 months
The court found () in clear and compelling reasons that the SK policy was hastily adopted w/o evidence & risks causing serious harm. If the govt really thinks the policy is justifiable, it could make the case in court. They won't because they can't.
@CBA_News
Canadian Bar Assoc.
6 months
The CBA is deeply concerned by the announcement made yesterday by Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe regarding the invocation of the notwithstanding clause to override a judge’s decision to pause the implementation of the Parental Inclusion and Consent Policy:
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Kudos to Belobaba J for calling out the government so clearly on the frailties of the arguments they offered in support of this legislation. Populist bluster unsupported by evidence won't serve in court to justify infringements of Charter rights and freedoms.
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Bill 5 substantially interfered with candidates' and voters' freedom of political expression protected by s.2(b) of Charter. Evidence presented to court by the government did not amount to a justification under s.1. The city has 47 wards until a valid law says otherwise.
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Bruce Ryder
4 years
The gutting of tribunals by the @fordnation government in the past 2 years seriously undermines the rule of law & access to justice. Among the hardest hit: Human Rights Tribunal (from 57 to 22 members); Environmental Review Tribunal (12 to 4); Social Benefits Tribunal (38 to 21).
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Wade Poziomka
4 years
Tribunal Watch Ontario released a Statement of Concern recently about Tribunals Ontario and a growing & serious problem - this includes the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. Click the link (not the picture) to read. #humanrights #SocialJustice #Lawyer
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Bruce Ryder
5 years
Anyone know which "people" @fordnation is "for"? Apparently not investors, workers, refugees, social assistance recipients, Torontonians, Tesla buyers, those who want up-to-date inclusive sex ed, those who care about the Charter of Rights or the future of the planet. Who then?
@GPUpdates
Gordon Pape
6 years
Here's a sneak peak at my column in this Saturday's Toronto Star about how the Ontario government has undermined securities regulators and investors. via @torontostar
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Working out such fraught and high-stakes issues in a complex federation in a manner that respects the rule of law and democracy at all levels can be time-consuming, costly and frustrating. But it does not qualify as a “constitutional crisis”, imho.
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
... (ii) because Bill 5 almost doubled the population size of City wards from an average of 61,000 to an average of 111,000, it breached the municipal voter’s right to cast a vote that can result in effective representation.
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
AG @C_Mulroney says the government is invoking the notwithstanding clause because "time is of the essence". Nonsense. The government created a democratic crisis by introducing Bill 5 in mid-campaign and has compounded it by introducing #bill31 . Easy solution: withdraw the bill.
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Minister @SteveClarkPC opens the midnight session of the Ontario legislature repeating the rationales for forcing an unfair election on Toronto in mid-campaign (efficiency, voter parity, dysfunction) that didn't stand up in court because there was no evidence to support them.
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Bruce Ryder
5 months
Terrible. Do we or do we not stand for a rules-based international order? What credibility does the Canadian government have condemning violations of international law if it does so selectively? @BobRae48
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Kenneth Roth
5 months
As the UN General Assembly declares that Israel's settlements "are illegal and an obstacle to peace" and demands that Israel accept applicability of the Fourth Geneva Convention on occupation, the only no votes are the US, Canada, Hungary, Israel, and three small island states.
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Bruce Ryder
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Breaking: 5-2 ruling of @SCC_eng declares unconstitutional the provisions of the Canada Elections Act that limited the voting rights of non-resident citizens. Chief Justice Wagner wrote principal majority opinion. Rowe J concurred in separate opinion. Côté and Brown JJ dissenting
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Bill 5 breaches s.2(b) in two ways: (i) because it was enacted in the middle of an ongoing election campaign, it breached the municipal candidate’s freedom of expression and....
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Bruce Ryder
6 months
In 1947, the Saskatchewan government led by Premier Tommy Douglas introduced the Saskatchewan Bill of Rights Act, the first law of its kind in Canada protecting civil liberties and prohibiting discrimination.
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
After giving Belobaba J's compelling #bill5 opinion and government's options careful consideration for mere hours, the Premier makes the worst possible decision. The Ontario legislature will set a horrible precedent if it invokes s.33 to force a deeply flawed election on Toronto.
@nationalpost
National Post
6 years
Doug Ford to invoke notwithstanding clause after judge strikes down bill to reduce Toronto council
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Issue: does changing ward boundaries in mid-campaign substantially interfere with candidates' freedom of expression? "Perhaps the better question is 'How could it not?'". (para 28)
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
By disrupting democratic institutions and electoral boundaries with no consultation in the middle of the 2018 election process for Toronto City Council, Bill 5 shows contempt for democracy as a fundamental principle of the Canadian constitution.
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Does the entire Conservative caucus really not understand that democracy entails a fair electoral process? Has it really escaped their attention that a City Council elected through a deeply flawed process will have a serious lack of legitimacy?
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Bruce Ryder
5 months
Lawyers and professors expressing concern about the new McCarthyism are criticized for expressing concern about the new McCarthyism.
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Difficult to argue that a denial of government funding interferes with freedoms of religion or expression in s.2 of the Charter, since the courts have defined them in purely negative terms – they prohibit state interference but don’t require state assistance.
@macleans
Maclean’s Magazine
6 years
Trudeau’s government has plunged into the deep, murky waters of debate about human rights and religious freedoms
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Bruce Ryder
4 months
We should all share the concern of UN experts that criticism of the Israeli government is being "misleadingly equated with support for terrorism or antisemitism. This stifles free expression and creates an atmosphere of fear to participate in public life."
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
The government sought no mandate for this bill, engaged in no consultation, is shutting down public debate, and is holding a midnight session aimed at passing the bill as quickly as possible. This is a far cry from seeking a balance between the people's wishes and the Charter.
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
While the province has broad jurisdiction to enact laws in relation to municipalities, two constitutional deficiencies of Bill 5 stand out: "The first relates to the timing of the law and its impact on candidates; the second to its content and its impact on voters." (para 19)
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Not only that, #bill5 also "undermined an otherwise fair and equitable election process." (para 34) Electoral fairness is a fundamental value of democracy, connected to political equality of citizens. Requires that candidates have fair opportunity to present their positions. (35)
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Bruce Ryder
3 years
The decline of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario: "the only action the Ford government has taken with respect to the human rights enforcement process is to weaken its leadership and deprive it of expertise", write Raj Anand, Ron Ellis and Kathy Laird
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Bruce Ryder
6 months
@LegalTakes Plenty of evidence that the govt didn't try to devise reasonable and justifiable limits on rights. Hastily adopted with no consultation. Offered no useful evidence in court. Didn't bother studying Justice Megaw's careful opinion. Ignored the recommendations of the Child Advocate.
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Bruce Ryder
4 years
In a unanimous opinion released today, co-authored by Sharpe and Juriansz JJA, the ONCA found that awards of Charter damages were "appropriate and just" in Brazeau and Reddock, two class actions on behalf of federal prisoners placed in solitary confinement
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Bruce Ryder
4 years
@OsgoodeNews I'm heartbroken to learn of Peter's passing. A brilliant scholar, a warm and wonderful person, a kind and generous mentor. I will always be grateful for and inspired by Peter's kindness and extraordinary contributions to Canadian constitutional law scholarship.
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
But I believe it would require respect for municipal electoral processes already under way and might also require consultative processes commensurate with the magnitude of the changes proposed.
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Bruce Ryder
3 years
How impoverished public debates have been on issues of racism and discrimination during this campaign! Seems like @ShachiKurl made the mistake of highlighting a discriminatory law. She should have followed the Canadian tradition of pretending it away. Exclusion, what exclusion?
@globeandmail
The Globe and Mail
3 years
Evening Update: Party leaders Trudeau, O’Toole, Singh call for apology over Bill 21 debate question
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Bruce Ryder
5 years
Excited for our amazing colleague @LorneSossin as he moves on to this next chapter. Terrific news for the quality of justice and the development of the law. We'll sorely miss Prof. Sossin's contributions to @OsgoodeNews & @YorkUnews . Hoping Justice Sossin will return frequently.
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Osgoode Hall Law School of York University
5 years
The Osgoode community is immensely proud of Lorne Sossin, Professor & former Dean (2010-18), who has been appointed a judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto. Congratulations, Justice Sossin!
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Bruce Ryder
3 years
I thought that Civil Liberties exam I set last week was au courant, but it's feeling very last week in @fordnation
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
We non-racialized lawyers need to move beyond debating our freedom to say Ø & get to work on removing barriers faced by our racialized peers
@globeandmail
The Globe and Mail
6 years
Black on Bay Street: Hadiya Roderique had it all. But still could not fit in From @deeroderique
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Justice Martin is a terrific addition to the Court. But this is a stunning missed opportunity. Incomprehensible failure to apprehend most urgent priorities. The Ktunaxa ruling this fall was yet another stark reminder of how desperate the need is for an Indigenous voice on the SCC
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Indigenous Bar - Barreau Autochtone
6 years
The Indigenous Bar Association is disappointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's failure to nominate an Indigenous candidate to the Supreme Court of Canada #SCC . See our press release.
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Bruce Ryder
5 years
Congratulations to Philip Girard of @OsgoodeNews , Jim Phillips of @UTLaw and @RBlakeBrown of @SMUHalifax for their monumental achievement A History of Law in Canada, Volume One @utpress , recipient of Honourable Mention for the @ACDS_CLSA 's W. Wesley Pue Book Prize.
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Kent Roach of @UTLaw makes a strong case against peremptory challenges to prospective jurors. A jury without Indigenous representation in the trial of Gerald Stanley is a disgrace. So is the fact that final appeals lie to an all white Supreme Court of Canada.
@GlobeDebate
Globe Opinion
6 years
Colten Boushie’s family should be upset: Our jury selection procedure is not fair
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
That was in 1997. A year later, in 1998, the Supreme Court of Canada in the Secession Reference stated that democracy is a fundamental unwritten principle of the Canadian constitution, that binds all governments and legislatures.
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Bruce Ryder
1 year
Agreed that there should be an investigation into whether @fordnation , @steveclark or other public officials have committed the offence of breach of public trust (using a public office for a corrupt purpose), contrary to s.122 of the Criminal Code.
@iamdavidmiller
David Miller T.O.
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The Ford Government should be under police investigation. It is not possible to believe that these land speculators paid tens of millions for land that could not be developed without knowing the greenbelt protections would be removed. Criminal.
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Bruce Ryder
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Arundhati Roy: "If we allow this brazen slaughter to continue, even as it is livestreamed into the most private recesses of our personal lives, we are complicit in it. Something in our moral selves will be altered forever." via @lithub
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
AG @C_Mulroney claims that using the notwithstanding clause is necessary to allow the provincial legislature to determine the size of City Council. She hasn't explained why she needs to do it in the middle of an election campaign to force an unfair election on Toronto.
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Because #bill5 took effect in mid-election, candidates deprived of a reasonable opportunity to present their positions. By radically redrawing electoral districts in the middle of the electoral process, Bill 5 "undermined the very notion of a 'fair and equitable' election." (36)
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Bruce Ryder
5 months
This speech by @JillDunlop1 , Ontario's Minister of Colleges and Universities, spreading misinformation, targeting and naming students and professors, and insisting they be punished, is pure McCarthyism.
@JillDunlop1
Jill Dunlop
5 months
Our government has been abundantly clear on our position regarding celebratory statements on the killings of Israeli civilians by Hamas terrorist groups, they have no place in Ontario and certainly not in our postsecondary institutions.
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
The answer is no, because governments and legislatures are bound to comply not just with limits on their powers written in the text of the constitution, but also with unwritten constitutional principles, like the principle of democracy.
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Bruce Ryder
4 years
Congrats to @OsgoodeNews #wilsonmoot team, winner of 3rd place at the competition. L-R: ⁦ @JeffAdamsmania ⁩, Yuen Shek, Justice Malcolm Rowe of ⁦ @SCC_eng ⁩, Brittany Town, Heather Fregeau (winner of 3rd place oralist) and ⁦ @dheppenstall ⁩.
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Bottom lines: 25 ward election in Toronto on Oct 22. #bill31 will be withdrawn. The notwithstanding clause is back in the closet, for now. The appeal to the ONCA looms. This might end up at the SCC, where I expect Belobaba J's opinion will receive more respect than it did today.
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Bruce Ryder
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@YorkUniversity This proceeding initiated by the administration of my university against the student leadership of @YFSlocal68 , @YUGSA84 and the Glendon College Student Union is troubling for a host of reasons.
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Bruce Ryder
3 years
And then discover that the main changes are conferring powers of arbitrary detention on police and restrictions on interprovincial mobility rights.
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Bruce Ryder
1 year
Congratulations to Jashandeep Kaur Mavi and Frank Nasca of ⁦ @OsgoodeNews ⁩, winners of the best factum award at the ⁦ @blsaisaacmoot
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Bruce Ryder
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Another comprehensive victory for labour rights from the ONSC today: in ATU Local 113 v Ontario, Justice Chalmers found that the TTC Act, by removing the right to strike and substituting binding arbitration, unjustifiably infringed s.2(d) of the Charter:
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
"There can be no doubt on the evidence before the court that Bill 5 substantially interfered with the candidate’s ability to effectively communicate his or her political message to the relevant voters." (para 32)
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
No guarantee of the existence of municipal government. No guarantee of a right to vote in municipal elections. But once municipal vote has been extended, it must be provided in a manner that is consistent with and not in breach of the Constitution. (paras 48-51)
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Bruce Ryder
1 year
Congratulations to ⁦ @sroshhassan ⁩, Emily Kim, Frank Nasca, Jashandeep Kaur Mavi and Michael Smith of ⁦ @OsgoodeNews ⁩ and coaches ⁦ @esicodjoe ⁩, Sharon Stewart Guthrie and Shannon Sproule for winning the best team award ⁦ @blsaisaacmoot
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Bruce Ryder
7 years
Congrats to @SenCowan @Rob_Oliphant for your excellent work on Bill #S201 . Cdns now have strong legal protection from #GeneticDiscrimination
@richardmarceau
Richard Marceau
7 years
Bill #S201 on #genetic #discrimination overwhelmingly adopted by the House of Commons #cdnpoli @CIJAinfo
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Such a pleasure to work under the extraordinary leadership of @DeanSossin over the past 8 years. As he steps down today as Dean of @OsgoodeNews , we all owe him an enormous debt of gratitude. The law school has never been stronger or the future brighter. Thank you Lorne!
@LorneSossin
Lorne Sossin
6 years
A note of thanks! @OsgoodeNews
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Unfortunately the Canadian constitution does not yet protect municipal governments. They are creatures of provincial legislation passed pursuant to s.92(8) of the Constitution Act, 1867. Provincial laws create municipal institutions; they can also transform them.
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
I'm happy to offer free Constitutional Law 101 course if any Ford government Cabinet members are interested. Thinking it might help save some taxpayers' dollars.
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Bruce Ryder
5 years
Very grateful that Acting Dean Condon is no longer acting. The future is in good hands. Congrats Mary!
@OsgoodeNews
Osgoode Hall Law School of York University
5 years
Congratulations pouring in for Professor Mary Condon who was appointed Dean of Osgoode today for a four-year term starting July 1, 2019. Professor Condon has served as Interim Dean of Osgoode since May 1, 2018.
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Bruce Ryder
1 year
The disturbing breakdown of access to justice at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario highlighted by @AmiraElghawaby in this excellent piece, drawing on a paper written by Frank Nasca in the @OsgoodeNews Anti-Discrimination Intensive Program
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
But do these gaps in the 1867 and 1982 constitutions mean that provincial legislatures are free to transform municipal institutions as they see fit, without any constitutional constraints? Does local democracy exist in a complete constitutional vacuum?
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Packing up for move into new office down the hall. Unearthing memories, feelings and artefacts from long ago. Can’t bear to lose this collection of floppy disks from circa 1994.
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Justice Belobaba had no difficulty concluding that candidates' freedom of expression infringed by #bill5 . (para 38) He then moved on to consider infringement of municipal voters' freedom of expression.
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Bruce Ryder
6 months
Tomorrow the government of Premier Moe will introduce Bill 137, the Parents Bill of Rights Act. Far from being inspired by the legacy of Tommy Douglas, its title and contents are taken straight from a wave of similar laws passed by Republicans in Congress and state legislatures.
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Thanks to @queensulaw Professors @coleenlisa and Lisa Kelly for this timely reminder of why questions of power and justice are properly central to legal pedagogy and scholarship.
@TheVeryReal_JVK
Julia Kalinina
6 years
"Calls for a return to legal formalism – a legal education free of politics – are themselves deeply political. Stripping law of context allows supporters of the status quo to portray legal rules as neutral or apolitical."
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Bruce Ryder
5 years
Good questions from @acoyne : "Do we want to live in a country in which people can be fired from their jobs because of their religious beliefs? In which important positions in the public service are off limits to members of religious minorities? How can we possibly?"
@nationalpost
National Post
5 years
Andrew Coyne: Quebec situation is too serious for Trudeau to stay out of notwithstanding debate
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Bruce Ryder
5 years
Congratulations to @OsgoodeNews team and coach Professor Jamie Cameron for winning Americas Round of Price Media Law Moot today @CardozoLaw . L-R: Matthew McLean, Alana Robert, James Shields and John Justin (absent: Bailey Fox). Next stop: Oxford for International Round in April.
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Bruce Ryder
4 months
Disgusted by this US veto of a resolution calling for a ceasefire and return of all hostages. If Canada were a member of the Security Council, our government’s voting record in the General Assembly suggests we would have voted with the US. Appalling.
@UN_News_Centre
UN News
4 months
#BREAKING United States vetoes Security Council draft resolution that would have demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, and immediate and unconditional release of all hostages VOTE In Favour: 13 Against: 1 (US) Abstain: 1 (UK)
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Bruce Ryder
5 years
Excellent piece by the incomparable @blberger of @OsgoodeNews on Quebec's egregious #bill21 : "the attempt to remove religion from the public sphere inexorably puts the state up to its elbows in matters of religion."
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Globe Opinion
5 years
Why Quebec’s religious-symbols bill will fail
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
What a disheartening display at the legislature last night by @fordnation , @C_Mulroney , @SteveClarkPC and their caucus colleagues. Government by bullying, bullshit, contempt for the Charter, and contempt for democratic process. Can it get any uglier? I fear it can with this crew.
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Justice Belobaba says yes, the importance of effective representation transcends s.3 of the Charter (which does not apply to municipal elections). It should also inform the interpretation of s.2(b), in light of the close affinity between political expression and the right to vote
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Bruce Ryder
5 months
🧵We now look back with shame at the witch hunts and systemic employment discrimination endured by Communists and LGBTQ+ people in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Belobaba J emphasized the importance of the right to vote in our democracy. Voting is an expressive activity. The essence of the right to vote is "effective representation". Can this idea, developed in case law under s.3 of the Charter, apply to municipalities through s.2(b)?
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Bruce Ryder
3 years
Celebrations ahead of the many contributions of @ParkdaleLegal to the communities it serves and to experiential education @OsgoodeNews over the last half century. The early history of the clinic is documented in this special issue of the @OHLJ :
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Parkdale Community Legal Services
3 years
Exactly 50 years ago today, on September 1, 1971, @ParkdaleLegal opened its doors to the community and thus becoming the first community legal clinic in Canada.
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Another unfortunate gap in our constitution is that citizens’ right to vote and run for elected office, set out in s.3 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, applies only to elections for the House of Commons and provincial legislatures. Municipal elections are not mentioned.
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Attorney General @C_Mulroney defended the move by saying "s.92 of the Constitution Act, 1867 makes it clear that the Province has exclusive jurisdiction over bike lanes. It's why we're eliminating bike lanes in Toronto to deliver on our commitment to higher carbon emissions."
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The Beaverton
6 years
Doug Ford invokes War Measures Act to remove Toronto bike lanes
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Of course, the legal issue is whether the Law Society's policy reflects a reasonable balance between two constitutional rights. The shameful part of this saga, imho, is the failure of many opponents of the policy to give any serious weight or consideration to the equality issues.
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Leonid Sirota
6 years
Freedom of thought and expression is also a fundamental constitutional right. Once again, you think the end justifies the means. Shameless.
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Bruce Ryder
2 years
@angelawya Be gracious and send them a bill
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
The democratic principle includes respect for democratic processes and for democratic institutions that enhance the participation and representation of the people. See paras 61-69 of the Secession Reference:
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Bruce Ryder
3 years
Very pleased that @yorkuniversity has joined other Ontario universities in adopting a vaccine requirement for participation in on-campus activities this fall. The right thing to do as evidence mounts that vaccination reduces the risk of infection, illness and transmission.
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York University
3 years
#YorkU will require all community members and visitors on our campuses this fall to be vaccinated against COVID-19. More information will be shared in coming days. | #YUBetterTogether Read the full statement from @YorkUPresident :
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Bruce Ryder
6 years
Our classrooms at Anishinaabe Law Camp. Thanks to all @OsgoodeNews and Neyaashiinigmiing who made this memorable weekend full of love and learning possible.
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