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About Patricia Hughes

Founding Executive Director of the Law Commission of Ontario (2007-2015); Dean of Law, University of Calgary (2001-2006); currently independent. (In an earlier life, [assist.] professor of political science and professor of law; member of OLRB and Ont. Pay Equity Tribunal)

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Posts by Patricia Hughes

The Wondrous World of Creating Constitutional Law

Applying Vavilov: Canada Post and Health and Safety

Assessing the CJC’s Interpretation of Sections 54 and 55 of the Judges Act: The Patrick Smith Case

The Imperatives of Legal Education

Religion…Not Religion: Is It Really Just a Toss-Up?

Are Some Judges Just Slow Learners? Myths and Stereotypes in Sexual Assault Cases

Canadian Federation of Students v. Ontario

Oaths, Affirmations and Eagle Feathers

A Look at Alberta’s Private Member’s Bill on Conscience Rights for Doctors

Challenges to Mandatory Vaccinations: Further Thoughts

CFCJ Releases Report on “Investing in Justice”

Revisiting the City of Toronto Case After the UK Prorogation Decision

College of Midwives of BC v. MaryMoon

UK Supreme Court on Prorogation: The Role of Unwritten Constitutional Principles

Challenging the Quebec End-of-Life Legislation and Medically-Assisted Dying in Truchon

Questions Arising From the Anti-Carbon Tax Sticker Legislation (Including the Fixing of the Set Fine)

It’s the Motivation and Impact That Matter When Government Requests Prorogation of Parliament

Affirming a Liberal Interpretation of Public Interest Standing for Constitutional Challenges

A Former Adjudicator Contemplates the Ontario Court of Appeal’s Mix-Up

Hearings for Court of Appeal Nominees

What Attracted Me to Law — and Why I’m Still Here

Contrasting Petersoo v. Petersoo and Moore v. Apollo Health [And] Beauty Care: Should a Judge or Arbitrator Ever Become an Advocate?

Leadership and the Law

How the Process of Decision-Making Might Affect the Result: The Example of a (Real Estate) Licence Appeal Tribunal Decision

The Review of Government Appointments Should Be Public

Has the Ontario Court of Appeal Issued an Invitation to Sharp Practice?

What We Know About the Impact of the Cuts to Community Legal Clinics’ Funding: Are They Prologue to More Dramatic Change?

Needed Change to the Temporary Foreign Workers Program

Using Law to Restrict Freedom of Religion and Conscience: The Vaccination Issue

How Law Affects the Relationship Between the People and Government

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