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Constitutional Law of Canada has been the classic text in its field for decades, and the one to which scholars, practitioners and students turn for authoritative guidance on the complex issues and concepts which comprise Canadian constitutional law. Wade K. Wright assumed authorship of the text in 2021, stepping into the shoes of the late Peter W. Hogg, the founding author. The 2023 Student Edition is an abridged version of the two-volume looseleaf 5th Edition, which is revised annually by the author. The Student Edition contains 35 of the 60 chapters from the loose-leaf that are most likely to be useful to students. For ease of reference, the title of each of the omitted chapters is listed in the Preface to this edition. The Student Edition includes the Index found in the loose-leaf edition. The 2023 Student Edition is current to December 2022." --Page 4 of cover.

"Written by two of Canada’s leading constitutional scholars, the seventh edition of The Charter of Rights and Freedoms provides a uniquely accessible yet thorough and objective account of the Canadian Charter. This new edition includes, for the first time, a chapter examining Aboriginal and Treaty rights. The authors examine the manner in which Canadian courts have come to terms with the constitutional protection of rights, focusing on the decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada. The purpose is to explain Charter and Aboriginal rights, their interpretation by the courts, and their practical application. This edition also highlights a number of important cases in recent Canadian law. For example, Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique refused to accept that controlling the cost of minority-language education, which is a Charter right, would justify limiting that right under section 1. The decision also refused to extend qualified immunities from Charter damage awa rds to government policy decisions. The Frank decision, which struck down the disenfranchisement of Canadian citizens living abroad, and an important new remedies case, Ontario (Attorney General) v G, which will affect suspended declarations of invalidity and applicable exemptions, are both given a detailed and comprehensive analysis. The authors also discuss recent developments in the section 2(b) right to freedom of religion, including both the Ktunaxa Nation decision rejecting an Indigenous group’s claim that a development project would infringe on their right to freedom of religion, and the Trinity Western decisions dealing with a religiously motivated covenant that discriminated against prospective LGBTQ2S+ law students; developments in freedom of expression, including election spending and journalists being required to reveal their sources; the important role played by the Charter in the criminal process, including the Boudreault decision, which extends the protection against c ruel and unusual punishment; and developments in the area of equality rights, including decisions on pay equity and the Fraser case, which deals with pension benefits for women."-- Provided by publisher.

'This publication presents a fascinating account of the struggles and reforms that have shaped Canada's electoral system from pre-Confederation times to the present day. Originally researched and published in 1997 and updated in 2007, this third edition -

Section 33 - what is commonly referred to as the notwithstanding clause (NWC) - was written into the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to allow Parliament and the provinces to provisionally override certain Charter rights.The Notwithstanding Clause and the Canadian Charter examines the NWC from all angles and perspectives, considering who should have the last word on matters of rights and justice - the legislatures or the unelected judiciary - and what balance liberal democracy requires. In the case of Quebec, the use of the clause has been justified as necessary to preserve the province's culture and promote its identity as a nation. Yet Quebec's pre-emptive and sweeping invocation of the clause also challenges the scope of judicial review and citizens' recourse to it, and it tests the assumption that a dialogue between the judiciary and the legislature is always preferable in instances in which the legislative branch decides to suspend the operation of certain Charter rights and freedoms. By virtue of its contested purposes, interpretations, operation, and applications, the NWC represents and, to an extent, defines both the character and the very real vulnerabilities of liberal constitutionalism in Canada.The significance, effects, and legitimacy of the NWC have been vigorously debated within scholarship and among politicians and activists since the patriation of the Canadian Constitution in 1982. In The Notwithstanding Clause and the Canadian Charter leading scholars, jurists, and policy experts elucidate and prescribe reforms to the application of this consequential clause about which so much is written, and around which there is relatively little consensus.

"This text examines the rules and regulations that apply to the running of elections in Canada, following the passing of the Elections Modernization Act in 2018 and in effect for the 43rd general election in 2019. The book covers the laws affecting voting rights and participation in the electoral process, analysis of the laws that apply to candidates, the laws governing riding associations and political parties and associations, campaign financing, political advertising and election compliance and enforcement. It also discusses new rules affecting third parties participating in the democratic process at election time. A new chapter offers practical guidance and summarizes key legal considerations at the various stages of campaign planning and execution for those involved in the electoral process as candidates, members of riding associations and campaign worker and volunteers."-- Provided by publisher.

« L'auteur aborde les différentes réalités reliées à la faillite et à l'insolvabilité, la réorganisation d'entreprises de même que la protection des salariés qu'il regroupe en dix titres. Chaque titre est associé à un thème spécifique dont la présentation a pour objectif central de permettre aux praticiens, aux étudiants et aux personnes touchées par cette situation non seulement d'avoir une vue d'ensemble du régime mis en place, mais également de faciliter les liens à faire entre chacun des thèmes. Conçu comme un tout, l'ouvrage se veut un outil pour aider le lecteur à bien établir le cadre juridique nécessaire, selon le contexte, à la détermination de la solution appropriée en se servant, notamment, de son index analytique et du synopsis. La Réforme de 2009 a considérablement modifié la façon de penser et les manières de faire. Avec l'apport de nos juges, la 5ᵉ édition en a été largement tributaire. Pourquoi une 6ᵉ édition? Essentiellement, parce que le temps était venu de faire une rétrospective. Cette édition tient compte des modifications apportées par le législateur depuis la dernière édition ainsi que les ajustements que le contexte de pandémie a nécessité depuis 2020. Outre le fait de l'enrichir avec de nouveaux commentaires et la mise à jour de l'information colligée dans l'édition précédente, l'auteur commente les modifications suivantes : l'obligation nouvelle d'agir de bonne foi; les biens détenus par le failli dans un régime enregistré d'épargne-invalidité; la désignation professionnelle des syndics; la survie d'un droit de propriété intellectuelle en cas de disposition ou de résiliation; l'enquête concernant le paiement fait par une personne morale faillie d’une indemnité de départ ou de préavis, d'une prime d'encouragement ou de tout autre avantage à un administrateur, dirigeant ou à quiconque dirige ou supervise les activités commerciales et les affaires internes de la personne morale dans la période suspecte prévue par la Loi; les situations nouvelles donnant droit aux prestations du programme de protection des salariés ainsi que les mesures prises pour bonifier celles-ci; l'instruction du surintendant des faillites aux fins de l'établissement du revenu excédentaire et les Directives du surintendant des faillites. Cette nouvelle édition fait également état de la jurisprudence récente portant, entre autres, sur les fiducies présumées et le « debtor in possession financing »; la doctrine de la prépondérance fédérale; la proposition de consommateur conjointe et la question de savoir si l'amende imposée par un ordre professionnel à un membre devenu failli est une réclamation prouvable dont il ne peut être libéré. »--Page 4 de la couverture