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Grounds for (In)Equality: The Supreme Court of Canada Grapples with Intersectionality in Kanyinda
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“Money for Nothing”: Landlords Take on Residential Tenants’ Security Deposits
By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton Legislation Commented On: Residential Tenancies Act, SA 2004, c R-17.1, Part 4 PDF Version: “Money for Nothing”: Landlords Take on Residential Tenants’ Security Deposits Landlords must place their residential tenants’ security deposits in an interest-bearing trust account. When interest rates are low, landlords take for themselves all of the interest earned in these accounts.
Charter Sections 15 and 25: The Majority Judgment in Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation and its Application in the Federal Court
By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton, Robert Hamilton, and Jennifer Koshan Cases Commented On: Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, 2024 SCC 10 (CanLII); Houle v Swan River First Nation, 2025 FC 267 (CanLII); Donald-Potskin v Sawridge First Nation, 2025 FC 648 (CanLII); Cunningham v Sucker Creek First Nation 150A, 2025 FC 1174 (CanLII) PDF Version: Charter Sections 15 and 25: The Majority Judgment in Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation and its Application in the Federal Court This is the third...
The Erasure of Both Group-Based Disadvantage and Individual Im" by Jonnette Watson Hamilton and Jennifer Koshan
Watson Hamilton, Jonnette and Koshan, Jennifer. "Sharma: The Erasure of Both Group-Based Disadvantage and Individual Impact." The Supreme Court Law Review: Osgoode’s Annual Constitutional Cases Conference 115. (2024). DOI: https://doi.org/10.60082/2563-8505.1448 https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/sclr/vol115/iss1/6 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Thin Gruel: The Crisis Management Team Review
By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton and Jennifer Koshan Document commented on: Crisis Management Team Review, University of Calgary – Response to Protest Encampment: Final Report (November 4, 2024) PDF Version: Thin Gruel: The Crisis Management Team Review On November 4, 2024, consulting firm MNP released their Crisis Management Team (CMT) Review (CMT Review) of the University of Calgary’s response to the May 9, 2024 pro-Palestine encampment on campus.
The University’s Kafkaesque Direction on Temporary Structures and Overnight Protests: “You are not supposed to see this.”
By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton and Shaun Fluker Document Commented On: University Direction on Temporary Structures and Overnight Protests, 2024-UC-003-A, revised May 3, 2024 PDF Version: The University’s Kafkaesque Direction on Temporary Structures and Overnight Protests: “You are not supposed to see this.” Questions about the authority exercised and the process followed by the University of Calgary when it acted on the “University Direction on Temporary Structures and Overnight Protests”...
What Does La Rose Tell Us About Climate Change Litigation in Canada?
The last decade has seen an explosion of domestic climate change litigation around the world and an equally rich body of academic literature examining the case law from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law maintains an excellent data base[1] covering these developments. Important cases in other jurisdictions include the Urgenda decision[2] and Shell[3] decision in the Netherlands, and the 2021 decision of the German constitutional court[4].
Let Them Eat Breakfast? Encampments on Campus Part 3
By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton and Jennifer Koshan Decision Commented On: University of Toronto (Governing Council) v Doe et al., 2024 ONSC 3755 (CanLII) PDF Version: Let Them Eat Breakfast? Encampments on Campus Part 3 Stampede Week in Calgary just ended. Pancake breakfasts and other festivities went ahead despite a recent water emergency. At times like this, folks often point to Calgary’s can-do attitude.
Supreme Court Law Review, 2nd Series, Volume 114 | LexisNexis Canada
30-day risk-free examination Secure checkout Multiple copy discounts This book is a valuable resource for legal practitioners and scholars interested in current issues relating to equality rights litigation in Canada.
The Basics of Alberta’s Torrens Title System: Three Cases
By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton and Nigel Bankes Cases commented on: St Pierre v Schenk, 2020 ABCA 382 (CanLII); Calgary (City) v Teulon, 2021 ABQB 388 (CanLII); St Pierre v North Alberta Land Registry District (Registrar), 2023 ABCA 153 (CanLII) PDF Version: The Basics of Alberta’s Torrens Title System: Three Cases These three decisions about the basic elements of Alberta’s Torrens title system cover a wide range of issues.
Residential Tenancies in Alberta: Evictions for Non-Payment of Rent No Longer Suspended
By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Residential Tenancies in Alberta: Evictions for Non-Payment of Rent No Longer Suspended Legislation Commented On: Tenancies Statutes (Emergency Provisions) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 11); Late Payment Fees and Penalties Regulation, Alta Reg 55/2020; and six Ministerial Orders issued in relation to COVID-19 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Alberta government has issued six ministerial orders that affect residential tenancies, as well as one...
Alberta Court of Appeal Restores Access to Habeas Corpus
By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Alberta Court of Appeal Restores Access to Habeas Corpus Case Commented On: Wilcox v Alberta, 2020 ABCA 104 (CanLII) (Wilcox CA) This Court of Appeal decision is significant for a number of reasons. Most importantly, the decision means that accused individuals in pre-trial solitary confinement in Alberta now have access to habeas corpus, the fastest way to challenge the legality of that confinement.
Keeping an Eye on Foreclosing Banks
By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Keeping an Eye on Foreclosing Banks Case Commented On: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v Strihavka, 2019 ABQB 835 Who is keeping an eye on the conduct and claims of banks and other financial institutions that are foreclosing on people’s homes in Alberta?
An Arbitrary Approach to Discr" by Jonnette Watson Hamilton and Jennifer Koshan
Osgoode Home > Osgoode Digital Commons > Journals > SCLR > Vol. 76 (2016) Abstract The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (“RCAP”) acknowledged education as essential to both enhancing the lives of Aboriginal individuals and achieving their collective goals. Education can improve the capacities and talents of Aboriginal citizens to assume the responsibilities of operating self-governing and community structures. In Kahkewistahaw First Nation v.
The Increasing Risk of Conflating Self-Represented and Vexatious Litigants
PDF Version: The Increasing Risk of Conflating Self-Represented and Vexatious Litigants The August 20th decision of Justice Peter Michalyshyn in Hawrysh #2 was step two of the now usual two-step process adopted by the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench in Hok v Alberta, to deal with vexatious litigants. Step one was taken two months earlier in Hawrysh #1. The two decisions are interesting for at least three reasons.
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