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October 2, 2019
Indigenous lawyer from Sask. honoured by Law Society of Ontario
Canoe Lake Cree Nation member Delia Opekokew awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree Reposted from the September 26, 2019 CBC News article with the permission of Kelly Provost Canoe...
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October 29, 2015
The Elephant in Parliament: The Magna Carta in 1628 & 1642 (Throwback Thursday)
By Ken Fox (Part 3 of a series | Part 1 | Part 2) “Every member of the House being a counsellor, should have three properties of the elephant: first, that...
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October 1, 2015
Extorted By Force: The Magna Carta in 1266 & 1297 (Throwback Thursday)
By Ken Fox (This is Part 2 of a series | Part 1) “The liberties which you demand, since they were extorted by force, ought not by right be observed.”...
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September 10, 2015
God’s Teeth: The Magna Carta in 1215 (Throwback Thursday)
By Ken Fox (Part 1 of a series) “John … when he heard of the latter chapter, the forty-ninth … is described as having wrought himself into a furious passion...
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September 9, 2015
Magna Carta Tour
By Kim Korven The Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of Saskatchewan June 15, 2015 marked the 800th anniversary of King John affixing his seal to a charter on the fields...
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May 29, 2014
Bone Dry Saskatchewan (Throwback Thursday)
[caption id="attachment_852" align="alignright" width="412"] Toronto World, July 1, 1915[/caption] 2014's New Year Day ushered in new liquor laws allowing strippers in Saskatchewan bars. Did you know that 60 years ago...
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May 21, 2014
This Week in Legal History
By Jenneth Hogan May 20, 1980 Mistake of Fact Wrapping up on May 20, 1980, R. v. Pappajohn establishes the common law defence of "mistake of fact" in sexual assault...
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May 15, 2014
This Week in Legal History – Louis Riel
By Jenneth Hogan May 15, 1885 North West Rebellion Louis Riel surrenders to Middleton's troops and is transported to Regina for trial; rebellion ends after 100 days; 80 killed on...
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