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March 31, 2021
SK Law Review – The Persistent Jurisprudential Muddle: Determining the Standard of Review for Procedural Fairness in Saskatchewan
Levi Graham* What is the standard of review for procedural fairness? Strong jurisprudence from the Federal Courts suggest that the standard of review for procedural fairness remains uncertain. The...
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March 23, 2021
SK Law Review – R. v. Poulin: Muddled adjudication; but adjudication, nonetheless
Travis Smith* Summary In this blog post, a brief analysis of the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent R. v. Poulin decision brings forward concerns of what appears to be...
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December 9, 2020
Access to Legal Services, Limited Licences to Practice Law, and the Protection of the Public: A Discussion of Law Society of Saskatchewan v. Zielke and Recent Amendments to The Legal Profession Act, 1990
By Mackinley M. Sim* SUMMARY/HEADNOTE Law Society of Saskatchewan v. Zielke serves as an example of a law society acting to fulfill its statutory mandate to protect the public and...
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December 2, 2020
Feng v. Saskatchewan (Economy): Denying a remedy for a breach of procedural fairness in the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program context
By Kali Stahl* On January 9, 2020, the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan released its decision in Feng v. Saskatchewan (Economy). This comment discusses the Court’s decision to deny a...
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November 25, 2020
The Constitutionality of Section 33.1: A Never-ending Story?
By Fraser Duncan* This comment explores recent Charter challenges to s. 33.1 of the Criminal Code, which precludes the defence of self-induced intoxication for general intent, bodily integrity offences. The...
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November 18, 2020
New Anti-Money Laundering Legislation: Why is Alberta so Slow on the Uptake?
Jenine Urquhart* On December 11, 2017, finance ministers from across Canada signed the Agreement to Strengthen Beneficial Ownership Transparency (the “Agreement”).[1] The Agreement acknowledged “the misuse of corporations and other...
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September 14, 2020
The Implications of Using a Standard of Reasonableness versus Correctness: A Case Comment on Pomarenski v. Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical Association
Danielle R. Nichols* SUMMARY This comment discusses the implications of a remark made by the Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan in Pomarenski v. Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical Association...
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September 9, 2020
R. v. Rafilovich: A Need for Legislative Amendment
Evan Best* SUMMARY This case comment discusses the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent decision in R. v. Rafilovich, a case involving an individual who was arrested with approximately $47,000...
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June 22, 2020
A Nation of Hollow Words: An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families
Kylee Wilyman* Summary: An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Metis children, youth and families has been held out by the federal government as ground-breaking legislation, co-developed with Indigenous groups....
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June 17, 2020
R. v. A.M.: Striking a Balance Between the Protection of the Complainant and the Protection of the Charter Rights of an Accused in Sexual Assault Proceedings
Miranda Wardman* SUMMARY This case commentary discusses the new process for admitting private records in sexual assault proceedings under the Criminal Code as examined in R. v. A.M., a recent...
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