HERE is a link to remarks I delivered in the House of Commons on 16 October 2023, in which I detailed the nature of my private interest in my family’s business and its relation to the House’s consideration of Bill C-56 and Bill C-352, and explained a set of documents,
I was saddened to learn of the passing of James Bartleman, the former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, at the age of 83. I had a personal connection to James, who was the former owner of the house in Perth which became my family’s home in 2014. James was an accomplished
Full-text translation of the 1215 edition of Magna Carta Cambridge University Press Source: Hazell R, Melton J, eds. English Translation of Magna Carta (1215). In: Magna Carta and Its Modern Legacy. Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy. Cambridge University Press; 2015:233-242. PDF (created by Scott Reid, with additional notes) La Grande
Today, Canopy Growth announced that it is laying off 46% of its workforce in Smiths Falls, ON. This announcement comes as a shock to the many workers and their families, so it is appropriate for everyone’s thoughts and prayers to be with them today. While there are many reasons that
This is an update on my message, following a Toronto Star interview, in 2018. The original response is posted on my website, HERE. Back in May 2018, the Toronto Star searched through the public postings on the webpage of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, and was thereby able
In a 1996 essay, “Penumbras for the People”, I advocated the adoption of a law that would permit Parliament to invoke Section 33 of the Charter of Rights (the so-called “Notwithstanding Clause“, which permits Parliament and the provincial legislatures to re-enact laws that have been struck down by the courts as
