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David Frum on the collapse of cryptocurrencies and how the conservative judicial movement shifted the ground on abortion

Today’s episode of Frum Dialogues features discussion on the precipitous drop in the value of cryptocurrencies, as well as the conservative shift in the U.S. judiciary in the context of a pending Supreme Court decision on abortion rights.

By The Hub Staff - Posted on May 13, 2022
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Restoring the vitality of the rule of law in Canada

When governments fail to enforce the law consistently and fairly, they simply invite further lawlessness. And even more alarming is that our governments that are themselves obliged to act within the law have been failing to do so.

By Aaron Wudrick - Posted on May 2, 2022
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The Russia-Ukraine crisis may trigger a renewed era of international law

Russia has made clear that it intends to continue fighting in certain parts of the country and will continue to support separatist militias in the Donbas. But that does not mean that international law has altogether failed Ukraine.

By Liam Faught - Posted on April 26, 2022
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The Charter ‘has contributed to the disenchantment with politicians and politics,’ says David Frum

David Frum explains why as a young man he was skeptical that Canada needed a Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and, now that it has been enacted for 40 years, Frum outlines the effects the Charter has had on Canada, both the visible and the less visible.

By The Hub Staff - Posted on April 21, 2022
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Enacting the Charter made us more liberal and less democratic

While ideological interest groups have always sought to pursue their agendas in the courts, Canadian judges have largely resisted the lure of partisan adjudication.

By Steven Penney and Colton Fehr - Posted on April 20, 2022
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Enforcement of the Charter should not be left to the courts alone

The view that Charter rights are for politicians to freely side-step and leave to be adjudicated by the courts later is a misunderstanding of the intention of a constitutional framework and shouldn’t be tolerated.

By Joanna Baron - Posted on April 19, 2022
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Canada should keep its Supreme Court free of corrosive politics

An independent, fair and balanced judiciary is a cornerstone of democracy. It provides an important check on the executive and legislative branches of government and is the arbiter of the law of the land.

By Harry Rakowski - Posted on April 18, 2022
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The Charter at Forty: How the Charter has shaped society since 1982

If the framers of 1982 thought that the constitutional changes of that year would bring about constitutional tranquility, they were sorely mistaken. The past forty years have featured intense activity on the constitutional front as governments have learned how to respect the Charter.

By Brian Bird - Posted on April 18, 2022
Dialogue

David Frum on the dangers of the courts deciding policy. Plus, why Canada needs a national design competition

This episode of Frum Dialogues reflects on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as it celebrates its fortieth anniversary. Plus, why a national design competition would be a good thing for the country.

By The Hub Staff - Posted on April 15, 2022
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Canada should appoint its first Indigenous Supreme Court justice

Prime Minister Trudeau has the opportunity—for the fifth time during his tenure—to nominate an Indigenous justice to the country’s highest court for the first time in Canadian history. He should take it.

By Liam Faught - Posted on April 6, 2022

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