Influence Peddling: From the Criminal Code to the Prime Minister’s Office

At first glance, R v Carson, 2018 SCC 12 [Carson] is a criminal law case concerning the interpretation of section 121(1)(d) of the Criminal Code,  RSC 185, c C-46 [Criminal Code]. However, the dissent in Carson reveals an important critique of Canada’s relationship with Indigenous peoples. The narrow reading of section 121(1)(d) of the Criminal Code grants First […]

Centrale v Quebec (Attorney General): Is Pay Equity Delayed Pay Equity Denied?

Introduction  On May 10, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada [“SCC” or the “Court”] rendered its judgment for Centrale des syndicats du Québec v Quebec (Attorney General), 2018 SCC 18 [Centrale], an appeal of a provision in Quebec’s Pay Equity Act SQ 1996 [the “Act”]. Section 38 legislatively created a delay in the relief afforded to some […]