INTRODUCTION The Spanish Constitutional Court is becoming one of the most popular institutions in the country. By “popular” I do not mean “generally well-liked”, but “frequently used” or mentioned in conversations and in the media, that is, in the middle of the political debate. On the other hand, as I mentioned in previous contributions, (here […]
Last Friday, Tom Schreiter wrote on the recent Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") decision R v Bryan, 2007 SCC 12 [Bryan], with a decided focus on the evidentiary issues raised by the case. The case, however, warrants further examination due to the nexus of 2(b) of our Charter and the Canada Elections Act, SC 2000, c […]
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") handed down its decision in R v Bryan, 2007 SCC 12, a case dealing with the right to publish federal election results on election night. The stakes were pretty low for both sides: the accused was convicted at trial for violating a provision of the Canada Elections Act, […]