Supreme Court of Canada

Outside a rural Saskatchewan elementary school on a fall morning in 2020, Paul Wilson and three others parked their truck and called 911 as a woman they were with experienced a fentanyl overdose.  When police arrived, paramedics were already treating the woman. A Mountie who responded to the scene smelled marijuana from the vehicle and noticed a […]

The federal government says it has reached an agreement with Saskatchewan over the province not paying carbon levy money to Ottawa, though the case may still end up in court.  National Revenue Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said Tuesday the deal secures 50 per cent of what Saskatchewan owes until the dispute is resolved.  She said the agreement complies with the […]

The Canadian Union of Public Employees, the Canadian Teachers Federation, and the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour are all teaming up to fight the provincial governments gender and pronoun policy. In particular, the Sask Party Government’s use of the not withstanding clause of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. All three groups are concerned the policy […]

The Supreme Court of Canada says it will review the case of a man arrested after calling for help to save a friend overdosing on drugs in a case that has raised questions surrounding the Good Samaritan law. The top court said Thursday it will review the case of Paul Eric Wilson but as per […]

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the federal Indigenous child welfare act is constitutional, affirming that First Nations, Métis and Inuit have sole authority over the protection of their children. The unanimous decision is a setback for the Quebec government, which had made gains in 2022 when its Court of Appeal found that […]

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled on portions of the federal government’s environmental policies, in this case the “Impact Assessment Act”. Five out of seven judges found most of it to be unconstitutional because it ultimately seeks to regulate activities within provincial jurisdiction. Chief Justice Richard Wagner, writing for the majority, said the law […]

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled against the federal government’s impact assessment law on Friday, with five out of seven judges finding most of it to be unconstitutional because it ultimately seeks to regulate activities within provincial jurisdiction. Chief Justice Richard Wagner, writing for the majority, said the law as written is aimed at regulating […]

The public inquiry into the federal government’s unprecedented use of the Emergencies Act during “Freedom Convoy” protests last winter begins on Thursday, and dozens of witnesses, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and high-profile convoy organizers, are expected to testify. The Liberal government invoked the Emergencies Act on Feb. 14, granting to police extraordinary temporary powers […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed Ontario judge Michelle O’Bonsawin to the Supreme Court of Canada, making her the first Indigenous person to sit on the country’s highest bench. O’Bonsawin comes to the court after spending five years as a judge at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Ottawa. She has also taught law […]

Premier Scott Moe says Thursday’s decision from the Supreme Court of Canada that carbon pricing is constitutional effectively ends Saskatchewan’s legal avenues. In a statement he made on Thursday afternoon before speaking at a media conference, he said this does not change their core conviction that the carbon tax is “bad environmental policy, bad economic […]