When courts make decisions outside their areas of expertise, the notwithstanding clause is legislatures’ best tool to respond
Author Archives: Gerard Kennedy
Gerard Kennedy is an assistant professor in the University of Alberta Faculty of Law, where he teaches and researches in the areas of procedural law, administrative law and constitutional law.
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Op-Ed: The underexplored tactic to halt Trump’s tariffs
Executive actors cannot make decisions without legislative approval. Does Trump have congressional approval to impose tariffs at whim?
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Carbon tax’s legality at risk due to heating oil exemption
Flying underneath the radar of Ottawa’s recent policy reversal are at least three arguments that could imperil the carbon tax’s legality