📣The CCS has opened a call for Research Affiliates! This is an opportunity for junior scholars to expand their research profiles over a 3 yr term. Interested candidates should forward their CV and expression of interest to [email protected] (attn. Richard Mailey) by July 10th.

Thank you to all who joined us for our "Alberta at the Crossroads" workshop earlier this week! We saw a lot of enthusiasm for public dialogue on Alberta secession and are grateful to each of our expert panelists for engaging in the discussion.

📢We're delighted to announce that we will be co-hosting a full-day public workshop on the Alberta independence movement on May 19, featuring a fabulous interdisciplinary group of experts. Find further event details and register here: bit.ly/4egLHE3

We're excited to announce the publication of another new special issue of the Constitutional Forum!! The new issue, on the regulation of online harms, can be accessed for free here: www.constitutionalstudies.ca/2026/03/foru... Special thanks to Michael Asres and Dax D'Orazio (guest editors)!

If you missed our 36th annual McDonald lecture with Andrew Coyne last week, you can now watch the full video right here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uylF...

Today was the final day of hearings for the Bill 21 appeal before the SCC. One issue raised by interveners has been the effect of s.28 on s.33. In a new blog post, CCS staff member Kira Davidson discusses the history of the provision. Read more here: bit.ly/4lVg30K

If you missed our lecture on sections 25-31 of the Charter with Professor Gerard Kennedy earlier this month, you can now watch the full video right here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbeV...

We were delighted to host journalist Andrew Coyne for our 36th annual McDonald lecture yesterday afternoon, speaking to the ideas of Canadian democracy, rights, nationhood, and federalism. Thank you to all who joined us for the event!

‼️Tickets are still available for tomorrow's McDonald lecture featuring @theglobeandmail.com columnist and CBC panelist Andrew Coyne! Join us in-person in McLennan Ross Hall from 12:30-1:30PM for this lecture on "Democracy, Rights, Nationhood, and Federalism." Register here: bit.ly/4lgRHhs

A reminder that next week we'll be welcoming @theglobeandmail.com columnist and CBC panelist Andrew Coyne as this year's McDonald lecturer. To learn more about the lecture and to register, visit: bit.ly/4lgRHhs

‼️Join us tomorrow for a lecture presented by Professor Gerard Kennedy from the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Law. This hybrid lecture will take place on Zoom and in the Law Centre tomorrow, on March 12, at 12 PM. For full details and to register: bit.ly/4qHmIfx

In our latest CCS interview series video, we talked to Howard Anglin about the 4 planned referendum questions on possible amendments to the Constitution that will be presented to Alberta voters in October 2026. Watch the full interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIrQ...

🔔We're delighted to announce that we'll be hosting @theglobeandmail.com columnist and CBC panelist Andrew Coyne as this year's McDonald lecturer on March 24. To learn more about the lecture and to register, visit: bit.ly/4lgRHhs

We're excited to announce publication of a new special issue of the Constitutional Forum, focusing on the Ontario Court's Appeal's decision in Fair Voting BC (a constitutional challenge to Canada's electoral system). You can access the full issue here: www.constitutionalstudies.ca/2026/03/foru...

In our latest CCS interview series video, we talked to Professor Kenneth Grad about Bill C-9 (Combatting Hate Act), which if passed would expand the criminalization of hate speech in Canada. Watch the full interview here: bit.ly/4aZEeWD

📣 Join us next week for a lecture presented by Professor Gerard Kennedy from the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Law. This hybrid lecture will take place on Zoom and in the Law Centre on March 12 at 12 PM. For full details and to register: bit.ly/4qHmIfx

If you missed either of our recent lectures on Aboriginal title, you can now watch both parts of the lecture series on our YouTube channel.

‼️Tune in tomorrow as both Jaclyn McNamara and Victoria Wicks from Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP present the second lecture in our Aboriginal Title series. This online lecture will take place on Zoom on February 25 at 12 PM. Find full details and reserve your spot here: bit.ly/4bsmODZ

We are excited to invite you to a lecture presented by Professor Gerard Kennedy from the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Law. This hybrid lecture will take place on Zoom and in the Law Centre on March 12 at 12 PM. For full details and to register: bit.ly/4qHmIfx

New on the CCS blog, we've published a series of expert interviews on the SCC's judgment in Quebec v Senneville — a decision that elicited a great deal of public attention and controversy when it was released in October 2025. Read the series here: www.sevenfiftyblog.ca

If you missed our lecture on Political Theory and Canada's Law of Democracy with Justice Colin Feasby earlier this month, you can now watch the full video right here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B02z...

🔔 Join us next week as Jaclyn McNamara and Victoria Wicks from Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP present the second lecture in our Aboriginal Title series. This online lecture will take place on February 25 at 12 PM. Reserve your spot here: bit.ly/4bsmODZ

‼️Join us tomorrow for the first lecture in our Aboriginal Title series, presented by Robert Hamilton from the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Law. This hybrid lecture will take place tomorrow on February 17 at 12 PM. Register here: bit.ly/4khMHbZ

📚Make sure to tune in to the first lecture in our Aboriginal Title series, presented by Robert Hamilton from the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Law. This hybrid lecture will take place on February 17 at 12 PM. Register here: bit.ly/4khMHbZ

📣 Join us in welcoming both Jaclyn McNamara and Victoria Wicks from Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP to present the second lecture in our Aboriginal Title series. This online lecture will take place on February 25 at 12 PM. Reserve your spot here: bit.ly/4bsmODZ

In our latest CCS interview series video, @jaredwesley.ca walks us through Premier Danielle Smith's recent letter to PM Mark Carney, which suggested that AB could withhold funds from its own court system if the province isn't given a great role in the judicial appointments process: bit.ly/3ZigzeN

📣 Join us in welcoming Robert Hamilton from the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Law for the first lecture in our Aboriginal Title series. This hybrid lecture will take place in the Law Centre and on Zoom on February 17 at 12 PM. For full details and to register: bit.ly/4khMHbZ

We are pleased to welcome both Jaclyn McNamara and Victoria Wicks from Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP to present the second lecture in our Aboriginal Title series. This hybrid lecture will take place on February 25 at 12 PM. Find full details and reserve your spot here: bit.ly/4bsmODZ

📢 Join us tomorrow for a lecture on democratic theory from Justice Colin C.J. Feasby of the Alberta Court of King’s Bench. This hybrid lecture will take place both on Zoom and in the Law Centre on February 3rd from 12:00-1:00 PM MST. For full details and to register your attendance: bit.ly/4qUcSrl

‼️ Make sure to join us next week for a lecture on democratic theory from Justice Colin C.J. Feasby of the Alberta Court of King’s Bench. This hybrid lecture will take place both on Zoom and in the Law Centre on February 3rd from 12:00-1:00 PM MST. Register here: bit.ly/4qUcSrl

We are proud to welcome Robert Hamilton from the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Law for the first lecture in our Aboriginal Title series. This hybrid lecture will take place in the Law Centre and on Zoom on February 17 at 12 PM. For full details and to register: bit.ly/4khMHbZ

Thank you to everyone who came out for last night's screening of "Democracy on Trial"! We're grateful to our panelists Pat Paradis, Marie Gordon, and Liz McCord for sharing their stories of working with Dr Morgentaler to open a clinic in Edmonton in the years following the documentary.

‼️ Make sure to join us tomorrow for our first lecture of the year with Scott Fairley. This hybrid event will take place on January 29 from 12:00-1:00 pm MST in the Law Centre and over Zoom. Get full details and register here: bit.ly/4qHjk4W

📣 Join us next week for a lecture on democratic theory from Justice Colin C.J. Feasby of the Alberta Court of King’s Bench. This hybrid lecture will take place both on Zoom and in the Law Centre on February 3rd from 12:00-1:00 PM MST. To register: bit.ly/4qUcSrl

‼️ Join us tomorrow on January 27th at 6 pm for a special screening of “Democracy on Trial: The Morgentaler Affair” at the Metro Cinema's Garneau Theatre. Find full details and reserve your tickets here: bit.ly/49pOWor

📢 Join us next week on January 27th at 6 pm for a special screening of “Democracy on Trial: The Morgentaler Affair” @themetrocinema’s Garneau Theatre. Find full details and reserve your tickets here: bit.ly/49pOWor

📣 Join us next week in welcoming Scott Fairley as he promotes his newly published book and hosts our first lecture of the new year. This hybrid event will take place on January 29 from 12:00-1:00 pm MST in the Law Centre and over Zoom. Register here: bit.ly/4qHjk4W

We are pleased to welcome Justice Colin C.J. Feasby from the Alberta Court of King’s Bench for a lecture on democratic theory. This hybrid lecture will take place on Zoom and in the Law Centre on February 3rd from 12:00-1:00 MST. For full details and to register your attendance: bit.ly/4qUcSrl

📣 Make sure to join us on January 27th at 6 pm for a special screening of “Democracy on Trial: The Morgentaler Affair” at Metro Cinema’s Garneau Theatre. Find full details and reserve your tickets here: bit.ly/49pOWor

We're pleased to announce we will be welcoming Scott Fairley for a lecture to promote his new book, Foreign Affairs in the Canadian Constitution. This hybrid event will take place on Jan 29 from 12:00-1:00PM MST in the Law Centre and on Zoom. Register here: bit.ly/4qHjk4W

We're delighted to announce that we'll be hosting a film screening and panel discussion of the NFB documentary "Democracy on Trial: The Morgentaler Affair" on January 27 @ 6:00PM at Edmonton's Metro Cinema. Find full details and get your tickets here: bit.ly/49pOWor

📣Join us tomorrow, Dec 10 at 7 PM EST for the Centre for Free Expression's Virtual Forum Series on the notwithstanding clause & the future of Canadian democracy, featuring @ericadams99.bsky.social, Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, and Richard Moon. 🔗Zoom: tinyurl.com/CFEevent

We're pleased to be co-sponsoring the Centre for Free Expression's next Virtual Forum Series about the notwithstanding clause & the future of Canadian democracy, featuring @ericadams99.bsky.social, Anaïs Bussières McNicoll, and Richard Moon. Join us Dec 10 at 7PM EST via Zoom: tinyurl.com/CFEevent

If you missed our lecture on Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation with Professor Margot Young earlier this month, you can now watch the full video right here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhWO...

Our 2024 summer student Saloni Sharma just appeared on CBC's "This is Edmonton" to chat about her role as host and interviewer for our notwithstanding clause podcast, "Clause for Concern." You can listen to Saloni's interview here: www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...

If you missed our book launch for "Challenging Exile" earlier this semester, you can now watch the comments delivered by co-author @ericadams99.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7qb...

If you missed the launch event for our Review of Constitutional Studies' special double issue on Our More-Than-Human Constitutions, you can now watch the full recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs10...

Yesterday, the AB government tabled Bill 9, invoking the notwithstanding clause to shield three policies affecting trans youth. With a rise in the unprecedent use of the clause in the last month, we talked to Marion Sandilands about what's going on: bit.ly/4r6lLio

🚨FINAL REMINDER🚨 A reminder that tomorrow is our launch event for our RCS special double issue on more-than-human constitutionalism, guest edited by Lindsay Borrows and Jessica Eisen. Join us on Zoom from 12:00-1:00PM MST to celebrate! Register here: bit.ly/4onTxhq

🚨EVENT REMINDER🚨 A reminder that next week we're hosting an online launch event for our RCS special double issue on more-than-human constitutionalism, guest edited by Lindsay Borrows and Jessica Eisen. Join us on Nov 19 from 12:00-1:00PM MST to celebrate! Register here: bit.ly/4onTxhq