.... Richard Wagner was 18 when he watched his father’s dreams collapse in defeat .... www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... A detailed & revelatory feature profile on the Chief Justice of Canada's Supreme Court at a crux moment: the pending landmark Bill 21 judgment. In @theglobeandmail.com.

Sean Fraser’s political comeback and the tough-on-crime federal Liberals, in @globeandmail : www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... ... come for the policy & politics, stay for the bagpipes & basketball ...

Deadly shooting at Toronto festival sparks demands for solutions, in @theglobeandmail.com. The city’s police chief and deputy mayor call for stricter punishments; experts argue such a move would not be supported by evidence. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Supreme Court upholds Harper-era mandatory minimum for a sex crime against minors. Not the first time a Harper law survived at the SCC but interesting for sure, as is Chief Justice Richard Wagner in a legal debate that spans back 11yrs, in @theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Three weeks ago, down 1-0, halftime. Ismaël Koné leaned back. “Yeah, I know we want to be positive and everything,” he told his teammates, “but we’re .... ” How Canada scrapped its way into the final 16 countries at the World Cup, in @theglobeandmail.com: www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/socce...

a proud institutionalist, a Prairie sensibility (practical yet creative) & reasonably useful in a snowstorm: Glenn Joyal, the Supreme Court of Canada's newest judge. Asked by a MP of his "judicial ideology" he said .... www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Manon Savard went to McGill thinking she'd become an accountant. On Tues, at 65, the Chief Justice of Quebec steps down as the province's top judge but isn't yet retiring. She redoubles her calls for more justice funding & recalls her work on Bill 21: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

play to win. The men's soccer team's golden opportunity to turn the whole country into soccer fanatics at this World Cup. The story writes itself. Big game Thursday - & next week win Group B. Reporting from the team's first practice in Vancouver on Monday. www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/socce...

gearshift, midJune to midJune, throwback to my sportswriting days of the mid2010s: World Cup coverage in Vancouver. Last night, the opening match in the city, a hot & raucous contest, and an unlikely result. Vibes were high. www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/socce...

The Supreme Court of Canada agreed to hear four different cases today - the top court is saying yes to quite a few leave applications this year - and one of the appeals will be a major Indigenous law case, on B.C.'s Indigenous rights declaration law: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

a new tort - and a particularly sharp dissent: Supreme Court opens new legal avenue for victims of intimate partner violence to seek damages www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

a new tort? Supreme Court set to issue major ruling in the Ahluwalia family violence case, after a particularly extended span of deliberation: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

a short profile of Louise Arbour, the new Governor-General. Spoke with some people who know her well, former SCC colleagues and such: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

out of the history books & into the country's apex courtroom, a student of legal history ancient & recent, @ryan_p_alford's eight-year odyssey: How one law professor challenged the limits of a prime minister’s power at the Supreme Court of Canada: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Ontario courts deny bail to more people than ever before - under old federal rules that are about to become stricter, new rules designed to deny bail to more people - all of it amid a rise in violent crime & public and political pressure to do something: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

4min mile, 2hr marathon: in the middle of the last century, Roger Bannister & John Landy forged new frontiers of human physical capacity. A dz yrs ago, I spoke with both men & explored how much faster the best of us can run, a feature in @theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/more-...

Deadline today to apply for the open seat from the West on the Supreme Court of Canada: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Supreme Court rules on Charter democratic rights - case on the electoral map in Quebec with implications in Alberta: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

The murder case against Kenneth Law collapsed - but some still see a win for prosecutors. In @theglobeandmail.com: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Analysis: Erosion of case against Frank Stronach spotlights challenges of prosecuting historical sexual assaults, in @theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

5 big Qs after landmark Supreme Court hearing on government powers v Canadians' rights: when will a judgment land, what might the ruling be & why did three judges ask no questions? www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

&, Bill 21 once more, my debut on Tiktok at the landmark four-day hearing concludes: www.tiktok.com/@globeandmai...

The epic Bill 21 Supreme Court hearing comes to a close, a look back on Thursday - includes shout out to Albert Camus: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

day 3: Ottawa clashes with Ontario and Alberta at Supreme Court in landmark Bill 21 case. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

A look back at Day 2 of Bill 21/Charter notwithstanding clause at the Supreme Court. The judges appear to have a specific strategy in the asking of their questions. Judicial declarations probed. This morning the fed govt, Ontario, Alberta, B.C. & others. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Quebec strikes back: first look at Day 2 of the landmark Supreme Court hearing on Quebec's Bill 21/the Charter notwithstanding clause. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

A look back at Day 1 of Bill 21 and the Charter's notwithstanding clause at the Supreme Court of Canada. Chief Justice Richard Wagner invokes, three times, Quebec's long history with religion. Quebec up today, on Day 2. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Podcast: @theglobeandmail.com's The Decibel. The landmark Supreme Court case on rights and freedoms. Quebec's Bill 21 & the Charter notwithstanding clause: www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the...

A Supreme constitutional clash: Canadians' rights versus government powers. Ahead of the landmark Supreme Court hearing on Quebec's Bill 21, the past and present of the notwithstanding clause is set to shape Canada's future. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Supreme Court called on to settle legal debate between Aboriginal title and private landowners: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

breaking: Ottawa appeals Emergencies Act case to the Supreme Court www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

In a Charter equality case - always complicated & challenging - the Supreme Court of Canada rules asylum seekers are eligible for Quebec’s subsidized child care: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

The battle over Bill 21, government powers v Canadians' rights. Ahead of the March 23-26 hearing, Supreme Court makes an unusual request: does the Quebec law violate Charter rights? Challengers of course say yes. Quebec says SCC shouldn't even ask: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

>>> Two decades & a half-dozen L.A. Stories <<< www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Judges must speak out to bolster public confidence in courts, says Manitoba superior court Chief Justice Glenn Joyal in a speech on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Joyal may be in the running for an open seat on the Supreme Court of Canada: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Podcast. On @theglobeandmail.com's The Decibel: How police corruption allegations erode trust in justice system www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the...

Toronto police corruption case puts other criminal trials at risk, in @theglobeandmail.com: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Supreme Court decided 45 cases in 2025, extending a recent trend of the country’s top court producing fewer judgments than in decades past. In @theglobeandmail.com: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

A series of political moves from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in the realm of the courts: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Advocacy groups try new legal strategy to combat Alberta transgender legislation after province deploys notwithstanding clause www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Pardon the interruption: the firing line at the Supreme Court of Canada ... lawyers arrive with elegantly crafted arguments, but the judges didn’t show up at work to be charmed by soliloquies. In The Globe and Mail: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Supreme Court weighs road safety against racial profiling in ‘driving while Black’ case www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

a final post on Justice Martin's retirement from the Supreme Court and talk of her replacement - the @theglobeandmail.com's full story: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

More on Justice Sheilah Martin, kudos to her from big names, and who might be next on the Supreme Court of Canada: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Supreme Court Justice Sheilah Martin to retire in May, PM Carney gets his first top court pick (nuances & complications as ever!). My story, with more to come: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Supreme Court revisits Trudeau-era WE Charity scandal in case that could reshape administrative law www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

A rare interview with Ontario Chief Justice Michael Tulloch: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Interview with Justice Minister Sean Fraser. What to do when a judge rules there's an unreasonable trial delay & the longstanding, and only, move is a stay of proceedings? (Plus, thoughts on how the Carney govt is different from the Trudeau govt.) www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Chief Justice Wagner further orders all interveners - including attorneys-general - to Zoom. AGs get 15 minutes of argument; they had asked the court for 30 minutes each. The SCC/Zoom backstory, the AGs had wanted to argue this historic case in person: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

new news: Bill 21/notwithstanding clause ... in a Supreme Court of Canada order today from Chief Justice Richard Wagner, 3 hrs of in-person argument is granted to six groups of appellants and 3 hrs of in-person argument for, in general, Quebec. Case scheduled 5 days, March 23-27.