Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Looking forward to participating in the 2025 Courts & Politics Research Group annual spring workshop today with colleagues from political science. Kate Puddister and Emmett Macfarlane have done a terrific job putting the program together. 050
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 07/05/2025In 2022, the @uodroitpublaw.bsky.social and the CIAJ held a conference to mark the retirement of Justice Rosalie Abella from the Supreme Court of Canada. I am delighted that an open-access collection flowing from the conference has now been published! utppublishing.com/doi/book/10.3138/9781552216712 077
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 06/05/2025On June 2, we will be holding a symposium at the UK Parliament on the unwritten rules, norms and principles that make constitutional government work. To join us, please contact @paolosandro.bsky.social at the email address below. Looking forward to seeing many colleagues there! 122
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Excited to be in Taipei this week for Academia Sinica’s 2025 Comparative Constitutional Law Roundtable, hosted by Professor Oran Doyle. Interesting papers on comparative method, judicial agenda setting and constitutional amendment, among others. 091
Reposted by Vanessa MacDonnellMark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 01/05/2025I spoke with UN Secretary-General António Guterres today. In this time of rising conflict, Canada is ready to lead. We will build coalitions, defend democracy, and stand up for our values on the world stage. As others step back from global leadership, Canada is stepping up. 705187783293
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Congratulations to @yybrandonc.bsky.social for this work in the SCC in the Kanyinda case! 031
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Bravo to our brilliant students for putting together this podcast on the prorogation decision, and to Mallory Dunlop, the student team member who worked with us on our intervention in MacKinnon, for her stellar commentary on the case in this podcast. 051
Reposted by Vanessa MacDonnellBen Yong @bymyong.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Terence Daintith and Alan Page's book Executive Self-Government and the Constitution is out!! academic.oup.com/book/59801?l...academic.oup.comExecutive Self-Government and the ConstitutionAbstract. Over the last 25 years, UK governments have faced a series of challenges and changes of an intensity almost unprecedented in peacetime: some thru 082
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 27/03/2025INSCRIPTION MAINTENANT OUVERTE! Le @uodroitpublaw.bsky.social, @umontreal.ca et @schulichlaw.bsky.social tiendra une conférence académique pour marquer le 150e anniversaire de la Cour suprême du Canada. Informations sur la conférence et les modalités d'inscription ici: lnkd.in/esKJMbqR 041
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 27/03/2025REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! On June 10-12, 2025, the @uodroitpublaw.bsky.social, the @umontreal.ca and @schulichlaw.bsky.social will hold an academic conference to mark the 150th anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada. Conference and registration details here: lnkd.in/esKJMbqR. Join us! 034
Reposted by Vanessa MacDonnellmark d jarvis @markdjarvis.bsky.social · 23/03/2025As we kick off an election in Canada this morning, for those concerned w/ the potential for undue electoral interference in this election — and we all shld be — it is worth taking a minute and familiarizing yourself w/ the Critical Election Incident Public Protocol. www.canada.ca/en/democrati...canada.caCritical Election Incident Public Protocol - Canada.caThe Critical Election Incident Public Protocol (the Protocol) lays out a simple, clear and impartial process by which Canadians should be notified of a threat to the integrity of the 2019 General Elec... 1139
Reposted by Vanessa MacDonnellmark d jarvis @markdjarvis.bsky.social · 23/03/2025It’s no small thing that Canadian democracy stands strong (even if there is still room for improvement) at a time when democracy is under threat and in decline worldwide. 24118
Reposted by Vanessa MacDonnellRoojin Habibi روژین (she/elle) @roojinhabibi.org · 22/03/2025So richly deserved - way to go @jcyliew.bsky.social !! 1114
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 19/03/2025New Substack on the recent John Howard decision macdonnell.substack.com/p/securing-t... 012
Reposted by Vanessa MacDonnellAlex Robinson @alexmrobinson.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Bill Blair says DND is reconsidering buying F-35s from the U.S. amid tensions with the Trump administration.cbc.caCanada reconsidering F-35 purchase amid tensions with Washington, says minister | CBC NewsCanada is looking at cancelling a major portion of its purchase of U.S.-built F-35 stealth fighters and plans on opening talks with rival aircraft makers, Defence Minister Bill Blair said. 022
Reposted by Vanessa MacDonnellCanadian Bar Association @cba-news.bsky.social · 14/03/2025The Canadian Bar Association welcomes the appointment of The Honourable Gary Anandasangaree as Minister of Justice and Attorney General. We look forward to working with him and his cabinet colleagues: bit.ly/4iMa8Zd 051
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Full Ministry listing here: www.pm.gc.ca/en/cabinetpm.gc.caCabinetRight Honourable Mark Carney - Le très honorable Mark Carney 001
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Gary Anandasangaree is Canada’s New Minister of Justice and Attorney General. He is also Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern affairs (!) 001
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Website has been updated! www.pm.gc.ca/enpm.gc.caRight Honourable Mark CarneyHome Page of the Right Honourable Mark Carney 000
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 14/03/2025By the looks of it Carney has resiled from Trudeau’s practice of having a gender equal cabinet? 110
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 14/03/2025SCC majority concludes that the use of the balance of probabilities standard in prison disciplinary proceedings violates Charter ss 11(d) and 7 - presumption of innocence. Important decision for prison law with some stare decisis thrown in for good measure. decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-...decisions.scc-csc.ca John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v. Saskatchewan (Attorney General) - SCC Cases 014
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 13/03/2025www.cbc.ca/news/politic...cbc.caMark Carney aims for smaller cabinet, team planning to drop over a dozen ministers: sources | CBC NewsPrime minister-designate Mark Carney is aiming for a much leaner cabinet as he prepares to get sworn in on Friday at Rideau Hall. 010
Reposted by Vanessa MacDonnellEmily Kidd White @emilykiddwhite.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Please join @sonialawprof.bsky.social, Benjamin Berger, and myself on April 4 at our 28th Annual Osgoode Constitutional Cases Conference. It's an important time to be thinking about the hopes and the limits of Canadian Constitutional Law. Please share. Hybrid format: www.yorku.ca/osgoode/conc... 1149
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 10/03/2025New Substack: Wondering How Government Transitions Work? Read These Documents lnkd.in/eN7-tQEU 010
Reposted by Vanessa MacDonnellVanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 07/03/2025My preliminary thoughts on the Federal Court's decision in MacKinnon: lnkd.in/ehsVzfUv. The Chief Justice has opened the door to a limited form of judicial review of prorogation, but politics and convention will largely continue to govern the Prime Minister's advice on prorogation. 0109
Reposted by Vanessa MacDonnellLeonid Sirota @doubleaspect.blog · 07/03/2025New post: my thoughts on the Federal Court of Canada dismissing the challenge to the prorogation of Parliament ― the right outcome, a flawed decision, but rather better than it might have been.doubleaspect.blog(Pro)Rogue-ishThe Federal Court dismisses the challenge to the prorogation of Parliament 082
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Great post by @emmettmacfarlane.com on the prorogation case. 111
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 07/03/2025My preliminary thoughts on the Federal Court's decision in MacKinnon: lnkd.in/ehsVzfUv. The Chief Justice has opened the door to a limited form of judicial review of prorogation, but politics and convention will largely continue to govern the Prime Minister's advice on prorogation. 0109
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 07/03/2025The Federal Court has dismissed the application in MacKinnon challenging the Jan 2025 prorogation of Parliament. Decision here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/m95bv.... Analysis to follow!dropbox.com 01411
Reposted by Vanessa MacDonnellJohn Ibbitson @johnibbitson.bsky.social · 04/03/2025“What he wants is to see a total collapse of the Canadian economy, because that'll make it easier to annex us." This is the most extraordinary statement by a Canadian prime minister in the history of this country. The Trump administration is at war with Canada. 24855329
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 04/03/2025The @uodroitpublaw.bsky.social mid-term newsletter is now live! Lots of good stuff in there, including information about a major conference on academic freedom that Co-Director Sarah Berger Richardson is leading this month: mailchi.mp/b36e6a9811de...mailchi.mpPLC Winter 2025 Midterm Newsletter | Infolettre du CDP de mi-session hiver 2025 000
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 03/03/2025On March 19, Cintia Quiroga and the Office of Public Policy Research and Outreach @uottawa.bsky.social is holding its fourth Brown Bag Lunch Series event on research and public policy. Prof. Jenn Wallner and I will be discussing our time as scholars-in-residence in government, 1/2 120
Reposted by Vanessa MacDonnellRosel Kim @jroselkim.bsky.social · 27/02/2025LEAF is hiring a new Executive Director. Please share this with people in your networks who may be a good fit! www.leaf.ca/news/leaf-is...leaf.caLEAF is looking for a skilled, inspiring, feminist leader to serve as its next Executive DirectorLEAF's Executive Director oversees the organization according to the strategic direction set by the Board of Directors. They are an ambassador of the goals and vision of LEAF, promoting the rights of ... 0717
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 27/02/2025It’s Election Day in Ontario 🗳️ All the polls predict a Ford blowout but in this heavy political moment, our participation in the democratic process is more important than ever. Go #vote! 031
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 26/02/2025New Substack: Five Questions after Canada (AG) v Power: open.substack.com/pub/macdonne... 030
Reposted by Vanessa MacDonnellEmmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 24/02/2025You can check out the awesome Table of Contents by clicking 'Contents'. This book is also in honour of my PhD Supervisor, Janet Hiebert, on the occasion of her retirement. I'm also proud that two former students of mine have chapters in the book, while I also co-wrote a one with a current student. 3266
Reposted by Vanessa MacDonnellKate Puddister @katepuddister.bsky.social · 18/02/2025We are pleased to announce this year’s workshop will feature a keynote address from @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social Join us in Guelph in May! 113
Reposted by Vanessa MacDonnellEmmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 14/02/2025Very pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the 8th annual spring workshop of the Courts & Politics Research Group. Come join us in Guelph on Friday, May 9th. Details here: www.courtsandpolitics.org/Events.phpcourtsandpolitics.orgCourts and Politics Research Group 1133
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 15/02/2025New Substack: The Competing Constitutional Imperatives of Canada (AG) v Power open.substack.com/pub/macdonne...open.substack.comThe Conflicting Constitutional Imperatives of Canada (Attorney General) v PowerIn April, I will be presenting at the always excellent Osgoode Constitutional Cases Conference about the Supreme Court’s 2024 decision in Canada (Attorney General) v Power. I will be speaking about ho... 000
Reposted by Vanessa MacDonnellLise Brun @lisebrun.bsky.social · 13/02/2025(1/2) I am delighted to see the publication of the fantastic edited volume Judicial Bricolage. The Use of Foreign Precedents by Constitutional Judges in the 21st Century (by Groppi, Ponthoreau & Spigno) & my first paper from the empirical part of my doctoral thesis on the Supreme Court of Canada! 2122
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 11/02/2025The Factum of the @uodroitpublaw.bsky.social's Constitutional Law Initiative has now been filed. Read it here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/7l5b3.... Thank you to pro bono counsel Torys LLP for their tireless work over the past few weeks. 060
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 10/02/2025My draft article on the upcoming prorogation case, to be heard this Thursday and Friday: 042
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 08/02/2025New Substack: A Paper on Prorogation open.substack.com/pub/macdonne...open.substack.comA Paper on ProrogationNext week, the Federal Court will hear MacKinnon, the legal challenge to the Trudeau prorogation. 010
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Congratulations to my colleague @adodek.bsky.social, who has not one but two books on the Hill Times' top 100 books! www.uottawa.ca/faculty-law/...uottawa.caTwo books by Professor Adam Dodek listed on The Hill Times’ list of best books for 2024 | Faculty of LawIn Heenan Blaikie: The Making and Unmaking of a Great Canadian Law Firm (UBC Press), Professor Dodek chronicles the failure of Heenan Blaikie LLP, one of the first truly national law firms in Canada. ... 052
Reposted by Vanessa MacDonnellUOttawa, Section de common law | Common Law Section @uocommonlaw.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Many thanks to professors @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social, @pauldalyesq.bsky.social, @adodek.bsky.social and Dean Kristen Boon for the engaging discussion on judicial review, Parliament’s suspension & the legal stakes of this historic moment.essamacdonnell.bsky.socialBluesky 042
Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · 04/02/2025The MacDonnell Russomanno family will be at this year's Open House @uocommonlaw.bsky.social ! Always a pleasure to be on the bill with @lrussomanno.bsky.social, who is giving this year's keynote address. The little MacDonnell Russomannos will also be in attendance, but without speaking privileges. 050