Emmett Macfarlane
@EmmettMacfarlane@mastodon.social
Professor. Author. Dad. Canadian politics, constitutional law, rights, governance, free expression. Author of: Governing from the Bench: https://www.ubcpress.ca/governing-from-the-bench Constitutional Pariah: https://www.ubcpress.ca/constitutional-pariah Legislating under the Charter: https://utorontopress.com/9781487554538/legislating-under-the-charter/
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With arguments today in Alberta litigation on the issue, I am reposting my piece on the 1998 Secession Reference and how the 'honour the Crown' principle changes what the Court said. TLDR: the secession of a province is essentially impossible.
https://emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/is-the-supreme-courts-secession-reference