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Links to scholarly publications

Bond, Jennifer, Failure to Report: The Manifestly Unconstitutional Nature of the Human Smugglers Act (January 23, 2013).
Woolley, Alice: The Legality of Legal Advising

Links to related parliamentary records

House of Commons Justice and Human Rights Committee evidence:
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Wednesday, February 6, 2013

A question of privilege?
A Member of Parliament raises a question with the Speaker of the House of Commons
House of Commons proceedings Thursday, March 21, 2013
Speaker's Ruling

Links to media coverage

The Latest
Blog - Getting Charter rights right - BCCLA - Laura Track, February 1, 2016
Op-Ed - Time to put the Charter first in law-making - The Toronto Star - Cara Zwibel, January 28, 2016
Web story - CBA National - Justin Ling, September 28?, 2015
Blog - UC Observer - Dennis Gruending, September 23, 2015
Editorial - Winnipeg Free Press - September 21, 2015
Story - Globe and Mail - Sean Fine, September 20, 2015
Podcast - Interview with Edgar Schmidt, August 18, 2015
Story - National Post - Stephen Maher, April 10, 2015
Story - Canadian Mennonite - Evelyn Rempel Petkau - March 11, 2015
Story - Lawyers Weekly - Cristin Schmitz - January 30, 2015 (at page 5)

British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
Blog - Getting Charter rights right - BCCLA - Laura Track, February 1, 2016

Canada, Who Cares?
Podcast - Interview with Edgar Schmidt, August 18, 2015


Canadian Bar Association National Magazine
Web story - CBA National - Justin Ling, September 28?, 2015
Story - Roderick Macdonell, November - December, 2013

Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Opinion piece – Tanner Oscapella - Jan 21 2013

Canadian Journalists for Free Expression
Story - January 16, 2013

Canadian Lawyer
Story - Canadian Lawyer - Gail J. Cohen, August 4, 2014

Canadian Mennonite
Story - Dick Benner - February 4, 2013 (at page 25)
Story - Canadian Mennonite - Evelyn Rempel Petkau - March 11, 2015

Canadian Press
Story - Canadian Press - Bruce Cheadle, March 20, 2014

Canadians for Accountability
Story - Ian Bron, September 2, 2013

Court, The (an online resource from Osgoode Hall, York University)
Opinion piece - Fraser Turnbull - February 7, 2013

CBC
Interview with Edgar Schmidt - Jan 16, 2013
Interview with Irwin Cotler - Jan 17, 2013
Interview with Preston Manning - Jan 18, 2013
Update - Mar 8, 2013
Radio item – CBC Ottawa Morning – Hallie Cotnam, March 12, 2013
Story - CBC - Justin Ling, August 14, 2014

Global
Story - Global News - Laura Stone, April 3, 2013

Globe and Mail
Story – Bill Curry, Jan 16 2013
Story – Bill Curry, Jan 16 2013
Story - Kirk Makin, Feb 23 2013
Story - Kim Macrael, Mar 18, 2013
Letter to editor – Preston Manning, Jan 17 2013
Commentary – Errol Mendes, Jan 23, 2013
Story - Globe and Mail - Kim Mackrael, March 18, 2013
Story - Globe and Mail - Sean Fine, September 20, 2015

Huffington Post
Blog - Irwin Cotler, March 5, 2013

Law Times
Editorial – Glenn Kauth – Jan 21 2013 

Lawyers Weekly
Story 1 - Cristin Schmitz - February 1, 2013
Story 2 - Cristin Schmitz - March 1, 2013
Story 3 - Cristin Schmitz - March 8, 2013Story - Lawyers Weekly - Cristin Schmitz, April 05, 2013 - about Speaker's Ruling
Story - Lawyers Weekly - Cristin Schmitz, March 22, 2013
Story – Lawyers Weekly – Cristin Schmitz,  March 8, 2013
Story - Lawyers Weekly - Cristin Schmitz - January 30, 2015 (at page 5)

MacLean's
Story - Aaron Wherry, March 7, 2013

Postmedia
Story - Vancouver Sun - Stephen Maher, November 16, 2013
Story - Vancouver Sun - Stephen Maher, June 7, 2013
Story – Postmedia – Douglas Quan, March 8 2013
Story - Postmedia - Stephen Maher, March 22, 2014
Story - National Post - Stephen Maher, April 10, 2015

Pulpit and Politics
Blog - Dennis Gruending, January 19, 2013


Rights Blog
Story - Pearl Eliadis, May 5, 2014

Slaw
Post - Simon  Fodden - January 23, 2013


Toronto Star
Op-Ed - Time to put the Charter first in law-making - The Toronto Star - Cara Zwibel, January 28, 2016
Story – Andrew Livingstone, Jan 16 2013

Editorial - Jan 19 2013

UC Observer
Blog - UC Observer - Dennis Gruending, September 23, 2015

Voices - Voix
Story and Video - April 30, 2013, updated May 23, 2014


Winnipeg Free Press
Editorial - Winnipeg Free Press - September 21, 2015

Other useful links

CSA Guide to Whistleblowing Systems (an account -- free -- and log-in required)
​FAIR (Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform) - Protecting Whistleblowers Who Protect The Public Interest
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression
Canadians for Accountability (Integrity, Courage, Resolve)