The Pardy School of Law
How the law works, and how it doesn’t.
Courts and governments caused B.C.’s property crisis. They’re not about to fix it
Bruce Pardy: Section 43, which allows province-specific amendments, won't provide the answer.
How Britain set the stage for Canada’s chilling crackdown on dissent
As Canada debates bills C-8 and C-9, the U.K. serves as a stark warning for the potential consequences of poorly crafted laws.
Notwithstanding the Charter, neither legislatures nor courts protect individual liberties in Canada
In a striking contradiction, the federal government is urging the Supreme Court to limit the use of the Charter’s “notwithstanding clause” while simultaneously introducing the “Combatting Hate Act,” which threatens free speech without invoking this very clause. Thus, raising the critical question: in Canada, who truly safeguards individual liberties?
Eby bringing B.C. to its knees with Aboriginal land deals
British Columbians have had their heads in the sand as the premier mounts an existential threat to the future of his own province, but they are waking up.
To dislike but not intensely so
Professor Bruce Pardy explores the paradox that is Bill C-9, the “Combatting Hate Act,” in his testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.
Law professors warn Carney’s Bill C-9 could trigger politically motivated prosecutions
Experts tell Justice Committee the bill lowers safeguards against abuse and erodes free expression.
Freedom or Virtue?
Professor Bruce Pardy explains why a truly free society is risky — and why that risk is necessary for genuine virtue and responsibility.
Aboriginal rights now more constitutionally powerful than any Charter right
Bruce Pardy: A B.C. Supreme Court ruling that the Cowichan First Nation holds Aboriginal title over 800 acres of government land affirms that Aboriginal rights take precedence over unprotected private property rights in Canada.
What’s the controversy around Ottawa wanting to limit use of Notwithstanding Clause?
Ottawa requests Supreme Court of Canada restrict provincial use of the Notwithstanding Clause, arguing it undermines the Charter’s authority, while law professor Bruce Pardy asserts the judiciary’s growing power overshadows the Constitution’s intent.
National security priorities for the next government
At a Macdonald-Laurier Institute panel, Prof. Bruce Pardy highlighted Canada’s alarming ideological shift, citing a 2022 column that branded peaceful trucker protests as “sedition”. The author will come as a surprise to some and for others, not at all.
An independent Alberta must have a constitution
Columnist and activist Cory Morgan reviews Prof. Bruce Pardy’s framework for a new Alberta constitution that challenges Albertans to transcend flawed systems like Westminster, in favour of a “fantastic” architecture for freedom that replaces bureaucratic inertia with innovation and elevates sovereignty over state overreach.
Articles of Freedom: What the constitution of an independent Alberta should look like
A genuinely free and independent Alberta demands a bold, new constitution that empowers its citizens and eliminates all forms of external and internal oppression. Prof. Pardy presents 13 provisions that establish a clear and compelling framework for the constitution of an independent and radically free Alberta.
B.C. Aboriginal agreements empower soft tyranny of legal incoherence
Bruce Pardy: They say existing property rights will be honoured but give jurisdiction to local Native councils whose law doesn’t recognize them.
Poll: Canadians overwhelmingly want First Nations financial transparency
Most Canadians believe Indigenous people should follow the same rules as everyone else, with over 80 per cent supporting public disclosure of First Nations’ spending.
Words had to change their meanings
Athenian historian Thucydides warned of words losing meaning in societal collapse. Modern parallels abound: ‘Racism’ redefined, ‘free speech’ weaponized.
Canadians’ legal rights should not depend on lineage — Indigenous or otherwise
In a free country, laws apply not to peoples, but to people, period. We need to get back to a Canada where everyone has the same rights.
Ontario’s education minister grants himself the power to block lawsuits
Ontario’s government has granted itself unilateral power to block lawsuits against four school boards, letting the province veto legal challenges against itself—a move critics warn erodes judicial oversight, risks Charter rights, and sets an authoritarian precedent without transparency or legislative debate.
Free Alberta, save the West
“The problem is not just bad policy, this is national character. This is baked into the Constitution. The real Canada cannot fundamentally reform and, yet, Alberta might, just might be able to save Canada.” How? By “leaving it”. ~ Prof. Bruce Pardy
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.”