Excited to share that our new research article has been published in @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social. This is also the first piece that I've worked on with one of my PhD supervisors, Paul Gardner. I'm very proud of the work done on this piece! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

#OpenAccess from @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social - Parliamentary Constraints on Constitutional Review in the Supreme Court of Canada - https://cup.org/4anme8u - @brendandell.bsky.social, Paul J. Gardner & Geoffrey Thomas Sigalet #FirstView

So pleased that my 8th book (5th edited collection) is finally out! This one brings together a great group of political scientists and legal scholars examining institutional relationships surrounding rights, in Canada and other parliamentary democracies. utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....

Rights and Parliamentary Systems in Canada and Beyond - University of Toronto Press

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I am happy to have received my copy of @emmettmacfarlane.com newest edited collection. I am also proud to share that I have two(!) co-authored chapters in this book. 1/n

#OpenAccess from the latest issue of @epsrjournal.bsky.social - Subnational Roads to National Success? Decentralization and the Rise of Populist Parties in Europe - cup.org/3J1awX4 - Laura Cabeza Pérez #populism

I am happy to share that @daniellemcnabb.bsky.social and I have a new article in @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social! We update and expand on Hennigar (2010) and Radmilovic's (2013) work on government interventions to include federalism and Aboriginal and treaty rights cases. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

#OpenAccess from @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social - Government Interventions in Constitutional Cases at the Supreme Court of Canada - cup.org/40zW3aq - @brendandell.bsky.social & @daniellemcnabb.bsky.social #FirstView

Congrats to my good friend and colleague, @lbedard.bsky.social. You should be proud!

🇨🇦 CPSA ACSP 🇨🇦@cpsa-acsp.bsky.social · last yr.

Congrats shortlisted 2025 J McMenemy 🏆 CITATIONS conta.cc/4iyPATt Winner👉Prez Reception June 4 TMU cpsaconference.ca/sessions_det... ⭕️Jury Goodman @brocku.ca Mathieu @uwinnipeg.bsky.social Panagos @memorialu.bsky.social @jonathanmalloy.bsky.social @meggaucher.bsky.social @vincentr.bsky.social

Honoured to be a finalist for the 2025 Donald Smiley Prize, awarded by the Canadian Political Science Association for the best book on Canadian politics. Congratulations to the other finalists. Thanks @ubcpress.bsky.social

Anyone want to talk about the separation of powers, judicial independence, and/or the public perception of the judiciary? www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...

‘What right do they have?’: Ford lashes out at judiciary, saying perhaps judges should be elected

Ontario Premier Doug Ford lashed out Wednesday against “terrible, bleeding heart” judges who he claimed are blocking the government’s agenda, musing that perhaps judges in Ontario should be elected so...

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“I think this is the first time a politician in Canada has crossed that line to officially say they want to interfere to control research topics,” www.science.org/content/arti...

In Canadian election, top Conservative candidate vows to end ’woke ideology’ in science funding

Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party is trying to topple Liberal government in 28 April election

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Ooooh, my publisher has created a webpage for my latest edited book, "Rights and Parliamentary Systems in Canada and Beyond" Looks like it will be out this May! This is my fifth edited book (eighth book overall). utorontopress.com/978148755954...

University of Toronto Press - Rights and Parliamentary Systems in Canada and Beyond

Rights and Parliamentary Systems in Canada and Beyond brings together political scientists and legal scholars to explore rights and their limitations, along ...

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I had a great time giving a short guest lecture on Bill 21 to @queenspols.bsky.social Canadian Politics course for their week on Quebec politics! Bill 21 is a great contemporary case study to use to talk about Quebec politics (and the Charter, of course).

Queen's Department of Political Studies Assistant Professor and American politics expert Paul Gardner appeared on @ctvyourmorning.bsky.social this week to discuss what President Trump can do through executive orders. 📜🖊️ www.ctv.ca/shows/ctv-yo...

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Update: leave to appeal has been granted.

Brendan Dell@brendandell.bsky.social · 2y ago

Perfect storm for an interesting SCC case. Charter, (pre-emptive invocation of) the notwithstanding clause, Quebec, secularism...

Perfect storm for an interesting SCC case. Charter, (pre-emptive invocation of) the notwithstanding clause, Quebec, secularism...

Supreme Court of Canada set to decide whether to hear a challenge to Quebec’s use of the notwithstanding clause

Six groups want the Supreme Court to hear challenges to Bill 21 on a variety of legal grounds, including minority language educational rights and gender equality rights

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It's cool to see this editorial in The Globe and Mail engage with my work published in the Ottawa Law Review. I agree with some of points made here, but not all.

The Globe and Mail@theglobeandmail.com · 2y ago

It's a good day when your heavily discounted UTP order arrives. I have some interesting reading to look forward to.