The use of artificial intelligence in public administration has recently been a source of significant debate. One issue that arises, in the context of judicial review specifically, is whether and to what extent an individual is entitled to know about the use of artificial intelligence in administrative decision-making. The answer given in Mehrara v. Canada […] Read more

Subsection 63(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, SC 2001, c 27, provides: “A foreign national who holds a permanent resident visa may appeal to the Immigration Appeal Division against a decision to make a removal order against them made under subsection 44(2) or made at an admissibility hearing”. The appellant in Pepa v. Canada […] Read more

This is an excerpt from my paper, “The Scope and Meaning of Reasonableness Review after Vavilov“ As is well known, the Supreme Court’s guidance on reasonableness review prior to Vavilov was extremely limited, a shortcoming that was emphatically addressed in the majority reasons. The General Structure of Reasonableness Review There are three general points to […] Read more

On Thursday, the University of Alberta will host a conference marking the fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65. Gerard Kennedy (Alberta) and Mark Mancini (TRU) were the brains of this operation; I carpet-bagged my way onto the organizing committee once […] Read more