Brendan Dell

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!

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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

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

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.
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We ultimately found, through analysis of legislative debates, that the Charter failed to play a significant role in this area, reinforcing the relative weakness of Parliament in legislative rights review. 4/4

The second chapter, with @katepuddister.bsky.social, comes from my Master's thesis project. We analyze legislative rights review in the context of the Harper government's mandatory minimum sentencing policies. 3/n

The first chapter, with Mark Harding explores the Trudeau government's initial use of Charter Statements. We use case studies to illustrate that, so far, these statements often rely on past judicial constructions of rights rather than independent assessments of rights. 2/n

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

EPSR abstract titled 'The rise of populist parties in Europe', discussing the roles of decentralization and regional representation in their electoral success across 30 European countries.

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Subnational Roads to National Success? Decentralization and the Rise of Populist Parties in Europe - cup.org/3J1awX4

- Laura Cabeza Pérez

#populism

I need to get back to his books. A Song for Arbonne and All the Seas of the World are two of my favourite books of all time (although this list of favourite books is actually quite long).

This piece also serves as a nice descriptive basis for the intervention branch my dissertation work that focuses on provincial government strategic litigation.

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.

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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!

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

‘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...

Anyone want to talk about the separation of powers, judicial independence, and/or the public perception of the judiciary?

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Agree. It was a really good night for the Conservatives...

Very well deserved! Congrats

It's penal populism through and through. CPC knows that mass murderers will likely never, ever be granted parole. But they also know that they can capitalize (electorally) on the general public's 'fear' of crime. It won't result in any substantive change, but it will violate s. 12

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

“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,”

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Hard to get excited for the season in general without Vladdy and/or Bo extensions in place.

TAing two semesters at Queen's is roughly $11k. I work with MA students whose funding is $15k ($11k of which is TA work). When tuition costs $8k for the year and rent is usually over $1k a month, you can quickly see how grad students are going hungry.

Unions are asking for more than just increased wages. In the case of PSAC 901 here at Queen's, remedies for the freeze from Bill 124, funding/labour ratio, child care support, paying teaching fellows for course development, and tuition minimization are all important.

Wow @ the NDP!

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 ...

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).
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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).

Vickers' (2010) piece in Publius is a great piece for the Canadian/American historical comparison. Looking forward to the listen!

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. 📜🖊️

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Update: leave to appeal has been granted.

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

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

Return to Smith? Harper-Era Mandatory Minimum Sentences in Canadian Courts (2008–2023) - Ottawa Law Review Volume 55, Issue 2

This is an area where both the legislature and the judiciary have important roles to play. For more, check out the article here: rdo-olr.org/return-to-sm...