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Referendum Question 9: When Federal and Provincial Laws Collide

We're excited to be hosting several webinars on the constitutional questions on the ballot in the upcoming Alberta referendum, starting with this session featuring Professor Dwight Newman (University of Saksatchewan, College of Law). Professor Newman will be unpacking ballot question 9, which concerns the way in which conflicts between federal and provincial laws ought to be managed. The webinar will be streamed via Zoom on September 22, 2026, at 12pm (MST). To register, please go here: Webinar Registration - Zoom

Webinar Description:

Question 9 of the upcoming Alberta referendum asks about amending the rules that apply when federal and provincial laws conflict. In this talk, Dr Dwight Newman, KC, FRSC from the University of Saskatchewan will start by accessibly explaining the basics of Canada's current rules upholding the paramountcy of federal laws over provincial laws. Then he will talk about how citizens might wish to critique these current rules. Attend to learn about a constitutional law topic that affects all our lives.

Speakers

Dwight Newman

Professor, Saskatchewan College of Law

Dwight Newman, KC, DPhil (Oxford) is Professor of Law and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Rights, Communities, and Constitutional Law at the University of Saskatchewan, where he has been on faculty since 2005. He served the maximum two terms in a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Rights in Constitutional and International Law from 2013 to 2023 and has served a term as Associate Dean Academic. He has over 200 publications of various types, including 15 books, and his work is regularly cited as an authority in judicial decisions, including those of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Event Date(s):

September 22, 2026, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

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Referendum Question 9: When Federal and Provincial Laws Collide

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Dwight Newman

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