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Unintentional administrative errors can be serious enough to annul an election (Sinclair-Desgange v. Canada (Chief Electoral Officer))
Tuesday, September 22, 2026Stephen A. ThielePolitical LawElections, Contested Election, Annulment
Annulling an election result is difficult. However, on February 13, 2026, the Supreme Court of Canada annulled the result in the 2025 federal election in the electoral district of Terrebonne, with reasons to follow...
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Complaint to Integrity Commissioner about Dresden landfill unworthy of inquiry (Re: The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, August 20, 2025)
Wednesday, September 24, 2025Stephen A. ThielePolitical LawIntegrity , Provincial Politicians
Integrity Commissioners occupy a very important office because, among other things, they are tasked with ensuring that duly elected politicians behave appropriately and adhere to their respective codes of conduct...
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Declaration of vacancy of Council member’s seat not stayed pending Councillor’s appeal
Wednesday, December 15, 2021Stephen A. ThieleLitigation, Political LawMunicipal Conflict of Interest, Stay Pending Appeal
On November 29, 2021, I wrote a Gardiner Roberts LLP “Keeping Current” article on the decision in Corporation of the Township of Brudenll, Lyndock and Raglan (Integrity Commissioner) v. Budarick, 2021 ONSC 7635 (CanLII). In that...
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Ontario third party advertising provisions held to be unconstitutional
Thursday, June 10, 2021Stephen A. ThieleLitigation, Political Law, Election LawConstitutionality, Third Party Advertising
The ability to openly and freely debate political issues is the lifeblood of democracy. There is significant value in people being engaged in issues and voicing their positions to others, including government. However, in the past 20 years...
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