Recorded 2026-10-07
Qualifies for 1.0 CPD Hour.

Materials: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/8svow5xps39tycogrilhm/Power-Point-CPD-463-Introduction-to-Statutory-Interpretation.pdf?rlkey=8z2qm5wuexcyl39s0ou7tkstz&st=1z6yo2io&dl=0

In this presentation tailored for junior lawyers, Mason Stott will discuss the Rizzo Shoes case (the adoption of Driedger’s modern approach) and how the law on statutory interpretation has been clarified since in BellExpressVu v Rex, 2002 SCC 42, and Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53. An introductory overview of The Legislation Act will also be provided.

Presenter: Mason Stott - Government of Saskatchewan and University of Saskatchewan, College of Law

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