Immense experience in constitutional, government and public policy issues.
McKercher LLP lawyers act as counsel for individuals, private businesses, public corporations, and Indigenous organizations in need of an intermediary on governmental relations. We have experience dealing with municipal, regional, provincial, and federal levels of government. We have represented clients before all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada.
McKercher LLP has been involved in leading Canadian constitutional, administrative and Aboriginal cases, including Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. v. Saskatchewan; First Vancouver Finance v. Canada (Minister of National Revenue – M.N.R.); Public School Boards’ Association of Alberta v. Alberta (Attorney General) and Lindsay v. Saskatchewan (Workers’ Compensation Board). Members of our legal team have also been involved in high profile public inquiries, including the North Battleford Water Inquiry, Inquiry into the Death of Neil Stonechild, and Inquiry into the Wrongful Conviction of David Milgaard.
We assist with:
- Access to information
- Applications for judicial review
- The Charter of Rights & Freedoms
- Constitutional and intergovernmental issues
- New legislation and legislative changes
- Preparation of briefs and submissions to government
- Public policy developments
