Albertos Polizogopoulos
Albertos Polizogopoulos is a partner with a full-service firm in Ottawa, Ontario. He practices primarily in the areas of constitutional, commercial, and civil litigation. Mr. Polizogopoulos represents individuals, businesses and corporations, financial institutions, churches, and charities. He provides advice to his clients in all matters relating to litigation and liability. Read More ›
Bio last modified August 27th, 2018.Trinity Western Gives Reason To Believe
TWU’s abandonment of its mandatory Community Covenant following a Supreme Court loss in June is a serious blow – but nowhere close to the end of the battle for religious freedom in Canada, writes Ottawa lawyer Albertos Polizogopoulos.
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Good News Brewing For TWU?
April 26, 2018Canada’s beer drinkers are crying in their suds over last week’s Supreme Court decision on interprovincial trade barriers. But Ottawa lawyer Albertos Polizogopoulos says a legal principle at the heart of that ruling might put smiles on the mugs of Trinity Western University supporters.
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The Law Society of Orwell
March 5, 2018Ottawa lawyer Albertos Polizogopoulos is saying “no” to the Law Society of Ontario’s demand for a written statement of principles obliging lawyers in the province to promote equality, diversity and inclusion. Here’s why.
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The Supreme Court’s Bad News Bear
November 8, 2017Ottawa lawyer Albertos Polizogopoulos argues the high court’s rejection of a religious freedom claim involving the Grizzly Bear Spirit should give pause to future Charter litigants
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Deadly Misinformation
December 21, 2016 -
When ad Hominem Attacks Are All You Have
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The State of Religious Freedom
June 1, 2015Canada has come through a hard decade of judicial assaults on religious freedom, but Ottawa lawyer Albertos Polizogopoulos argues that four strong judgments this spring point to signs of new life for Canadian faith in common life
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Christian Lawyers and Doctors Need Not Apply
January 9, 2015 -
Do Canadian Christians Have the Right to Practice Law?
April 25, 2014 -
The York University Question: It's not about sex—it's about the law
January 13, 2014 -
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When "Offensive" Becomes "Discriminatory"
June 27, 2013 -
Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda in Whatcott
June 1, 2013The Supreme Court’s recent ruling on hate speech could have been better — but it also could have been a whole lot worse, say Albertos Polizogopoulos and André Schutten.
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Bullying Religious Freedom
April 1, 2013Manitoba law professor Donn Short wants to “queer” Canadian schools to make them safe for gay pupils. Albertos Polizogopoulos considers the Charter implications for religious freedom