André Schutten
André Schutten is General Legal Counsel with the Association for Reformed Political Action (ARPA) Canada since 2011. He has the mandate of equipping the Reformed Christian community for political action on a broad range of issues. He also conducts regular analysis on the implications of different government bills and court judgments and acts as ARPA's chief Parliamentary lobbyist. André completed his Master of Laws degree in Constitutional Law through Osgoode Hall Law School in 2013. He lives in Gatineau, Québec with his lovely wife Karyn VanDooren, an accomplished artist and art consultant. They are active members of Jubilee Church where André is church organist.
Bio last modified February 9th, 2021.
The HandMAiD’s Toll
As the Senate studies Bill C-7’s dramatic expansion of medical assistance in dying, Anna Nienhuis and André Schutten warn of a MAiD copycat effect on those tempted to suicide.
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Carter, Charter, and Magna Carta
June 1, 2015In striking down laws against physician-assisted suicide, the Supreme Court of Canada used the Charter of Rights to eviscerate 800 years of legal wisdom first captured in the Great Charter—or Magna Carta—and based on the immutable link between God and the rule of law.
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Imposing On Whom?
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A Long Way from Inclusive
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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.
