#120 | Magical and disappearing laws? Exploring "Unenactment"
Podcast: CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justicePublished On: Thu Aug 27 2026
Description: Why might a legislature pretend that it never passed a law? How might this be done? Host Lerissa Thaver speaks with Charlie Feldman about an uncommon technique in legislative drafting: deeming provisions "never to have been enacted." When has this "unenactment" occurred and why? This episode shines a light on this unusual way to draft and challenging situations legislative drafters sometimes face. Guest Charlie Feldman, Legislative Counsel, Department of Justice Canada (Ottawa, ON) Host Lerissa Thaver, Legislative Counsel, Ministry of Justice, Government of Alberta (Edmonton, AB)
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