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In one of starkest examples in Canadian history of two branches of government openly turning against one another, the red robed members Supreme Court of Canada have spent months systematically shooting down virtually every issue the Conservatives hold dear. Court boosters say the Tories simply have a fondness for unconstitutional legislation. Harperites, meanwhile, allege that they are the target of a weird vendetta from their down-the-street neighbour. The National Post takes a look at the highlights.

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SCORECARD:

Mandatory minimums for gun crimes – LOSS

April, 2015.

RULING: 6-3

Commit a crime with a prohibited gun, said the 2008 Tackling Violent Crime Act, and you’d get an automatic three years in jail. On Tuesday, the Court struck down the measure, calling it “cruel and unusual” punishment.

Destruction of gun registry data – WIN

March, 2015

RULING: 5-4

As the Tories shredded the records of the abolished long gun registry, Quebec sued to keep their own gun records on file. The Supreme Court denied the request, in what was deemed a rare moment of accord between the PMO and the SCOC.

Assisted suicide – LOSS

February, 2015

RULING: Unanimous

A case brought by the B.C. Civil Liberties Association garnered the somewhat counter-intuitive ruling that Canada’s laws against assisted death violated Canadians’ rights to “life, liberty and security.” As they’ve done before on other issues, the court issued Harper with homework to draw up some assisted dying laws in the next 12 months.