Brian Zinchuk is editor and owner of Pipeline Online
Minister of Justice and Attorney General Bronwyn Eyre on April 8, 2024 Photo by Brian Zinchuk
TORONTO – Bronwyn Eyre, former Saskatchewan Minister of Justice and Attorney General, as well as former Minister of Energy and Resources, is the Canadian Constitution Foundation’s recipient of the inaugural Cartier-Macdonald Award. The award will be presented at the historic Albany Club in Toronto on March 5, 2026. The new award recognizes Canadians who have shown exceptional leadership in advancing the principles of freedom.
The announcement was made Jan. 19.
Eyre, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General for Saskatchewan, has been a prominent national voice on the proper balance between legislatures and courts within Canada’s constitutional framework. She has played a central role in defending the authority of elected legislatures, including lawful use of the notwithstanding clause.
As Minister of Justice and Attorney General, she brought in the Saskatchewan First Act which reasserted this province’s constitutional jurisdiction on resource extraction and electricity generation. That, in turn, was the basis upon the provincial government’s subsequent decision to rejuvenate its coal-fired power generation fleet, instead of shutting it down Dec. 31, 2029, according to federal regulations.
Eyre is co-host of the Pipeline Online Podcast and a frequent columnist. She also writes for Western Standard and the Montreal Economic Institute, now known as MEI.
Beyond her work as Attorney General, Eyre has held senior cabinet roles including Minister of Education, Minister of Advanced Education, and Minister of Energy and Resources. In addition to public office, her background includes radio broadcasting, news and legal commentary, university lecturing, and service as a school board trustee.
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Joanna Baron, executive director of the CCF, said the new award recognizes that freedom depends on leaders willing to defend it.
“The Cartier-Macdonald Award was established to honour Canadians who stand up for the principles of the Constitution when it matters most,” Baron said. “Bronwyn Eyre has shown both intellectual rigor and personal courage in defending democratic self-government and parliamentary supremacy, precisely the kind of commitment this award is meant to recognize.”
“The Cartier–Macdonald Award is named in honour of Fathers of Confederation Georges-Étienne Cartier and Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald, whose partnership was foundational to Canadian Confederation and the development of Canada’s constitutional order. They symbolize the legal and political vision that underpins Canada’s commitment to federalism, civil liberties, and the rule of law—values this award seeks to recognize and uphold. The Award and Reception will serve as the annual CCF gathering, uniting supporters, donors, and trailblazers committed to freedom and strengthening the connections that sustain the CCF’s work,” the CCF release said.
“I am beyond honoured to receive this inaugural award associated with Georges-Étienne Cartier and our first, great Prime Minister, John A. Macdonald,” said Eyre. “Now more than ever, leaders must be boldly outspoken in their defence of our country’s legal and constitutional principles.”
“The Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) is a registered charity, independent and non-partisan. We defend the constitutional rights and freedoms of Canadians in the courts of law and public opinion,” the release said.
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