Episode Details

On Episode 25, we explain why last week's Supreme Court decision on Indigenous child welfare preserves an important constitutional principle; we walk you through the Federal Court's feisty opinion declaring that cabinet is breaching a constitutional convention by not appointing enough judges; and we discuss our theories on why the Supreme Court is deciding so few cases these days.

Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:

• Reference re An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families
• Two more provinces join in opposition to gun buyback program that 'unnecessarily targets lawful gun owners'
• Hameed v. Canada (Prime Minister) (Federal Court decision on judicial vacancies)
• Federal Court rules Ottawa failed constitutional duty to fill judicial vacancies
• SCC’s output fell to 34 judgments in 2023, renewing questions, concerns within the bar
• Judge overturns convictions of B.C. woman, accused of coughing on grocery worker
• Christine's tweet about the CBC Kids story on Emergencies Act decision
• Paul Champ's tweet criticizing the Ottawa Police Service

Not Reserving Judgment is a podcast about Canadian constitutional law hosted by Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, and Christine Van Geyn.

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