Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEpisode 26: Uh oh! Online harms legislation is back. So what's in it?
Episode 26
On Episode 26, we tell you about the debate over whether the judge hearing the challenge to the Saskatchewan gender pronouns policy is allowed to make a declaration now that the notwithstanding claus…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Episode 25: What the heck is going on at the Supreme Court of Canada?
Episode 25
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 de…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Episode 24: Did Montreal Police demote an officer for a $20 donation?
Episode 24
On Episode 24, we tell you about a Montreal police officer who says he was demoted for an anonymous $20 donation to the Freedom Convoy; we explain the Supreme Court decision that found Ontario Premie…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Episode 23: Did Trudeau just give away Nunavut? Is B.C. about to create an Indigenous veto?
Episode 23
On Episode 23, we discuss the new Nunavut Lands and Resources Devolution Agreement and whether B.C. is planning to give First Nations a veto over certain land use decisions, and we get into the detai…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Episode 22: Why did the court smack down Trudeau's use of the Emergencies Act?
Episode 22
On Episode 22 of Not Reserving Judgment, we focus in on our favourite parts of Justice Mosley's Federal Court of Canada decision that found the invocation of the Emergencies Act was unreasonable and …
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Episode 21: Were police justified in secretly sampling 150 Kurdish people's DNA?
Episode 21
On Episode 21 of Not Reserving Judgment, Josh asks whether B.C. police conducted unreasonable searches when they set up an elaborate plot to catch a killer using samples of tea, Joanna updates us on …
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Episode 20: Why were police so slow to respond when Josh was threatened?
Episode 20
On Episode 20 of Not Reserving Judgment, Josh tells us about some thugs who threatened him and how police initially refused to help, and Christine explains why the Federal Court seems to have gotten …
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Episode 19: Can a P.E.I. village force a councillor to resign for his sign?
Episode 19
On Episode 19 of Not Reserving Judgment, we tell you about the witch hunt against a Prince Edward Island village councillor who put up a controversial sign; we explain why the B.C. Supreme Court got …
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Episode 18: Do anti-Israel activists have a right to protest in shopping malls?
Episode 18
On Episode 18 of Not Reserving Judgment, we explain why a new anti-pornography bill poses a risk to your rights; we examine the law on whether there's a right to protest in private spaces like shoppi…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Episode 17: Why is Uber suing the City of Toronto?
Episode 17
On Episode 17 of Not Reserving Judgment, we explain the problems with the concept of "Charter values," which has been reaffirmed in a case about language rights in Northwest Territories; we tell you …
Published on 2 years ago