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August 25, 2025Ep 6 Abortion Laws
Episode Five Show Notes and Sources
Abortion
Episode Description:
Karen and Alex discuss the evolution of laws and rights around the topic of Abortion in Canada, including the absolute LEGEND Dr. Henry Morgentaler. We also chat about the change in US Abortion access over the past few years, and how that affects and is affected by Canada's Abortion Laws.
Cases Discussed:
Dr. Hugh Short: Ontario, 1995 |
Rv. Demers: BC, 2003 |
Tremblay v Daigle: Quebec, 1989

Sources:
Planned Parenthood Fact Sheet https://ppt.on.ca/factsheets/abortion/
A History of Abortion in Canada: The Quest for Women's Reproductive Rights https://www.jogc.com/article/S1701-2163(19)30737-6/fulltext
Abortion rights in Canada https://www.courthouselibrary.ca/how-we-can-help/our-legal-knowledge-base/abortion-rights-canada
Canada has no abortion right law. Does it need one? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada-abortion-law-1.6503899
Therapeutic Abortion in NL https://www.plannedparenthoodnlshc.com/uploads/1/0/0/3/100308324/therapeutic_abortion_in_nl.pdf
Halifax Sexual Health Centre https://hshc.ca/pregnancy-options/#:~:text=Who%20can%20have%20an%20abortion,do%20not%20need%20parental%20consent
Health PEI https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/health-pei/abortion-services
Quebec Access to Abortion Services https://www.quebec.ca/en/health/health-system-and-services/service-organization/abortion-services/access-abortion-services
Planned Parenthood Toronto https://ppt.on.ca/factsheets/abortion/#:~:text=Surgical%20abortion%20is%20available%20in,blood%20test%2C%20and%20STI%20test
Women’s Health Clinic https://womenshealthclinic.org/
Saskatchewan Health Authority https://www.saskhealthauthority.ca/your-health/conditions-diseases-services/healthline-online/tw1040
My Health Alberta https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/pages/conditions.aspx?Hwid=tw1040
BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre http://www.bcwomens.ca/our-services/gynecology/abortion-contraception
Opal Yukon https://opalyukon.ca/abortion
Abortion Access Tracker https://www.abortionaccesstracker.ca/jurisdictions/northwest-territories#:~:text=Only%201%20point%20of%20service,for%20Women%20(NOW)%20program
Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/women-in-nunavut-still-face-barriers-to-abortion-access/
NL Access to Abortion Act https://assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr/statutes/a01-02.htm
Access by Province https://www.morgentaler25years.ca/the-struggle-for-abortion-rights/access-by-province/#:~:text=BC%20is%20the%20only%20province,regard%20to%20cost%20and%20availability.
Alberta Health Services https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/info/page14011.aspx
Tremblay v Daigle [1989] 2 S.C.R. 530 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremblay_v_Daigle
Abortion in Canada: Always Legal, Not Always Accessible https://verfassungsblog.de/abortion-in-canada-always-legal-not-always-accessible/
Abortion Rights Issue Surfaces in Canada Before U.S. Election https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/02/world/canada/abortion-rights-canada-election.html
Canada has zero pro-choice Conservative MPs, watchdog says https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/03/canada-abortion-rights-pregnancy
How Doug Ford's Government Reduces Abortion Access https://www.readthemaple.com/how-the-ontario-government-can-impact-abortion-access/
A Brief History of Abortion Rights in Canada https://thekit.ca/living/health/abortion-in-canada/
Canada welcomes Americans who lose access to abortion, but clinics say they're at capacity https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canada-united-states-abortion-clinics
Roe V Wade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_v._Wade
Roe v Wade Wikipedia https://www.american.edu/cas/news/roe-v-wade-overturned-what-it-means-whats-next.cfm#:~:text=On%20Friday%2C%20June%2024%2C%202022,or%20outright%20ban%20abortion%20rights.
Abortion rights in Canada https://www.courthouselibrary.ca/how-we-can-help/our-legal-knowledge-base/abortion-rights-canada
The white-supremacist past — and present — of Canada’s anti-abortion movement https://www.tvo.org/article/the-white-supremacist-past-and-present-of-canadas-anti-abortion-movement
Historian's research on coroners' inquests in B.C. gives chilling glimpse into criminalization of abortion https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/abortion-bc-history-death-1.6441445
How major abortion laws compare, state by state https://fullerproject.org/story/how-major-abortion-laws-compare-state-by-state-map/
States with strictest abortion laws offer the least support for women and families https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/states-strictest-abortion-laws-offer-least-support-women-families-rcna169578
Some States Are Turning Miscarriages and Stillbirths Into Criminal Cases Against Women https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/10/31/stillbirth-oklahoma-arkansas-women-investigated
Providing abortions to Americans could land Canadian doctors in legal trouble — without CMPA assistance https://www.cmaj.ca/content/194/30/e1072
R. v. Demers (2003) https://www.leaf.ca/case_summary/r-v-demers-2003/#:~:text=This%20created%20%E2%80%9Cbubble%20zones%E2%80%9D%20around,summary%20conviction%20appeal%20was%20dismissed
Thirty years after Morgentaler ruling on abortion rights, Canada ‘still dealing with the same issues’ https://www.actioncanadashr.org/news/2017-12-21-thirty-years-after-morgentaler-ruling-abortion-rights-canada-still-dealing-same-issues
Hamilton abortion doctor shot in 1995 featured in new season of true-crime podcast https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/someone-knows-something-abortion-wars-hugh-short-1.6457934
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1h 3min
August 13, 2025Ep 5 Canada's Riot Laws
Episode Five Show Notes and Sources
Riots (This recording was edited after initial publishing on August 19, 2025 because of some audio glitches)
(Sorry it took so long to get this one out, my cat died and our entire province is on fire. We recorded this over a month ago before the major riots in LA and other US cities started. We mention Her Majesty's Penitentiary in this episode and how there have been talks to replace it for over ten years with no progress. Days after we recorded this episode, they announced they were finally breaking ground to build the replacement due to be complete in 2029.)
Send us your episode ideas at [email protected] and follow/like our new Facebook page:
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Episode Description:
Karen and Alex discuss the Riot Act and at least four hockey riots.
Cases Discussed:
Murray Hill Riot: 1969 Montreal, QC |
Saint John Street Railway Strike: 1914 New Brunswick |
The Asbestos Strike: 1949 Asbestos, QC |
Her Majesty's Pen Chapel Riot: 2014 St. John’s, NL |
Rocket Richard Riot: 1955 Montreal, QC |
1993 Stanley Cup Riot: Montreal, QC |
1994 Stanley Cup Riot: Vancouver, BC |
2011 Stanley Cup Riot: Vancouver, BC
Sources:
Getting Rid of the Riot Act- Manitoba Journal https://themanitobalawjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/articles/MLJ_47%20(Pre-print).4/474-getting-rid.pdf
Wikipedia - The Riot Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_Act
Unlawful Assembly in Canada https://www.criminalcodehelp.ca/offences/disorderly-conduct/unlawful-assembly/
Charterpedia https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/rfc-dlc/ccrf-ccdl/check/art2c.html
The Canadian Encyclopedia https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/riot
Murray Hill Riot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray-Hill_riot#Riot
1914 Saint John Street Railway Strike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1914_Saint_John_street_railway_strike#Railway_union
The Asbestos Strike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos_strike
HMP Chapel Riot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMP_chapel_riot
Richard Riot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Riot
1993 Stanley Cup Riot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Stanley_Cup_Finals#Riot
1994 Stanley Cup Riot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Vancouver_Stanley_Cup_riot
2011 Stanley Cup Riot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Vancouver_Stanley_Cup_riot
Department of Justice and Public Safety https://www.gov.nl.ca/jps/files/publications-2014-2015-ac-quart-mid-cts-april-june-2014.pdf
The Canadian Encyclopedia: The Rand Formula https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/rand-formula
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1h 40min
July 08, 2025 Offramp Detour Bonus Episode!
We end up taking a few detours and exploring offramps as we cruise along the B-I-Trans Canada Highway. We end up cutting a lot off the off-topic conversations from our main feed episodes, and compiling them into bonus content that can be found on our Patreon. Here's a little taster from the MMIWG episode for you.
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51min
June 30, 2025Ep 4 Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry and Action
Episode Four Show Notes and Sources
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Episode Description:
Karen and Alex discuss the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada that has been on the radar of indigenous communities for decades, but has only come to the national surface in recent years. We talk about the inquiry conducted by the Federal Government and the reaction from indigenous communities and organizations.

Cases Discussed:
The Highway of Tears |
Shae-Lynn McAllister |
Cherish Oppenheim |
Rebecca Contois, Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran, and Ashlee Shingoose |
Loretta Saunders and Tina Fontaine

How To Help:
Visit canadasmissing.ca to review the cases of missing women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people.

To submit a tip, please contact any of the following:
The investigating police agency included on the profile of the missing woman
Crime Stoppers by phone 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) or online
The National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains by email at [email protected]

Crisis support is available for anyone affected by these reports and the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous people through a national 24-hour hotline at 1-844-413-6649.

Sources:
The Canadian Encyclopedia https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-and-girls-in-canada
How we built a national action plan with partners https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1590950479157/1590950564663
Call for Justice 1.7 Final Report https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1717103903695/1717103981609
No More Stolen Sisters Amnesty International https://amnesty.ca/what-we-do/no-more-stolen-sisters/
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Inquiry_into_Missing_and_Murdered_Indigenous_Women_and_Girls#:~:text=The%20National%20Inquiry%20into%20Missing,and%20Murdered%20Indigenous%20Women%20crisis.&text=The%20study%20included%20reviews%20of,as%20community%20hearings%20and%20testimonies
RCMP say MMIW Highway of Tears Cases may Never Be Solved https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/rcmp-say-mmiw-highway-of-tears-missing-and-murdered-women-cases-may-never-be-solved-1.3805609
The RCMP Seeks Your Help in Solving Cases of Missing Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQI+ People https://rcmp.ca/en/campaigns-and-promotions/rcmp-seeks-your-help-solving-cases-missing-indigenous-women-girls-and
Convicted Killer Missing from Mission Institution Recaptured https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/convicted-killer-missing-from-mission-institution
Exclusive: Mother of Teen Victim Wasn't Told Murderer had Escaped https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/exclusive-mother-of-teen-victim-wasnt-told-murderer-had-escaped/
Convicted Killer Captured after Escape from Mission Prison https://calgary.citynews.ca/2017/04/14/convicted-killer-escapes-prison-mission-2/
Kelowna Killer Recaptured after Escaping B.C. Prison on his Birthday https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kelowna-killer-recaptured-after-escaping-b-c-prison-on-his-birthday-1.4071993
Escaped Murderer Recaptured https://www.merrittherald.com/escaped-murderer-recaptured/
The Murder of Loretta Saunders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Loretta_Saunders
In Loretta Saunders Murder, Family says Police at First Thought she was White, MMIWG Inquiry Hears https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/inquiry-ns-saunders-1.4378891
Family of Missing Indigenous Woman Hopeful New Billboard, Reward Could Provide Answers https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/missing-indigenous-woman-reward-1.7506043
Canadian Serial Killer's Victims found in Landfill https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqlyz04q23qo
Family Information Liaison Units https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/cj-jp/fund-fond/mmiw-fada/info.html
Canada’s Missing http://www.canadasmissing.ca
Winnipeg Serial Killings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Winnipeg_serial_killings
Diem Saunders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diem_Saunders
Death of Tina Fontain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Tina_Fontaine
Forensic Document Review Project https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/forensic-document-review-project/
Email suggestions for episode topics, or tell us about your experience with the Canadian Legal Justice System at [email protected]
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1h 20min
June 10, 2025Ep 3 Drug Laws
Karen and Alex welcome special guest Brittany Stockley (advocate for mental health and addiction treatment, who has been in active recovery/sobriety for 9+ years) to discuss how the laws surrounding drugs and controlled substances have evolved over time, and how those laws affect Canadians. You can find her on her socials @heartwoodandhomestudio
Send your suggestions for future episode topics to:
[email protected]
Cases Discussed:
Rob Ford’s drug use while in Office: Ontario, 2014| Thomas Hartle’s Denial to Continue Psilocin Trial by Health Canada: Saskatchewan, 2021| Summerside Meth Lab: PEI, 2016 | Toronto Drug Cop Charged with Drug Crimes: Ontario, 2024 | Project Lowkey: Alberta, 2024 | Charged Laid for Noncontrolled Substance Possession: Alberta, 2022
We finish the episode with Brittany telling us about her own journey through addiction, sobriety and her experiences with the legal system.

Sources:
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-38.8/page-9.html
The National Drug Schedules (NDS) https://www.napra.ca/national-drug-schedules/what-are-the-national-drug-schedules/
Understanding Schedule 1 Drugs in Canada https://karapancevlaw.ca/understanding-schedule-1-drugs-in-canada-a-comprehensive-guide/
Controlled substances and precursor chemicals https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-concerns/controlled-substances-precursor-chemicals.html
About PPSC https://www.ppsc-sppc.gc.ca/eng/bas/index.html?wbdisable=true#:~:text=The%20PPSC%20is%20responsible%20for,in%20Quebec%20and%20New%20Brunswick
US DEA https://www.dea.gov/
Cannabis Legalization and Regulation https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/cj-jp/cannabis/
Stats Canada https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/231016/dq231016c-eng.htm
CBC https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/cannabis-5-year-1.6989993
Cannabis in Canada Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_Canada
Legal History if Cannabis in Canada Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_history_of_cannabis_in_Canada
Fentanyl smuggling is not a major crisis at Canada-US border, despite Trump's claims https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/02/11/fentanyl-smuggling-is-not-a-major-crisis-at-canada-us-border-despite-trump-s-claims_6738032_4.html#:~:text=Canada-,Fentanyl%20smuggling%20is%20not%20a%20major%20crisis%20at%20Canada%2DUS,major%20source%20of%20the%20drug
How fentanyl has poisoned relations between the US and Canada https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/negative-side-effects-how-fentanyl-has-poisoned-relations-between-the-us-and-canada/
The opioid crisis in Canada: a national perspective
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6034966/
Opioids in Canada https://www.cihi.ca/en/opioids-in-canada
Creation of Dashboard Tracking Province’s Overdose Deaths https://vocm.com/2025/03/31/officials-working-on-creation-of-dashboard-tracking-provinces-overdose-deaths/
Drugs found hidden in baby's diaper as meth lab uncovered in Summerside https://www.saltwire.com/prince-edward-island/updated-drugs-found-hidden-in-babys-diaper-as-meth-lab-uncovered-in-summerside-56979
Footage of late Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack released https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/11/rob-ford-crack-video-release
Rob Ford: I've used nearly all drugs, says Toronto mayor https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28138521
Addiction Success Stories w/guest, Brittany Stockley https://www.facebook.com/hardknoxtalkspodcast/videos/addiction-success-stories-wguest-brittany-stockley/5105231862908717/
Legal Weed Pardons https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/pot-pardons-still-low-484-1.6230666#:~:text=It's%20been%20more%20than%20two,been%20granted%20one%20so%20far.
3 years after weed legalization, Ontario man still can't enter U.S. due to 20-year-old pot charge https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/weed-legalization-ontario-pardons-1.6212435
The Canadian drugs and substances strategy: The Government of Canada’s approach to substance use related harms and the overdose crisis https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/healthy-living/canadian-drugs-substances-strategy-approach-related-harms-overdose-crisis.html
Harm Reduction https://drugpolicy.ca/our-work/issues/harm-reduction/#:~:text=Harm%20Reduction%20is%20a%20philosophical,dated%20laws%2C%20systems%20and%20institutions.
Toronto drug squad cop facing 7 charges after arrest in Peel https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-drug-cop-arrest-peel-cocaine-meth-impaired-driving-1.7254034
9 arrested, more than $700K in drugs seized after interprovincial trafficking investigation: Winnipeg police https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-police-project-lowkey-drug-trafficking-investigation-1.7481399
R. v. Tim https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/19299/index.do
Highly Potent Drug Linked to Sudden Death on Avalon Prompts Warning from RNC https://vocm.com/2025/04/04/highly-potent-drug-linked-to-sudden-death-on-avalon-prompts-warning-from-rnc/
Shroom Boom CBC https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/magic-mushroom-medicine
Magic mushroom dispensaries operating openly in Vancouver https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/magic-mushroom-dispensaries-in-vancouver-1.6385792
Health Canada denies terminally ill Sask. man permission to continue magic mushroom therapy https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/health-canada-denies-terminally-ill-sask-man-permission-to-continue-magic-mushroom-therapy-1.6765386
Psychedelics see increased legalization and decriminalization globally as treatment usages expand. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240320-legal-status-of-psychedelics-around-the-world
Cannabis crime statistics in Canada, 2020 https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/jr/jf-pf/2022/jun.html#:~:text=In%202017%20
Thomas Hartle Obituary https://www.saskatoonfuneralhome.com/obituaries/thomas-hartle
Summerside man sentenced to 42 months for meth production https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-methamphetamine-production-sentence-1.3920593
About the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/opioids/about-good-samaritan-drug-overdose-act.html
Toronto police drug squad officer charged with impaired driving, drug possession https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/07/04/toronto-police-officer-arrested-impaired-drug-possession-charges/
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1h 53min
May 31, 2025Ep 2. Canada's Gun Laws
Karen and Alex discuss the current firearms laws in Canada and how they have changed over time. Then we look at some cases that took place within Canada that were affected by or helped initiate our gun laws.
Cases Discussed:
School Shootings in Canada, 1975-2013 |
École Polytechnique Massacre, Québec 1989 |
Parliament Hill Shooting, Ontario 2014 |
Nova Scotia Spree Killer, Nova Scotia 2020

Sources
RCMP History of Firearms in Canada https://rcmp.ca/en/firearms/history-firearms-canada
Trends in firearm-related violent crime in Canada, 2009 to 2020. Stats Canada https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-002-x/2022001/article/00009-eng.htm
Other Countries Had Mass Shootings. Then They Changed Their Gun Laws. New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/25/world/europe/gun-laws-australia-britain.html
School Shootings by Country 2025. World Population Review https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/school-shootings-by-country
Taking action to reduce gun violence. Government of Canada
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety-canada/campaigns/firearms.html
Harper Government delivers on promise to abolish the long-gun registry. Government of Canada https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2012/04/harper-government-delivers-promise-abolish-long-gun-registry.html
École Polytechnique massacre. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89cole_Polytechnique_massacre
Marking 35 years since the L’École Polytechnique Massacre. Public Service Alliance of Canada https://psacunion.ca/marking-35-years-lecole-polytechnique-massacre
‘Hate is infectious’: how the 1989 mass shooting of 14 women echoes today. The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/04/mass-shooting-1989-montreal-14-women-killed
Nova Scotia Shooting Incident – Timeline. Public Safety Canada https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/trnsprnc/brfng-mtrls/prlmntry-bndrs/20200730/021/index-en.aspx
2020 Nova Scotia attacks. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Nova_Scotia_attacks
Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry heavily criticizes police response. BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65107912
2014 shootings at Parliament Hill, Ottawa. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_shootings_at_Parliament_Hill,_Ottawa
Parliament Hill Attack. The Canadian Encyclopedia https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/parliament-hill-attack
Taber Shootings. The Canadian Encyclopedia https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/taber-shootings
School shootings in Canada. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:School_shootings_in_Canada
Brampton High School Shootings. Canadian True Crime Podcast https://www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes/146
Shell Lake murders. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_Lake_murders\
A list of some past Canadian school shootings. Global News https://globalnews.ca/news/8621977/list-canadian-school-shootings/
Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns https://www.doctorsforprotectionfromguns.ca/#/
Charting gun violence in the United States. CBC
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gun-violence-charts-us-1.6847911
Ontario Court Confirms No Right to Bear Arms in Canada; Supreme Court Will Not Hear Appeal. Constitutional Studies https://www.constitutionalstudies.ca/2010/10/ontario-court-confirms-no-right-to-bear-arms-in-canada-supreme-court-will-not-hear-appeal/?print=print
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1h 41min
May 23, 2025 Ep 1 Double Jeopardy Laws in Canada
Episode Description:
Karen and Alex discuss how Double Jeopardy laws are applied in Canada, and how they differ from those in the US. We review four different cases and how double jeopardy laws played a role in their outcomes.
Cases Discussed:
Richard Leonard Walker | Edmonton, 2013 Daniel Hodgson | Iqaluit, Nunavut, 2017 Colin Tweedie | Victoria County, NS, 2019 Guy Paul Morin | Queensville, Ontario, 1984
Sources:
IMDB: Double Jeopardy https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0150377/plotsummary/
Wyman & Williamson | Criminal Defense Lawyers: Can I Be Tried Twice For The Same Crime In Canada? https://albertalegal.ca/can-i-be-tried-twice-for-the-same-crime-in-canada/
USA Double Jeopardy Laws Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Jeopardy_Clause
Overview of (American) Double Jeopardy Clauses https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/amdt5-3-1/ALDE_00000858/
British Columbia Prosecution Service Crown Counsel Policy Manual, Policy: Appeals by Crown to the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada (Effective Date: March 1, 2018) https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/law-crime-and-justice/criminal-justice/prosecution-service/crown-counsel-policy-manual/app-1.pdf
Appeals and Interventions in the Provinces and Territories https://www.ppsc-sppc.gc.ca/eng/pub/fpsd-sfpg/fps-sfp/tpd/p3/ch15.html
Where Can You Appeal Your Conviction? Kruse Law https://www.kruselaw.ca/library/when-can-you-appeal-a-conviction-kruse-law/
Canadian Encyclopedia: Guy Paul Morin https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/guy-paul-morin-case
Nunavut Judge Made 'No Error of Law' in Murder Acquittal, Supreme Court of Canada Says. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavut-judge-no-error-supreme-court-canada-1.7261726
Appeal Court Upholds Decision that Saw Accused Killer Acquitted. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/killer-trial-evidence-police-delay-1.7125935
A Judge Found an Edmonton Man Acted in Self-Defense When he Punched a Police Officer. Alberta's Top Court Just Overturned the Ruling https://edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/edmonton-police-officer-punched-mcdonalds-appeal
Appeal Court says Judge Who Acquitted N.S. Man in Hit-and-Run Death “Committed Errors of Law” https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/colin-hugh-tweedie-nova-scotia-court-of-appeal-decision-talia-forrest-1.6753357
Colin Tweedie Resentenced https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/colin-tweedie-sentenced-to-45-years-in-hit-and-run-death-of-talia-forrest-in-cape-breton-100982518
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/colin-hugh-tweedie-nova-scotia-court-of-appeal-decision-talia-forrest-1.6753357

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