Bedard's Unofficial Podcast

Pierre discusses the upcoming Sheppard case, which is going before the Supreme Court of Canada in 2025. The Alberta Crown Prosecution Service appealed the reduction in sentence to His Majesty the King. Find out why this case was taken on by the Court and why it's important to Canadian law. Pierre makes good use of his St. John's degree and the five years he spent sitting in law school to sort things out. Enjoy!

Check out the video at https://bedard.com/supreme-court-steps-in/

Pierre posits an idea for resurrecting the school as a hockey hell school, on par with the Sutter Brothers farm. Where to place it remains to be seen, though James is more than willing to go along and put it up in High Prairie, Alberta, which is just fine by Pierre. Our first post-election podcast of no import. Enjoy.

Our intrepid reporter and author, Richard de Candole leaves British Columbia for Edmonton, attends Ted Byfield's memorial gala in Edmonton, and lives to tell us about it! Love him or hate him, Ted Byfield had a big impact on Alberta through the Alberta Report, his influence in the founding of the Reform Party.

Doctor Arnold joins Pierre to talk about Provincial politics and other items of note. One of us is jetlagged. It's not Pierre. For the faint-hearted, some concerns about the influence of right-wing agendas on education, etc. may be expressed by the hosts! Who's on facebook? Well, hell. We talk about US and English influence on the Religious Right and other things, like asbestos mining, and the like. We end as we always do and remind Doctor Arnold of his betters.

Crazy James and Pierre continue our journey. Everything goes off the rails tonight. We find out Pierre's St. John's nickname. James interacts with his MLA. We get political. We get sloppy. But one thing: it's time to follow the money. If Sheppard can afford lawyers, he can give his victim(s) money. It won't change anything, but it might help.

I never thought I'd see a case go to the Canada Supreme Court but here we are - R. v. Sheppard is going to the Big Show, the main rink, center court. This is what's called Justice. Two old boys, Crazy James and Pierre, talk through what's been going on. Pierre expresses absolute shock (shock I tell you!) about Brian Powell, a person well-known at the school and to the RCMP. Overall, we talk as we descend into the night of 31 August 2024. Join us and keep the faith. Believe.

Two old boys, clinical psychologist, Doctor James Arnold, and podcast host Pierre Bedard discuss the case of Paul Sheppard. Once a headmaster, and now a convict, his sentence was reduced last week by the Alberta Provincial Appeals Court. Read all 122 pages of the Appeal at ⁠bedard.com⁠.

Doctor Arnold is a subject matter expert. When not interrupted by the lippy host, we talk about some complexities and inequities in the current justice system, and how the concept of character reference in these cases is laughable. We also go into the judgment itself, and how victim shaming comes into play. It's a compelling podcast dealing with trust issues, vulnerability, and memory recall by witnesses.

Rainy Lake is a hell of a lake and it's now a hell of a script. David Barrett, aka Wedge, and Pierre talk about canoeing, crossing the Height of Land on the Churchill and the Grand Portage. Just two Manitoba old boys, one in the Philippines and one in California talking about gunwales and shit. Also, the power of a well-thrown potato, the benefits of paddling while hallucinating, and how the CIA came to love sleep deprivation. Only on Bedard's Unofficial Podcast.

Crazy James and Pierre talk about the old Alberta and Manitoba properties. We talk about the deteriorating state of school properties in Manitoba and Alberta, the challenges and costs of repurposing old school buildings, and the pluses and minuses of the Selkirk and Stony Plain locations. Finally, Crazy James makes a plea for art!

A conversation with Robert Young Pelton - #241 - a man who vacations in war zones.

RYP has a unique and extremely qualified viewpoint on the school's regimen. We meander through a river of hair-raising experiences, the swat regimen, lessons learned, Parkman, life in the 60s and 70s, and the unique fate of the canoe formerly known as the David Thompson (sp?). Enjoy it already.