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In part three of our interview with minority rights advocate, Joshua Sealy-Harrington, we discuss the SCC decision of R. v. Le, regarding the controversial police practice of carding

In part two of our interview with minority rights advocate, Joshua Sealy-Harrington, we dissect the debate regarding the (now-repealed) Statement of Principles in the Law Society of Ontario, and reflect on diversity in the profession

In part one of our interview with minority rights advocate, Joshua Sealy-Harrington, we unpack the principles of critical race theory as a lens to understand the relationship between race and the law

In our Ask-Me-Anything segment, we invite KJ Chong to answer the agricultural law-related questions submitted by members of the Patreon community:

• What are some of the unexpected elements about working in the agricultural law space?
• What role does trust play when dealing with trading relationships among farmers?
• What role do politics and trade patterns have on a lawyer's day-to-day work?
• How can in-house legal counsel deal with under-resourced departments?
• How can the food service industry bounce back post-COVID?

In part three of our interview with agricultural lawyer, KJ Chong, we chat about the new NAFTA (CUSMA) requirements for the declarations of eligibility and the Canada Grain Act

In part two of our interview with agricultural lawyer, KJ Chong, we discuss the GAFTA background contract system and lessons for lawyers that draft agreements across sectors.

In part one of our interview with agricultural lawyer, KJ Chong, we speak about food exporting and safety considerations in light of the coronavirus.

In this conversation, we speak about the growing (pun intended) world of agricultural law, with KJ Chong, legal counsel from BroadGrain Commodities.

Topics: food exporting and safety during COVID; the one-page agreement for the agricultural sector; new grain declarations in NAFTA 2.0 and our Ask-Me-Anything segment.

⚫ How has COVID changed the food safety rules for companies that are shipping and receiving food products? (7:49)
⚫ How are agricultural lawyers able to draft complex legal agreements in just one page? (18:21)
⚫ How is the new NAFTA impacting the way that grain traders verify the quality of their own products? (27:35)
⚫ Our new Ask-Me-Anything segment, featuring five questions submitted by patrons of the Lawyered community (37:02)
  🔵 What are some of the unexpected elements about working in the agricultural law space? (37:44)
  🔵 What role does trust play when dealing with trading relationships among farmers? (39:23)
  🔵 What role do politics and trade patterns have on a lawyer's day-to-day work? (40:55)
  🔵 How can in-house legal counsel deal with under-resourced departments? (44:44)
  🔵 How can the food service industry bounce back post-COVID? (50:10)

In our Ask-Me-Anything segment, employment lawyer, Alexandra Monkhouse, answers a number of Patreon-submitted questions, including:

• Is the gig economy sustainable and where is it going?
• How can gig economy workers protect themselves from the most serious legal risks?
• What legal issues arise when full-time employees are working on freelance side-hustles outside of their day job?
• What legislative change(s) could be made to create a more equitable work environment for gig economy workers?
• How do legal issues in this area differ between Canada and the US?
• What rights do freelancers have if they are unable to complete their work for quarantine-related reasons?