Today we bring you the first installment of our Truth and Reconciliation Commission Series. This is a shortened version of the Calls to Action, a complete version of which - as it appears in the Executive Summary - will be released later this summer. These are the 94 specific calls to action which the TRC called for and it is essential reading/listening for settlers on this land we now call Canada. If you want to learn about how the 94 Calls to Action have and have not been implemented since the TRC Report, please check out resources here. 

This is a project we will be unveiling throughout the summer of 2021, thanks in no small part to the many people who offered to volunteer to guest read. We will be providing a podcast format version of the entire Executive Summary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Final Report, in addition to other TRC content. We hold space for Indigenous people who have been and continue to be harmed by colonialism. This recording is our way of engaging with Call to Action #27 - which calls upon legal professionals to ensure they have appropriate cultural competency training. We hope this can assist both legal professionals and the public in becoming culturally competent on this issue. We feel it our responsibility as settlers and as legal professionals to do this work and we thank you for listening. 

These episodes will not be appearing on our YouTube feed. Instead, we ask you to please visit the #ReadtheTRC page on YouTube - linked here. This is an amazing project which provides YouTube videos of people reading the entire Executive Summary report and is perfect for those who wish to engage with the report with both an audio and visual component. We want to ensure full credit is given to Chelsea Vowel (link to work site here) who was one of the organizers of the #ReadTheTRC project. We hope our work serves as a companion piece and allows individuals to engage with the material in an accessible and available manner. 

The Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program has a hotline to help residential school survivors and their relatives suffering from trauma invoked by past abuse. The number is 1-866-925-4419.

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CW: This decision concerns sexual assault - please take care when listening. 

WE'RE BACK! We're so thrilled to return from spring/summer hiatus to bring you Part I in the SCC decision of R v JA! This decisions concerns the legality of advance consent to sex while unconscious. After giving a bit of context on the case, Zach and Karly get very philosophical and chat about consent, sexual assault decisions, and the very nature of the legal appeal. 

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Link to Decision: https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2011/2011scc28/2011scc28.html?autocompleteStr=R%20v%20J.A.&autocompletePos=1

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Get ready because we present our first ever FAMILY LAW decision AND our first ever ANIMAL LAW decision! We're so excited to present to you Warnica v Gering, a 2004 ONSC decision concerning the custody of a dog named Tuxedo. This is also a guest episode! Claire Allsop, Windsor Law '20 and (almost) Windsor lawyer gives you her thoughts on the decision before taking you through it. Before leaving it to Claire, Zach & Karly discuss mostly how Claire is our favorite and how we're so appreciative of guest readers who bring us law we're unfamiliar with. 

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Link to Decision: https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2004/2004canlii50065/2004canlii50065.html?autocompleteStr=Warnica%20v%20Geri&autocompletePos=3

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Today we take a fun tone with the 2021 ONCA decision of Wiseau Studio LLC v Harper. We delve into the world of civil procedure with a case involving security for costs on a trial judgement. More importantly, the decision involves the infamous Tommy Wiseau, creator of "The Room". Before this fun & short decision, Zach and Karly chat civil procedure, security for costs, and some "The Room" hot gossip. 

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Link to Decision: https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onca/doc/2021/2021onca31/2021onca31.html?autocompleteStr=Wiseau%20&autocompletePos=4

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Today we bring you Part III of our 3-part release of R v Goldfinch. We have the concurring decision of Brown J who held that the issue had been appropriately dealt with and the evidence of the victim and accused's prior sexual relationship should have been admitted. 

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Link to Decision: https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2019/2019scc38/2019scc38.html?autocompleteStr=R%20v%20Goldfinch&autocompletePos=1

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Today we bring you Part II of our 3-part release of R v Goldfinch. We have the concurring decision of Moldaver J (with Rowe J concurring), who agreed in outcome, but felt that a "friends with benefits" relationship could be relevant in certain circumstances - just not the current circumstances before the court. 

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Link to Decision: https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2019/2019scc38/2019scc38.html?autocompleteStr=R%20v%20Goldfinch&autocompletePos=1

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This is a collaboration between Legal Listening and the Provincial Court of British Columbia. This article provides general information only and should not be used as authority in court proceedings or as a substitute for legal advice.

Link to the eNews article "What is the Rule of Law - and why does it matter?": https://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/enews/enews-04-11-2020

Links provided in the eNews:

Roncarelli v. Duplessis: https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/1959/1959canlii50/1959canlii50.html?resultIndex=1

Reference re Secession of Quebec: https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/1998/1998canlii793/1998canlii793.html?autocompleteStr=Reference%20re%20Secession%20of%20Quebec&autocompletePos=1

R. v. Jaser: https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2014/2014onsc3885/2014onsc3885.html?autocompleteStr=R.%20v.%20Jaser%20&autocompletePos=5

The World Justice Project: https://worldjusticeproject.org/

eNews is a publication of the Provincial Court of British Columbia. Learn more about the Court and subscribe to eNews at www.provincialcourt.bc.ca.

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Today we bring you Part I of our 3-part release of the 2019 SCC decision R v Goldfinch. This decision, split three ways, discusses a "friends with benefits" relationship in the context of s 276 of the Criminal Code. Before Karly takes you through the decision, Zach & Karly discuss Seaboyer, the Twin Myths, and how 30 odd years later the court still disagrees when interpreting what the twin myths mean in practice. 

CONTENT WARNING: This decision concerns a sexual assault. Please take care when listening. 

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Link to Decision: https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2019/2019scc38/2019scc38.html?autocompleteStr=R%20v%20Goldfinch&autocompletePos=1

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Today we've got an amazing Education Law decision where the SCC discusses the rights of children to access education. Before Karly takes you through the decision, Z & K chat education law, venturing into new areas of law, and mirror comparator groups. Special shout out to Amanda Dimilta from #lawtwitter for the case recommendation! 

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Link to Decision: https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2012/2012scc61/2012scc61.html?autocompleteStr=moore%20v%20&autocompletePos=1

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Check us out at legallistening.com, look for us on CanLii Connects, find us on twitter @legallistening or email us at [email protected]

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This is a collaboration between Legal Listening and the Provincial Court of British Columbia. This article provides general information only and should not be used as authority in court proceedings or as a substitute for legal advice.

Link to the eNews article "What can I expect at a family court trial or hearing?": https://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/enews/enews-19-12-2017

Links provided in the eNews:

Notice to the Profession and Public: https://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/downloads/Practice%20Directions/NP%2019%20COVID-19%20Suspension%20of%20Regular%20Court%20Operations.pdf

BC Provincial Court - Covid-19: https://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/COVID19

How parties should introduce themselves in court: https://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/enews/enews-16-12-2020

Support Person Guidelines: https://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/downloads/Practice%20Directions/NP%2011%20Use%20of%20a%20Support%20Person%20in%20Civil%20and%20Family%20Proceedings.pdf

Preparing for a Family Court trial in Provincial Court (Page 6): https://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/downloads/pdf/Guide%20to%20preparing%20for%20a%20family%20court%20trial%20in%20Provincial%20Court.pdf

eNews is a publication of the Provincial Court of British Columbia. Learn more about the Court and subscribe to eNews at www.provincialcourt.bc.ca.

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While you're here, check out our team!

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Remember we're always looking for guest readers to come on the podcast. Have a decision you love? Want to see it recorded? Reach out!