Not Reserving Judgment

On Episode 61, we analyze the proposal to improve protections for property, firearms and medical autonomy in the Alberta Bill of Rights; we discuss a Quebec decision that found repeated random stops unconstitutional; and we tell you about a B.C. librarian's argument that she's facing discrimination because she can't pick her kid up on time from daycare.

Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:

• Victoria library staffer told to choose between job and child care will get hearing with human rights tribunal
• Alberta proposes new rights, including to refuse medical treatment – with exemptions
• Alberta Bill of Rights Amendment Act (Bill 24)
• Court of Appeal upholds Quebec ruling that invalidated random police stops
• Ontario Calls for Immediate Federal Action on Bail Reform
• Procureur général du Québec c. Luamba, 2024 QCCA 1387

Not Reserving Judgment is a podcast about Canadian constitutional law hosted by Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, and Christine Van Geyn.

The show is brought to you by the Canadian Constitution Foundation, a non-partisan legal charity dedicated to defending rights and freedoms. To support our work, visit theccf.ca/donate.

On Episode 60, we discuss the sentencing William Adamson Skelly, who was convicted for operating a BBQ business without a license during COVID-19; we explain the constitutional challenge to Ontario's climate targets; and we discuss chilling new details about MAID.

Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:

• Toronto (City) v. Adamson Barbecue Ltd., 2024 ONCJ 525 (CanLII)
• Yuan Yi Zhu: Debunking the myth of the Persons Case
• Restaurant owner who fought COVID lockdown guilty of operating without a licence
• Private forums show Canadian doctors struggle with euthanizing vulnerable patients
• What Ontario’s highest court did — and did not — say about climate rights this week
• Mathur v. Ontario, 2024 ONCA 762 (CanLII)
• U.K. police tell woman it's a crime to say 'God bless you' to someone

Not Reserving Judgment is a podcast about Canadian constitutional law hosted by Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, and Christine Van Geyn.

The show is brought to you by the Canadian Constitution Foundation, a non-partisan legal charity dedicated to defending rights and freedoms. To support our work, visit theccf.ca/donate.

On Episode 59, we give you an update on Jordan Peterson's fight with the Ontario College of Psychologists, we explain why Samidoun has been listed as a terrorist entity, and we tell you about how the justice system in Windsor, Ont., appears to be failing the public.

Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:

• No jail, but Windsor judge orders restitution for downtown window-smashing spree
• Why haven’t prosecutors decided on charges over B.C. comments praising Hamas?
• Canada designates Samidoun a terrorist entity after 'death to Canada' chant
• Currently listed entities (Public Safety Canada)
• Terry Glavin: Is Khaled Barakat part of a terrorist group or a victim of Israeli intimidation?
• United States and Canada Target Key International Fundraiser for Foreign Terrorist Organization PFLP
• Vancouver Police probe Oct. 7 rally where ‘death to Canada’ cry went up
• Retailers question Windsor, Ont., police decision to stop taking some retail theft reports
• Jordan Peterson: Alas, no re-educator to be found

Not Reserving Judgment is a podcast about Canadian constitutional law hosted by Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, and Christine Van Geyn.

The show is brought to you by the Canadian Constitution Foundation, a non-partisan legal charity dedicated to defending rights and freedoms. To support our work, visit theccf.ca/donate.

On Episode 58, we tell you about a Quebec decision that found it's discriminatory to not give subsidized daycare to asylum seekers, we explain a new Supreme Court ruling that upheld airline passenger compensation regulations, and Josh complains endlessly about WestJet.

Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:

• RA v. WestJet Airlines Ltd
• WestJet ordered to pay more than $2K to passengers after offering $16.17 as reimbursement
• Court reserves decision on Sask. government plea to get climate inaction case thrown out
• Video of Niagara Police warning to Joanna Berry
• LILLEY: Study shows how much more Canadians pay for flights due to tax
• Canada's top court upholds passenger protection rules for flight disruptions
• International Air Transport Association v. Canada (Transportation Agency)

Not Reserving Judgment is a podcast about Canadian constitutional law hosted by Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, and Christine Van Geyn.

The show is brought to you by the Canadian Constitution Foundation, a non-partisan legal charity dedicated to defending rights and freedoms. To support our work, visit theccf.ca/donate.

On Episode 57, we tell you about a win and a loss in the war against expression-limiting codes of conduct, and we explain the problems with the proposal to criminalize 'residential school denialism.' Plus Preston Manning's proposed Act Respecting Provincial Jurisdiction.

Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:

• Clark v City of Medicine Hat, 2024 ABKB 513 (CanLII)
• OCDSB trustee's bid for judicial review of Code of Conduct sanctions dismissed
• Kinew denies claims of toxic, dysfunctional government made by ousted MLA
• Bill before Parliament would outlaw residential school 'denialism'
• Canada’s federal and provincial governments should stay in their own lanes
• Six take-aways from the VP debate between Vance and Walz

Not Reserving Judgment is a podcast about Canadian constitutional law hosted by Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, and Christine Van Geyn.

The show is brought to you by the Canadian Constitution Foundation, a non-partisan legal charity dedicated to defending rights and freedoms. To support our work, visit theccf.ca/donate.

On Episode 56, we walk you through some potential court challenges to right the ship of federalism, explain why the Canada Health Act must change, and fill you in on the latest news about the Online Harms Act. Plus, should Lake Winnipeg be legally defined as a person?

Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:

• Bill C-13: An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts
• Canada Health Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-6)
• Premier Danielle Smith unveils plans to amend Alberta Bill of Rights
• Lawsuit by Manitoba chiefs urges Lake Winnipeg be legally defined as a person
• Rising number of Canadians support major health care reform, survey finds

Not Reserving Judgment is a podcast about Canadian constitutional law hosted by Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, and Christine Van Geyn.

The show is brought to you by the Canadian Constitution Foundation, a non-partisan legal charity dedicated to defending rights and freedoms. To support our work, visit theccf.ca/donate.

On Episode 55, we talk about B.C.’s plan to expand involuntary treatment, we discuss the B.C. Law Society’s attack on two members for requesting that a mandatory Indigenous training course be accurate, and we tell you about a lawsuit involving a gender-fluid dog.

Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:

• Social worker wins £55,000 after row about gender-fluid dachshund
• Statement on member resolution submitted by James I. Heller and Mark T.K. Berry
• B.C. to introduce involuntary care for people with concurrent addiction, mental disorders, premier says
• Jamie Sarkonak: B.C. lawyers shouldn't face residential school 'denialism' accusations for telling the truth
• Hezbollah is hit by a wave of exploding pagers that killed at least 9 people and injured thousands

Not Reserving Judgment is a podcast about Canadian constitutional law hosted by Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, and Christine Van Geyn.

The show is brought to you by the Canadian Constitution Foundation, a non-partisan legal charity dedicated to defending rights and freedoms. To support our work, visit theccf.ca/donate.

On Episode 54, we discuss the dramatic and escalating strike situation at McGill Law and a partial victory for free expression following an unconstitutional Niagara Region City Council decision.

Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:

• Threat of constitutional challenge leads Niagara Regional Council to change sign and prop bans
• McGill law professors on strike in protest of challenge to union certification
• Toronto judge gets rebuke for ‘mocking,’ ‘inflammatory’ and ‘inappropriate’ comments in family court battle
• 'It's a lie,' billionaire Frank Stronach says of 13 sex crime charges filed against him

Not Reserving Judgment is a podcast about Canadian constitutional law hosted by Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, and Christine Van Geyn.

The show is brought to you by the Canadian Constitution Foundation, a non-partisan legal charity dedicated to defending rights and freedoms. To support our work, visit theccf.ca/donate.

On Episode 53, we explain why freedom of speech advocates are concerned about France's arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov; we discuss whether magic mushrooms should be legal; and Josh calls b.s. on a self-identified bisexual asylum seeker who wants 'status for all.'

Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:

• After Canada cancelled his deportation, this bisexual man pushes for status for all
• A guide to the Digital Services Act, the EU’s new law to rein in Big Tech
• First-time culprit: France blocks TikTok in New Caledonia
• He worked two weekends at a Toronto magic mushroom store. Now he’s got a criminal record
• Individual charged with 3D printing of firearms and hate speech
• In Russia, questions swirl over arrest of Telegram boss
• France extends detention of Telegram chief Pavel Durov
• A dangerous precedent? Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s arrest stokes speech war
• Disney drops bid to stop wrongful death lawsuit over Disney+ terms
• Click to agree with what? No one reads terms of service, studies confirm

Not Reserving Judgment is a podcast about Canadian constitutional law hosted by Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, and Christine Van Geyn.

The show is brought to you by the Canadian Constitution Foundation, a non-partisan legal charity dedicated to defending rights and freedoms. To support our work, visit theccf.ca/donate.

On Episode 52, we explain the proposed class actions related to COVID-19 vaccines and lockdowns in Alberta; we discuss the new legal challenge that argues the mentally ill have a right to MAID; and we update you on the harsh sentences for speech crimes in the U.K.

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Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:

• Who are the rioters and what jail sentences have they received?
• 'Burn it all down': Head of B.C. civil liberties group resigns over tweet about church fires
•  Hope Not Hate boss apologises for false ‘acid attack on Muslim woman’ tweet
• Whitehorse city council passes civility policy
• Canada's assisted-dying law faces constitutional fight for excluding mental disorder
• Man jailed for shouting at police dog and using racist slurs
• Black woman charged after using n-word on social media
• Woman jailed for hate related communications
• ‘I’m 28. And I’m Scheduled to Die in May.’
• COVID class action for businesses (statement of claim)
• COVID class action for vaccine injuries
• Whitehorse Civility Policy

Not Reserving Judgment is a podcast about Canadian constitutional law hosted by Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, and Christine Van Geyn.

The show is brought to you by the Canadian Constitution Foundation, a non-partisan legal charity dedicated to defending rights and freedoms. To support our work, visit theccf.ca/donate.