Not Reserving Judgment

On Episode 64, we tell you about the dubious allegations that UBC's law school is racist; update you on Alberta's consultations about how to protect the free speech of professionals; and explain why OutTV wants all Canadian subscribers to pay for its colourful programming.

Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:

• An Elite Law School Promised Reforms, Then Made Inclusion Impossible
• Danielle Smith promises to review Alberta’s professional regulators, legislate limits
• The new censorship: Regulatory creep, professional regulators, and growing limits on freedom of expression
• Trudeau lectures Canadians to prioritize climate change over groceries, affordability
• OutTV wants all subscribers to pay (Blacklock's)

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 63, we tell you about the Trudeau government's shocking position on freedom of peaceful assembly in the Emergencies Act case; and we discuss the legal implications of some Yukon municipal councilors refusing to take an oath to the King.

Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:

• 'Hamas is applauding': Mississauga mayor urged to stop vigil for terror leader Yahya Sinwar
• CCF files materials in appeal of decision that found use of Emergencies Act against truckers unlawful
• Town councillors in Dawson City, Yukon, refuse to swear oath to the King
• Dr. Fundji Benedict's X post in response to Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish

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 62, we tell you about an Alberta man who obtained an injunction to block his girlfriend's assisted-death; we explain why we intervened in a challenge to first-past-the-post; and we discuss the calls in Ontario to use the notwithstanding clause to end encampments.

Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:

• B.C. judge urgently halts assisted death of Alberta woman, the day before MAID procedure
• Canada must provide reparations to families of children missing at residential schools, says Kimberly Murray
• Stars of David drawn in front of Palestinian-owned store a hate crime, Food Fare owner says
• A.Y. v N.B, 2024 BCSC 2004
• This doctor has helped more than 400 patients die. A judge just blocked one of her cases.
• Ontario's chief electoral officer seeks more tools to fight misinformation
• CCF appearing in Court in appeal over constitutionality of Canada’s voting system

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 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.