Not Reserving Judgment

Instead of our weekly episode of Not Reserving Judgment, here's a conversation on new book, Free Speech In Canada: A beginner’s guide from ancient roots to modern controversies. Now available on Amazon.ca!

On Episode 66, we tell you about a shocking new Free Press investigation into debanking in the United States, and discuss whether Australia's ban on social media for kids under 16 is a good idea. Plus, Bad Legal Takes from U of T and a self-described "fat intersectional feminist."

Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:

• The Debanking of America
• Guide to Law and Policy regarding Antisemitism and Anti-Israeli Discrimination at the University of Toronto
• Over 800 Canadian bank account holders 'debanked' since 2018: Report
• Canadian media outlet says bank denied it a commercial mortgage over conservative political leanings
• Airbnb deletes accounts of people attending white supremacist rally
• China's 'social credit' system uses technology to punish citizens
• What Australia's social media ban for children could mean as Quebec eyes similar legislation
• Amy Hamm: This 'fat intersectional feminist' insists medical care is a human rights abuse

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 65, we tell you about Freedom Convoy Leader Pat King's criminal convictions and acquittals; we explain why Toronto Police were wrong to arrest journalist Ezra Levant; and we get into the war over bike lanes in Toronto.

Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:

• Borderland Pride v. Corporation of the Township of Emo, 2024 HRTO 1651
• Pat King found guilty of mischief for role in 'Freedom Convoy'
• R v Pawlowski, 2024 ABCA 342
• Ontario passes bill that allows major Toronto bike lanes to be ripped out
• Korean man gets jail time for being too fat for military duty
• ‘Not unusual,’ UN says of firing adviser, who didn’t call Israel genocidal
• Ontario Human Rights Tribunal fines Emo Township for refusing Pride proclamation

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 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.