Episode 37: Why is the government paying activists to sue the government?

Not Reserving Judgment

On Episode 37, we tell you about the new sabotage provision snuck into the foreign interference bill; we discuss Poilievre's proposed use of the notwithstanding clause; and we explain why we oppose the federal program that funds activists to sue the government.

Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:

• BILL C-70: An Act respecting countering foreign interference
• Tasha Kheiriddin: Liberal foreign interference bill won't stop Chinese meddling
• Montréal (City) v. 2952-1366 Québec Inc.
• Irwin Toy Ltd. v. Quebec (Attorney General), 1989 CanLII 87 (SCC)
• New sabotage offence in foreign-interference bill needs amending, say civil liberties and constitutional experts
• PM Anxious To Keep Riding
• If Pierre Poilievre doesn’t want to be portrayed as an authoritarian leader, maybe he should stop talking like one
• Pierre Poilievre prepares to embrace the notwithstanding clause — and all its controversy
• The campus occupations aren’t protected by free speech, because they aren’t speech
• Sex offender asks Norway's Supreme Court to declare social media access is a human right
• An Act to amend the Department of Canadian Heritage Act (Court Challenges Program)

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

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