In this episode of Modern Law: Verdicts and Voices, we ask if Canada can still consider the U.S. a safe place for refugees under the Safe Third Country Agreement. Legal historian Constance Backhouse shares the story about R. v. R.D.S. at the Supreme Court of Canada, and the effect it had on the career of Canada’s first Black female judge

We end the show on a lighter note with a conversation with lawyers who stand-up comedy and run a fantasy court league.

In this episode of Modern Law: Verdicts and Voices, two Chief Justices share their experiences incorporating Indigenous cultural and legal practices into proceedings, we hear concerns from the legal community about the Federal government's proposed new Strong Borders Act, or Bill C-2, and we take a look at the landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision on publication bans, Dagenais v CBC.

In this episode of Modern Law: Verdicts and Voices, we examine a troubling trademark scam targeting clients of Canadian patent lawyers, we discuss a recent case of AI hallucinations in documents submitted to the Ontario Superior Court, and we take a look at the 1998 Supreme Court of Canada’s Reference on Secession.

In this episode of Modern Law: Verdicts and Voices, we welcome the Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario Geoffrey Morawetz for a conversation about the Civil Rules Review, we talk about the current realities of traveling south of the border and we take a look at landmark immigration cases at the Supreme Court of Canada.

In this special election edition, host Alison Crawford welcomes two of Canada’s top criminal lawyers Matthew Gourlay, from Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP, and Daniel Lerner from Lerner Law, as we take a closer look at the federal parties’ criminal justice platforms. (01:35 to 24:44)

Anne McLellan and Peter MacKay, who both served as Ministers of Justice and Attorneys General, have a lively discussion on major legal issues that have been missing from the political debate during the campaign. (24:47 to 46:20)

We also hear from CBA President Lynne Vicars, who talks about the Canadian Bar Association’s priorities for this federal election campaign. (46:25 to 52:50)

In this episode of Modern Law: Verdicts and Voices, we evaluate the current state of the international rule of law, especially as the United States re-thinks its relationship to global institutions and legal principles, we have an interesting discussion about tax reform, and we take a look at landmark Supreme Court decisions on access to abortion.

In this episode of Modern Law: Verdicts and Voices, we welcome Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton who explains how virtually no one is declaring the use of AI in their filings; we take a look at the recent Supreme Court hearing into the proposed new tort of family violence; and we dive into R v. Drybones, the first case the Supreme Court decided under the 1960 Canadian Bill of Rights.

In this first episode of Modern Law: Verdicts and Voices, we delve into the contentious legal debate over the notwithstanding clause; we take a look at a prohibition-era judgment that, even 100 years later, continues to affect interprovincial trade; and in an exclusive interview with Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner about the court’s milestone 150th anniversary, we learn how the court has started to explore the possibility of offering judicial mediation to expand access to justice.

The Children’s Aid Society of Toronto asks visitors to their web site, “Do you have room in your heart for one more?” Ten years ago, Julie Bays and Adam Growe, along with their three children, answered that question with a huge YES!

A self-described 'act of desperation' brought Marjorie Malpass from the stage to the c-suite.

(Photo by Jackie Brown shows Marjorie Malpass smiling and looking off-camera. She is wearing a copper-coloured dress with black polka dots.)

Even after the sexual abuse, harassment and a successful class action lawsuit, RCMP Constable Agata Purcell stuck with the Mounties for 15 years. That is, until they targeted her therapeutic side hustle of flower-arranging. Tune in to hear her story and the catalyst that prompted her to take a beautiful new path.

When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ivan Mishchenko left his job as Supreme Court Judge of the Commercial Cassation Court in Kiev.

Then 42 years-old, the devoted family man got his wife and children to safety before exchanging his judicial robes for camouflage and joining the infantry.

(Photo of Judge Mischenko in combat fatigues and walking away from a blown-up tank is courtesy of Ivan Mishchenko.)

An interview with Benjamin Perrin, author of Indictment - the Criminal Justice System on Trial.

“What I’m seeing both in the media and in politics of it, provincially, federally a real, very rapid pendulum swing happening towards tough on crime policies 2.0. it is incredibly dangerous. It is cruel, ineffective and very costly financially as well.” - Perrin