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.

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