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)

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