In this special episode of Verdicts and Voices, political commentator and prolific author David Frum discusses the evolving state of the Canada-U.S. relationship with host Alison Crawford. The event was recorded live in Toronto on August 8, 2025 and jointly presented by the Canadian and American Bar Associations.

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, 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.