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 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.