About this episode

The episode discusses the Supreme Court's ruling on the notwithstanding clause and its implications, along with a legal case related to No Trespassing signs.

In Episode 126, we explain what happened this week at the Supreme Court in the notwithstanding clause case, we explain why the R v Singer decision means you should consider putting up a No Trespassing sign. Plus, our Bad Legal Takes of the Week. Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode: How a ban on religious symbols has triggered a Canadian constitutional debate (BBC) R. v. Singer, 2026 SCC 8 (Supreme Court of Canada) Was Upset By Facebook Post (Blacklock's Reporter) Judge cuts down scope of Calgary bubble zone bylaw; CCF calls on city to fully repeal (TheCCF.ca) Not Reserving Judgment is a podcast about Canadian constitutional law hosted by Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, and Christine Van Geyn. The show is brought to you by the Canadian Constitution Foundation, a non-partisan legal charity dedicated to defending rights and freedoms. To support our work, visit theccf.ca/donate.

People in this episode

Hosts: Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, Christine Van Geyn

Topics covered

• notwithstanding clause
• Supreme Court
• Canadian constitutional law
• No Trespassing sign
• legal commentary
• religious symbols
• Calgary bubble zone bylaw

Keywords

• notwithstanding clause
• Supreme Court of Canada
• R v Singer
• No Trespassing sign
• Calgary bubble zone
• religious symbols
• legal commentary

Sponsors

Canadian Constitution Foundation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC, Blacklock's Reporter, TheCCF.ca

Books & works: R. v. Singer, 2026 SCC 8

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