Episode 129: Is floor crossing ILLEGAL? Plus, federal research funding BLOCKS non-disabled and men.

About this episode

The episode discusses the legality of floor crossing in Parliament and critiques the Canada Research Chair program's gender and disability quotas.

In Episode 129, we explain why floor crossings are constitutionally permitted in Parliament even if they betray local voters, and we dig into the Canada Research Chair program's quotas, which lead to professor job postings limited to only women and people with disabilities. Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode: 2019 Addendum to the 2006 Canadian Human Rights Settlement Agreement (Canada Research Chairs) 2021 Canadian Human Rights Settlement Agreement (Canada Research Chairs) Assistant or Associate Professor- Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Forestry and Environmental Stewardship (UBC) Could we ban floor crossing in Canada (Brian Lilley) Preston Manning: It is time for some Liberals to cross the floor (National Post) Not Reserving Judgment is a podcast about Canadian constitutional law hosted by Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, and Christine Van Geyn, with help from Alexander Surgenor. 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

• floor crossing
• Canadian constitutional law
• Canada Research Chairs
• federal research funding
• gender quotas
• political commentary

Keywords

• floor crossing
• Canada Research Chairs
• constitutional law
• gender quotas
• politics
• federal funding

Sponsors

Canadian Constitution Foundation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canada Research Chair program, University of British Columbia

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