Episode 132: Conservatives and libertarians clash in Ottawa. Plus, a victory for free speech.

About this episode

This episode discusses the clash between conservatives and libertarians at a conference in Ottawa and highlights a recent victory for free speech.

In Episode 132, we tell you what conservatives and libertarians are clashing over at the Canada Strong and Free conference in Ottawa. Plus, we tell you about our latest victory on the free speech front. Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode: CCF Victory: South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario reverses unconstitutional protest ban (TheCCF.ca) CCLA Condemns Ontario’s Expansion of Arrest Powers to Transit Special Constables (CCLA) Explainer: Bill C-22 increases risk of surveillance state, government spying (TheCCF.ca) SCOOP: Jen Gerson: Elections Alberta's massive failure could have put people in danger. I tried to warn them. (The Line) Pierre Poilievre urges conservatives to keep fighting in networking conference speech (CTV News) 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

• conservatives
• libertarians
• free speech
• Canada Strong and Free conference
• legal rights
• political commentary

Keywords

• conservatives
• libertarians
• free speech
• Canada Strong and Free
• politics
• legal rights
• Ontario
• Bill C-22

Sponsors

Canadian Constitution Foundation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CCF, CCLA, CTV News

Books & works: Bill C-22

Places: South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario

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