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A turning point for a tort of family violence
May 21, 2026
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Nunavut’s Gladue dilemma
May 13, 2026
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“A landmark decision for the independence of the bar”
May 6, 2026
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When courts get vexed
Apr 29, 2026
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How to judge slop
Apr 15, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/21/26 | A turning point for a tort of family violence | Shelley Hounsell and Vanessa Lam break down why the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to create a new tort of family violence is so significant. | — | ||||||
| 5/13/26 | Nunavut’s Gladue dilemma | Where systemic discrimination affects the whole community, how should it factor into criminal sentencing? | — | ||||||
| 5/6/26 | “A landmark decision for the independence of the bar” | Connor Bildfell finds the silver lining in a court ruling that upholds controversial changes to the regulation of lawyers in BC. | — | ||||||
| 4/29/26 | When courts get vexed | How should Canadian courts deal with vexatious or abusive litigation? | — | ||||||
| 4/15/26 | How to judge slop | How are Canadian judges handling generative AI? | — | ||||||
| 4/8/26 | The badge of good character | How do law societies enforce “good character” requirements for members of the bar? | — | ||||||
| 3/25/26 | Will the Protecting Victims Act do just that? | A discussion about the pros and cons of Bill C-16, the Protecting Victims Act | — | ||||||
| 3/18/26 | Quebec’s secularism law gets its day in court | A preview of upcoming Supreme Court hearings about Quebec’s secularism law and the notwithstanding clause | — | ||||||
| 3/11/26 | A lightning rod and a symbol of courage (from the archives) | Corinne Sparks of Nova Scotia was Canada’s first black woman judge. She was also the object of a racial bias complaint that reached the Supreme Court and stunted her career. | — | ||||||
| 3/4/26 | Jordan turns ten | A decade ago, the Supreme Court issued its landmark Jordan decision with the goal of speeding up Canadian court proceedings. Has it worked? | — | ||||||
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| 2/18/26 | From law to order | Two former police officers discuss their transition to the practice of law. | — | ||||||
| 2/11/26 | Motion to intervene | One case, two judges, two completely different decisions on a motion to intervene. | — | ||||||
| 2/4/26 | Who needs international law? | Canadian international law experts Gib van Ert and Joanna Harrington argue international law is real and necessary, whether it’s followed or not. | — | ||||||
| 1/28/26 | Supreme Court preview with Nadia Effendi | New year, new Supreme Court lookahead with court watcher Nadia Effendi. | — | ||||||
| 12/17/25 | Season’s Readings! | We’ve assembled some of Canada’s top legal minds… to give you book recommendations for the holidays. | — | ||||||
| 12/10/25 | Plain language (or, Eschewing unnecessary obfuscation in juridical discourse) | Why can’t lawyers and judges just say what they mean? Karen Jacques and Paul Aterman argue that complicated legalese impedes access to justice and diminishes trust in the justice system. | — | ||||||
| 12/3/25 | “So fundamentally wrong”: Alexandre Forest and Stéphane Beaulac on Quebec’s constitution bill | According to Premier François Legault, his government’s new proposed provincial constitution is a landmark document that will “affirm Quebec’s distinct national character.” But many commentators view it as a threat to Quebecers’ rights. The CBA-Quebec’s Alexandre Forest and Montreal law professor Stéphane Beaulac explain why – and what they’re doing about it. | — | ||||||
| 11/26/25 | Expanding notwithstanding rebranding? (from the archives) | Once considered an extreme measure, the Canadian Charter’s notwithstanding clause has been invoked more often lately by provincial governments, and federal politicians have been musing about it too. In this episode, which first aired in January 2025, Marion Sandilands and Geoffrey Sigalet debate the pros and cons. | — | ||||||
| 11/20/25 | Bye-bye to the bar exam? Jennifer Pink and Jordan Furlong | Is the bar exam the best way of ensuring the readiness of new lawyers? Jennifer Pink of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society and legal analyst Jordan Furlong discuss why several provinces and territories have already ditched it, and what they’re replacing it with. | — | ||||||
| 11/12/25 | A chat with Margaret Satterthwaite, UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers | How can we recognize and address threats to the rule of law? And how can lawyers persuade the public that judicial independence is everyone’s concern? UN Special Rapporteur Margaret Satterthwaite has some ideas. | — | ||||||
| 11/5/25 | Artificial intelligence, genuine bias: law professors Gideon Christian and Jake Effoduh | How do we tap the vast potential of artificial intelligence systems without exacerbating biases inherent in the data they train on? According to law professors Dr. Gideon Christian and Jake Effoduh, the answer begins with listening to AI experts from impacted communities. | — | ||||||
| 10/29/25 | Do we need a bail bill? Melanie Webb and Daniel Lerner react to Bill C-14 | Criminal lawyers Melanie Webb and Daniel Lerner take on some of the key questions raised by Ottawa’s new bail and sentencing legislation: Do reverse onuses matter? Will the new bill aggravate court delays? And why is stealing from Walmart worse than stealing a stranger’s purse? | — | ||||||
| 10/15/25 | The sisterhood of “gender sellouts” in criminal law: Anita Szigeti, Hamna Anwar and Kyla Lee | Three criminal defence lawyers discuss the obstacles they’ve faced as women in their field, and the community they’ve built to overcome them. | — | ||||||
| 10/8/25 | Supreme Court fall preview with Nadia Effendi | As Canada’s Supreme Court begins its fall session, court watcher Nadia Effendi previews some of the main cases to keep an eye on. | — | ||||||
| 10/1/25 |  Justice by the numbers: Hon. David Brown on delays, data, and thumping the drum | How can Canadian courts reduce delays? According to retired Ontario judge David Brown, it starts with actually understanding the problem, and he has some outside-the-box ideas to make it happen. | — | ||||||
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Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.