Not Reserving Judgment

In Episode 152, we tell you about a new Montreal bylaw banning offensive speech directed at police and municipal employees. Plus, we dig into a new decision that found that the famous anti-gay-lifestyle activist Bill Whatcott guilty of criminal hate speech for his "gay zombies" flyer.Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:R. v. Whatcott, 2026 ONSC 3605 (CanLii)Montreal city council adopts bylaw banning insults against police, municipal employees (CBC News)Jamie Sarkonak: N.B. judge invents the Aboriginal right to be represented by an elder in court (National Post)Anti-gay crusader with Sask. ties guilty of promoting hatred at Toronto pride parade (Star Phoenix)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.

In Episode 151, we tell you about the BC Human Rights Tribunal decision awarding $20,000 to a teen after a doctor refused to give a puberty blocker. Plus, we discuss a judge's decision to give no jailtime to an Indigenous man who killed a 12-year-old while driving 90 in a 50 km/h zone. Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:GPS bracelet and house arrest for driver who killed 12-year-old (The Brantford Expositor)Child Q v. Ajaero (No. 2), 2026 BCHRT 189B.C. doctor fined $28,000 for refusing to inject trans-identifying teen with puberty blocker (National Post)Petition to the Government of Canada e-7621 (OurCommons.ca)Trial for Windsor man arrested for skating with protest sign adjourned to November (TheCCF.ca)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.

In Episode 150, we tell you about our new case involving a B.C. realtor who was warned he could be disciplined because he opposed the closure of Joffre Lakes Park to non-Indigenous. Plus, an Alberta court finds trustee who compared Pride to Nazis can't be forced to apologize. Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:CCF warns B.C. regulator that censoring realtor’s political speech violates Charter (The CCF)ABCA: Former school board trustee does not have to apologize for meme showing swastika, pride flags (Canadian Lawyer)Alberta Health Services v Pawlowski, 2021 ABCA 392 (CanLii)Province announces 2026 closure dates for Joffre Lakes Park (Castanet)How different would Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial look if it happened in Canada? (CBC 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.

In Episode 149, we discuss the constitutional problems with chasing the anti-immigrant group Dominion Society out of Hamilton, Ontario, and we explain Alberta's new dual practice model for doctors. Plus, we give our Bad Legal Takes of the Week. Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:BC bar fined $3K after inspector offered ‘bump’ and confronted with knives (Kelowna Now)DomCon Continues to Search for Hamilton Venue (Hamilton Police)Hamilton police join call for venues to 'consider the impact' of hosting anti-immigration group Saturday (CBC News)Ontario should join Alberta in challenging the Canada Health Act (The Hub)Ontario Liberal leadership candidate vows to make health care more ‘competitive’ (Global News)CAQ touts private-sector health care as PQ maintains poll lead (Global News)Mayor Andrea Horwath's letter about Dominion Society (WiretapMediaCa on X)Health-care groups call on Ottawa to stop Alberta’s dual medical practice model (CBC 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.

In Episode 148, we discuss the constitutionality of Ontario Premier Doug Ford's proposal to block Alberta oil exports to the U.S. during the trade war. Plus, we discuss the U.S. demand for changes to the Online News Act and Online Streaming Act.Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:Ex-Alberta premier Jason Kenney says oil needs to be on the table in US tariff war (The Canadian Press) Ford calling again to block oil, potash exports to U.S. in trade war gets cold response (National Post)Ontario premier wants Canada to withhold oil exports to the U.S. | Edmonton Journal (Edmonton Journal)Re: Exported Natural Gas Tax, [1982] 1 SCR 1004How Canadian content on streaming platforms became a trade issue with the U.S. (CBC 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.