Episode 72: Are anti-immigrant signs hate crimes? Plus a LOSS in our B.C. vaccine card challenge.
01/29/25 • 59 min
On Episode 72, we tell you about our loss in a challenge to B.C.'s COVID-19 vaccine card program; we discuss the Supreme Court's decision to hear a legal challenge to Quebec's ban on religious symbols; and we tell you why hate crime charges in St. Albert are unlikely.
Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:
- Hamilton leaders denounce ‘dangerous rhetoric’ at Saturday protest near Jackson Square
- Second Cup cuts ties with Montreal franchisee, closes cafés over antisemitic remarks and gesture
- Kassian v. British Columbia, 2025 BCCA 20
- No public spitting, drugs, panhandling, feeding birds or feral cats, and protest limits pitched for Edmonton's latest public behaviour rule book
- ‘Potentially disastrous’: The Hub’s legal experts react to the Supreme Court’s explosive decision regarding Quebec’s secularism law
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.
On Episode 72, we tell you about our loss in a challenge to B.C.'s COVID-19 vaccine card program; we discuss the Supreme Court's decision to hear a legal challenge to Quebec's ban on religious symbols; and we tell you why hate crime charges in St. Albert are unlikely.
Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:
- Hamilton leaders denounce ‘dangerous rhetoric’ at Saturday protest near Jackson Square
- Second Cup cuts ties with Montreal franchisee, closes cafés over antisemitic remarks and gesture
- Kassian v. British Columbia, 2025 BCCA 20
- No public spitting, drugs, panhandling, feeding birds or feral cats, and protest limits pitched for Edmonton's latest public behaviour rule book
- ‘Potentially disastrous’: The Hub’s legal experts react to the Supreme Court’s explosive decision regarding Quebec’s secularism law
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.
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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.
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