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Just in time for Jewish Heritage Month, the team behind the iconic Heritage Minutes—60-second short films about notable Canadians throughout history—is spotlighting Bora Laskin, the first Jewish justice appointed to the country's Supreme Court. Laskin became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court soon after. He served from 1970 until his untimely death from pneumonia in 1984 at the age of 71. The son of Jewish immigrants to Fort William (now Thunder Bay) in Northern Ontario, Laskin was a gold-medal law student in Toronto during the 1930s. With widespread antisemitism in the profession in those days, it was challenging for Laskin to find an articling position, which he ultimately did—with a Jewish firm. Laskin then went on to complete multiple degrees, including from Harvard. After nearly two decades teaching law at the newly founded U of T law school–where the library now bears his name-Laskin was appointed to the provincial court in Ontario, where he developed a reputation as a champion of the labour movement. After former prime minister Pierre Trudeau appointed Laskin to the Supreme Court, Laskin's judgments led to patriating the Canadian Constitution, enshrining the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and equalizing women's marital property rights. This new minute-long short film stars veteran Canadian Jewish actor Victor Garber, who was reportedly eager to take on the role due to his own heritage. It will be broadcast on more than 70 television stations and also online beginning May 7. On today's episode of The CJN Daily, we're joined by Sam Rosenthal, one of the creative team members behind the project, who explains the drive and meaning behind the project. Shelley Laskin, his niece and a Toronto school board trustee, also joins. Related links Watch the Bora Laskin new Heritage Minute by Historica Canada on YouTube beginning May 8. Learn more about Bora Laskin, in The CJN. Read more in The Canadian Encyclopedia. Credits Host and writer: Ellin Bessner (@ebessner) Production team: Zachary Kauffman (senior producer), Andrea Varsany (producer), Michael Fraiman (executive producer), Marc Weisblott (editorial director) Music: Dov Beck-Levine Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to The CJN Daily (Not sure how? Click here)

How can legal professionals better understand the meaning of the Canadian constitution? MP Scott Reid and Michael J. Scott discuss Primary Documents, "a searchable database of historical documents relating to the drafting and adoption of the Constitution of Canada." Their work aims to facilitate legal research and provide a better understanding of Canada's constitutional law and history. For more information, take a look at their website, primarydocuments.ca.

Nicole O'Byrne talks to Adam Dodek about his book, Heenan Blaikie: The Making and Unmaking of a Great Canadian Law Firm. In 1973, three young lawyers founded Heenan Blaikie in Montreal, which grew to be a prominent Canadian law firm with notable members, including former political leaders. Despite its close-knit atmosphere, the firm faced significant internal issues, leading to its collapse in 2014. Adam Dodek, an impartial observer, examines the firm's rise and fall, highlighting its unique culture alongside underlying problems like workplace bullying, challenges for women and minorities, and sexual harassment. The narrative is contextualized within broader societal changes, including economic shifts and crises. Dodek's thorough investigation serves as an essential read for legal professionals and those interested in the dynamics of corporate failure. Adam Dodek is a professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa. Among his numerous publications are In Search of the Ethical Lawyer; The Canadian Constitution, Third Edition, named by the Hill Times as one of the top 100 books on Canadian public policy; and Solicitor-Client Privilege, which won the Walter Owen Book Prize. He is a recipient of the Canadian Association of Law Teachers Prize for Academic Excellence, the Mundell Medal for excellence in legal writing, and the Law Society of Ontario's Law Society Medal. He is also a director of the Canadian Association for Legal Ethics and the Canadian Legal Information Institute, and a past governor of the Law Commission of Ontario. Image Credit: UBC Press If you like our work, please consider supporting it: bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society's mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada's past.

On this episode, host Shayla Ouellette Stonechild speaks with Justin Jacob Lewis, the founder of Indigenous streetwear brand Section 35. They discuss the inspiration behind the brand's name, which is derived from Section 35 of the Canadian Constitution which recognizes and protects Indigenous and treaty rights. Justin shares his journey as an Indigenous entrepreneur and the challenges he faced in the early stages of his business. He also talks about the collaboration with Roots and the importance of incorporating Indigenous language and culture into his designs. Justin also mentions his plans to launch a new luxury brand, Justin Jacob Lewis, which will offer more refined and tailored pieces, inspired by the lack of Indigenous menswear in the fashion industry. He emphasizes the importance of Indigenous designers being part of mainstream and luxury fashion and hopes to see more independent Indigenous designers thriving. He also addresses the issue of cultural appropriation and encourages non-Indigenous people to support Indigenous designers by buying their clothes. Justin also shares his challenges in balancing family, business, and creativity, and highlights the significance of self-care and grounding practices.  Find out more about Justin Jacob Louis and Section 35:  Justin Jacob Louis is a fashion designer from the Samson Cree Nation and was born and raised in Nipisihkopahk (Samson Reserve) on Treaty 6 Territory in Alberta, Canada. He is the Founder and Creative Director of acclaimed Indigenous streetwear label SECTION 35 and recent founded eponymous Label Justin Jacob Louis. Justin was a finalist for Menswear Designer of the Year at the 2022 and 2023 Canadian Art and Fashion Awards ("CAFA") in Toronto. His work has seen features in numerous publications from Vogue to Complex, and was included in the Metropolitan Museum of New York's "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion”.  https://www.sectionthirtyfive.com/pages/about https://www.instagram.com/sweetloo35 Thanks for checking out this episode of the Matriarch Movement podcast! Leave comments and a thumbs up for us on YouTube, or leave a five star review on your favourite podcast app! Find Shayla Oulette Stonechild on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shayla0h/ Find more about Matriarch Movement: https://matriarchmovement.ca/ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@matriarch.movement This episode is produced by Sarah Burke and the Women in Media Network. Special thanks to the Indigenous Screen Office for supporting this podcast! Hiy Hiy! Chapters (00:00) Introduction to Feature Fridays and Justin Jacob Lewis (02:23) Inspiration Behind Section 35 and Indigenous Rights (06:29) Challenges and Lessons of an Indigenous Entrepreneur (10:11) Advice for Young Indigenous Entrepreneurs (13:12) Collaborating with Roots and the Meaning Behind the Collection (18:08) Incorporating Language and Culture in Fashion (20:33) The Importance of Language and Identity (22:30) Sustainability and Accessibility in Fashion (26:00) Introducing Justin Jacob Lewis: A New Chapter in Indigenous Luxury (28:09) Showcasing Indigenous Fashion in Toronto and New York (30:07) Being a Part of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Fashion Events (32:33) The Reception of Indigenous Fashion on the World Stage (35:14) Supporting Indigenous Designers and Addressing Cultural Appropriation (38:18) Balancing Family, Business, and Creativity (45:31) Reconnecting with Spirit and Grounding Practices (47:22) Supporting Justin Jacob Louis and Section 35 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This month, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that an Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Children, Youth, and Families (Bill C-92), which Parliament passed in 2019, is constitutional and not beyond Parliament's jurisdiction as was claimed by the attorney general of Quebec in an appeal from 2022.  Section 35 of the Canadian Constitution affirms and recognizes Indigenous peoples' right to self-govern. Bill C-92 additionally affirmed that the right to self-govern included “jurisdiction in relation to child and family services,” meaning Indigenous communities have sole authority over the care of their children. Here to break that down is rabble's Jack Layton Journalism for Change fellow Madison Edward-Wright and Naiomi Metallic, who worked as counsel to the intervenor, the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society. How might this decision impact future fights for Indigenous sovereignty, in regard to Land Back, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit Peoples and more?  Naiomi Metallic is from the Listuguj Mi'gmaq First Nation located on the Gaspé Coast of Quebec, known as the Gespegewagi district of Mi'kma'ki. She is an associate professor of law, the chancellor's chair in Aboriginal law and policy, and Aboriginal law certificate coordinator at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University. Through teaching, writing, and speaking, Metallic outlines the issues facing Indigenous peoples in Canada, and how the law can be a tool for reconciliation and improving the lives of Indigenous peoples.  If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. And please, rate, review, share rabble radio with your friends — it takes two seconds to support independent media like rabble. Follow us on social media across channels @rabbleca. 

On this week's episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon Spence is joined by Peter Ittinuar Freuchen. They discuss his journey to Ottawa, government processes and goes into detail about the process leading up to the enshrinement of Section 35 into the Canadian Constitution. As the first Inuk Member of Parliament, Peter shares about his journey to Ottawa and his work in the protection of and access to, inherent Indigenous rights.   Show Notes: All the Way: My Life on Ice by Jordin Tootoo with Stephen Brunt The Experimental Eskimos 'Crossing the Floor' Teach an Eskimo How to Read: Conversations with Peter Freuchen Ittinuar. Edited by: Thierry Rodon Ayaya is a proud sponsor of the Roots and Hoots podcast and you can visit their website at ayaya.ca For more information about the Legacy of Hope Foundation, please visit legacyofhope.ca

Aaaaannnddd....[Cue the woke mob] Oh the humanity! The conservatives are coming!Well, we had a great weekend at the UCP AGM. Thousands of freedom minded Albertans showed up, and won. Yes, small victories but victories nonetheless. While I don't agree with every policy resolution that passed, I'm very happy that some key points were addressed and became party policy.The reason I don't agree with all the policy that passed is that some is not our provincial jurisdiction, it's federal. The beautiful thing about that policy, and many others that passed, is that the ONLY way we will be able to get those things that we want will be to stand independent of Ottawa.The people of Alberta have spoken, and whether they know it or not, they're asking for Sovereignty. Sovereignty that is likely only achievable through independence.Now, we will see heads explode. The woke mob, the loony left, and the establishment cronies are about to go absolutely NUTS! They'll be lying, they'll be slandering, the printed media will be thick with borderline libelous trash articles trying their very best to convince Alberta that the sky is falling. It's already started. Every person involved in motivating people to show up will be under attack, both personally and professionally, BUT- We have the one thing in our corner that they don't- the truth.The truth is, the policies passed at UCP AGM 2023, IF brought into the legislature and made in to law- WILL drastically strengthen Alberta's position. We will prosper for it, and even those on the left who are, at this very moment screaming bloody murder will eventually see the truth. And the truth will set them free. Those who have identified the reality that Party Policy is not REQUIRED to be made into law, and that our legislators have leeway to decide what to bring to the House, we've also shown that if our elected officials do NOT make law to our benefit, as we demand, we will replace them too, because we will show up! Am I correct, Jason?On the other side of the coin- the policies, if they make their way into law, will also make the Feds, and those who depend on entitlements at Alberta's expense VERY angry. The Federal government has, for the last 118 years been milking Alberta while ignoring our voices. It has benefited them tremendously to the tune of Almost 700 BILLION dollars. Dollars they've used to pursue unsustainable policy, and to buy favour with the east, the maritime provinces and the socialist elite across the globe. Alberta standing up for herself is a threat to the seemingly endless resources that continue to prop up an irresponsible, ideological Federal government that has moved to become our National government, contrary to the Canadian Constitution. As a result, It is very likely that the Feds will trigger a constitutional crisis and we need to be prepared. Freeland and Trudeau have even threatened, (thinly veiled threats,) to lock Premiers in jail if they stand up to the ideological, fairy tale Federal policy that's crippling the country!We've had enough.We're showing up, and we won't be stopped.The Alberta Prosperity Project will continue to educate, inform and inspire the people of Alberta as to the benefits and merits of Alberta Independence. Now that the Province has, through party policy, given the government a mandate to pull away from the establishment corruption and Federal Governments woke anti-human path the APP must work even harder to educate Albertans as to how we can, together, achieve the goals their voices have so loudly called for.Today we begin a journey not simply defending ourselves against a socialist nightmare that is the NDP, but we will begin taking action and changing the course of this province towards a Strong, Free, and PROSPEROUS Alberta for ALL!Christopher ScottCEO, Alberta Prosperity ProjectNovember 5, 2023

“If you believe in fairness, common sense and the sanctity of the Canadian Constitution, today is a great day,” said Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, after the Supreme Court ruled 5-2 that the federal government's Impact Assessment Act was unconstitutional and intrusive. That's the angle you'd expect from a politician who's long argued the Feds overstep their boundaries into provincial jurisdictions. But what does the ruling actually mean for new pipelines, natural gas plants, and other energy infrastructure in Canada?  2:15 | But first...as the IDF and Hamas blame each other for a deadly explosion at a hospital in Gaza, Real Talker Brendan pleads for humanity in the region. Ryan opens the show with Brendan's email to talk@ryanjespersen.com.  8:30 | Law professor Martin Olszynski represented World Wildlife Fund Canada as an intervenor in front of the Supreme Court. He dumbs down the decision so we can understand what it means moving forward. Do provinces get a free pass to approve whatever they like? Martin says not exactly... READ MARTIN'S BLOG: https://ablawg.ca/2023/10/16/wait-what-what-the-supreme-court-actually-said-in-the-iaa-reference/ 41:00 | How will innovation and technology shape where we'll live, how we'll look, and who we'll be? Longtime science broadcaster and author Jay Ingram blows our minds ahead of his presentation on October 21 at the Jasper Dark Sky Festival. This interview is presented by our friends at Tourism Jasper.  CHECK OUT THE JASPER DARK SKY FESTIVAL: https://www.jasperdarksky.travel/ ORDER JAY'S BOOK: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Future-of-Us/Jay-Ingram/9781668003350 1:17:50 | Turns out the Holy Spirit told a Red Deer School Trustee to "go for it" and post a meme comparing Hitler Youth to students at Pride celebrations. At least, that's what Monica LaGrange claims. Ryan tells us what's new about this ridiculous story out of Central Alberta.   EMAIL THE SHOW: talk@ryanjespersen.com  BECOME A REAL TALK PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/ryanjespersen WEBSITE: https://ryanjespersen.com/ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@realtalkrj TWITTER: https://twitter.com/RealTalkRJ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/RealTalkRJ/ THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS! https://ryanjespersen.com/sponsors The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Relay Communications Group Inc. or any affiliates.

Meet Lawrence Gervais, a long-time champion of Indigenous communities and a luminary in non-profit management. He brings over two decades of leadership experience in areas ranging from program development, government relations, fundraising to public speaking. As a trailblazer in Indigenous Community development workshops, he has propelled countless initiatives that create recognition for Mati people within Canada. Steering his career beyond its typical path, Lawrence found an innovative way to share his message and connect with his community – podcasting.Take advantage of any opportunity that's there. Always be open to Learning and Never stop growing. - Lawrence GervaisIn this episode, you will be able to:Unlock the crucial role podcast subscriptions play in your growth and success.Discover the latest social media education trends redefining digital outreach.Dive into the Calgary Petroleum Club's unique benefits and opportunities.Bridge the divide between contrasting worlds and perspectives in corporate environments.Explore Calgary's Indigenous history and visit cultural sites virtually.The resources mentioned in this episode are:Listen to the Back to Business podcast featuring Calgary's industry leaders to gain insights and inspiration from founders, CEOs, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists who shape the city.Visit the Calgary Petroleum Club, which has been connecting Calgary's business leaders since 1948.Explore Lawrence Gervais' podcast, The Squeaky Wheel, for discussions on culture, history, and important messages for the Métis community.Check out Lawrence Gervais' new podcast, Sleepy Eight Métis, which focuses on Indigenous business and is recorded at the Calgary Petroleum Club.Learn about the Métis community and their unique cultural makeup, recognized as one of the three distinct groups in the Canadian Constitution.Discover Lawrence Gervais' journey from a classical ballet dancer to working in nonprofits and his passion for providing credible counsel to governments and companies to better understand Indigenous communities in Canada.Find out how Lawrence Gervais' disciplined and structured approach as a ballet dancer translates to his work in nonprofits, bringing valuable skills to the table.Learn about the Aboriginal Front Door Society, a drop-in center in Vancouver, and Lawrence Gervais' experience working there to support the Indigenous community.https://youtube.com/@thesleepyeightpodcast?si=BNW5vfAAvo04VzRaVisit www.calpeteclub.com for information on our next networking and membership opportunities.https://www.twitter.com/https://twitter.com/calpeteclubhttps://www.linkedin.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/calgary-petroleum-club-3a5868117/https://www.youtube.com/https://www.youtube.com/user/calpeteclubhttps://www.facebook.com/https://www.facebook.com/calpeteclubhttps://calpeteclub.com/

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The Kwiakah and Tla'amin First Nations are now recognized in Strathcona Regional District (SRD) territorial acknowledgements. The SRD added their names in response to strong requests from both nations. A series of motions to this effect were passed at the July 19 SRD Board meeting, in Campbell River. Most of the Kwiakah's 21 members now live in Campbell River, where their band office is located. On June 2 Frank Voelker, Band Manager of the Kwiakah Firts Nation, wrote the SRD, “Together the Kwiakah, Wei Wai Kum and We Wai Kai form the Ligwilda'xw Nation. We are the smallest member Nation, and we are too often forgotten. Kwiakah's core territory stretches from Phillips Arm (Matsayno Indian Reserve #5 and other former Kwiakah village sites in the Inlet) into parts of Bute Inlet and also includes treaty-selected lands on the southern part of Stuart Island.” “In the spirit of fairness and accuracy, our community strongly recommends that Kwiakah be represented in the SRD First Nations Territiorial Acknowledgement (verbal and written form) and any other regional documents concerning Electorial Area C.” At the SRD Board's July 19th meeting, Regional Director's Mark Vonesch of Cortes Island (Area B) Robyn Mawhinney of Area C moved that “the verbal territorial acknowledgements for Sonora Island, Stuart Island, Bute Inlet and Toba Inlet, in Electoral Area C, be amended to read as follows: ‘I would like to acknowledge that we are on the unceded traditional territories of the Homalco and Kwiakah First Nations.'” The motion passed, with no opposition. At their inaugural meeting, on January 25 of this year, the SRD's First Nation's Committee expressed hesitations about including the Tla'amin Nation in SRD territorial acknowledgements. This elecited a strong response from Hegus (Chief) John Hackett, who wrote, “Electoral Areas B, C, and D of the Strathcona Regional District all encompass areas included in the Tla'amin Area, as outlined and recognized in Appendix A of the Tla'amin Treaty. The Tla'amin Treaty is a constitutionally protected agreement under Section 35 of the Canadian Constitution. The Treaty does not extinguish Tla'amin's existence to these lands, it reinforces them. As you may know, there is a parcel of Tla'amin treaty land on Cortes Island, which Tla'amin has full jurisdiction over. This parcel is well within the boundaries of the SRD. Tla'amin has occupied our territory, which now includes boundaries of the SRD, since time immemorial.” “Refusing to acknowledge Tla'amin's millennia-long relationship to the land that SRD now represents in an example of colonial erasure of Indigenous peoples.” The SRD Board responded on July 19. Director Mawhinney moved “that the Tla'amin First Nation be added to the verbal and written territorial acknowledgement for Electoral Area B, and that the territorial acknowledgements for Electoral Area C and D be revisited following further consultation motion.” Director Vonesch seconded the motion, which passed. This led to a motion to include both the Kwiakah and Tla'amin First Nations in the SRD acknowledgement Director Mawhinney: “That the written territorial acknowledgement for the regional district be amended to read as follows, ‘the Strathcona Regional District respectfully acknowledges that our corporate office and the Strathcona Gardens Recreation Complex are located on the traditional unceded territory of the Laichwiltach people.” “We also recognize that we operate within the traditional, treaty and unceded territories of the Ehattesaht, Homalco, Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k't1es7et'h', Klahoose, K'omoks, Kwiakah, Mowachaht/Muchalaht, Nuchatlaht, Tlowitsis, Tla'amin We Wai Kai and Wei Wai Kum First Nations.” Regional Director Gerald Whalley seconded the motion, which carried.

This week I speak with Brian Peckford. We discuss the Canadian Constitution, his contribution to it, and why Canadians are under-informed about and take little to no pride in it. We emphasize the importance of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the particular structure of a constitution with respect to the country and the people that create it. We also talk about the importance of understanding the specific nature of Canadian Federalism. All this and more!Thanks, Brian!

A tribute to a World War I Warrior. The presentation will provide an example of racism that was wrong then and continues to be wrong today …… high and unequivocal praise for Mike Mountain Horse, an inspiring and courageous Warrior who was buried for four days and wounded three times in World War I. After his service, he was elected a minor chief of his tribal Nation and elected a president of a Lethbridge railway union. Speaker: Tom Sindlinger Moderator: Bob Campbell Tom Sindlinger spent twenty-three years with his sociological grandfather Mike Mountain Horse, and his biological grandmother Mary Mountain Horse, in the displaced persons' neighborhood of Lethbridge, to teepees just inside the Calgary Stampede main gate, to the Sun Dance at Belly Flats. He served as a Select Committee Member of the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund and was the only Member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly to vocally support the patriation of the Canadian Constitution and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. He is an International Economic Analyst with a focus on marketing and transportation of natural resources, and governance.

In this podcast episode, Greg Marchildon talks to Malcolm Lavoie about his book Trade and Commerce: Canada's Economic Constitution published by McGill-Queens University Press in 2023. In recent decades, the economic framework of Canada's Constitution has been a subject largely neglected by judges, scholars, and commentators. With Trade and Commerce, Malcolm Lavoie fills this gap by bringing to light a lost understanding of how the Constitution structures economic relations. The Constitution includes foundational commitments to property rights, local government autonomy, and the principle of subsidiarity. At the same time, it creates a platform for integrated national markets with secure channels for interprovincial trade. This economic vision remains a vital part of Canada's constitutional order and is relevant to a purposive interpretation of the Constitution. But contemporary legal discourse has begun to lose touch with this vision, with regrettable consequences in several policy areas. Lavoie explores the implications of the economic Constitution in the context of contemporary issues - including disputes over interprovincial trade and jurisdictional tensions between federal, provincial, and Indigenous governments with respect to the environment and the economy - and with Trade and Commerce, Lavoie restores economic ideas to the forefront of constitutional thinking in Canada. Malcolm Lavoie is associate professor in the Faculty of Law and a member of the Advisory Board of the Centre of Constitutional Studies at the University of Alberta. He is also a practicing member of the Alberta Bar, where he consults on civil, constitutional, and regulatory issues. He received his doctorate in law from Harvard University. This podcast was produced by Jessica Schmidt. Image Credit: Martin Lopatka, Flickr, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 If you like our work, please consider supporting it: bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society's mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada's past.

Afton David was born into a military family in Valcartier, Québec. She grew up in typical “army brat” fashion, moving from base to base throughout her younger years. Throughout high school, she played Rugby and wrestled, which carried over to her post-secondary career as a varsity Rugby player at the University of Ottawa. She played provincial Rugby with team Quebec, winning gold at the 2016 Canadian Rugby Championship. During this time, she joined the CAF as a reserve infanteer with the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa and she continued to study, play Rugby and pursue her military training concurrently.  She is a graduate of the University of Ottawa with three degrees: Civil Law (LL.L), Common Law (J.D.), and International Development and Globalization (B.Soc.Sc.). Following her graduation from law school, she was called to the Bar of the Law Society of Ontario in 2018 and she continued to devote her time to pro-bono work and academic writing. She began her legal career in private practice with Kelly Santini LLP, and moved on as in-house Counsel at TekSavvy Solutions Inc., and landed at Thales Canada Defense & Security as in-house Counsel in 2021.  She is the winner of the Mayor of Ottawa's Award for outstanding community engagement (2019), the Canadian Bar Association's Sword & Scale essay competition for her paper on legislative amendments to the Veterans Charter (2017), and is published in the areas of military justice reform (2021), medical assistance in dying (2018) and is mentioned in the Oxford Handbook of the Canadian Constitution (2015). She has deployed domestically three times; 2017 and 2019 on OP LENTUS and 2020 on OP LASER.  In 2019, she participated in her first amateur boxing match as part of Fight for the Cure, Ottawa's only white-collar boxing event, where she raised over $10,000 for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation. In 2023, only seven months after giving birth to her son, Afton participated in the “Clash of Cartier”, a charity boxing event involving her military unit, the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa. Afton firmly believes she could not have done any of the things she has done in her life without the unwavering support of her family, and especially her husband, Brett. She currently resides in Renfrew, Ontario, with her husband and eight-month old son. ------------------- Merch: ⁠https://shoot-like-a-girl-podcast.square.site⁠ Instagram: ⁠@shootlikeagirlpodcast⁠ Contact: shootlikeagirlpodcast@gmail.com

The Canadian Constitution and Charter of Rights and Freedoms protect Canadian freedoms such as:- Mobility rights- Conscience rights- Freedom of peaceful assembly- Freedom of communication in the media- Protection from unreasonable seizure- Equal treatment before the law for all CanadiansCurrently, Canada's courts are being flooded with cases where citizens are suing various levels of government for breaching their charter rights over the last few years. It is likely that our nation has never before seen such an influx of charter court cases in such a small window of time.The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is on the frontlines, currently representing hundreds of these cases across the nation.  Recently, founder John Carpay was detained in prison for 23 hrs for a related investigation that he was a part of 17 months ago.  He is with us today to discuss what happened and some of the cases he and his team have been taking on— the most notable case of which is The Hon. Brian Peckford's lawsuit against the federal government for breeching his mobility rights. Mr. Peckford is the last remaining architect of Canada's Constitution.  Thanks for joining us._________________________________Faytene.tv is a listener-supported program. To help us produce more interviews on essential topics for our nation, please click here to donate: https://www.faytene.tv/donate____________________________If you want to be sure and never miss an episode, sign up for our email list here. We send notices about our most recent shows out weekly, as well as event information when applicable:  https://madmimi.com/signups/72187/joinALSO, FIND US AT:Main Site: https://www.faytene.tv/YouTube: https://bit.ly/3d7XyTzFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/faytenetvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/faytene/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fayteneFlote: https://flote.app/user/FayteneVimeo: https://vimeo.com/channels/faytenetvBitchute: www.bitchute.com/channel/faytenetvRumble: https://rumble.com/user/faytenetvGab: https://gab.com/faytene#faytene #Canada #JCCF #court #case #charter #investigation #government #breach #detained #jail #rights #freedom

The Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act. Assessment: Our guest says Alberta's most successful premiers have directly challenged federal government initiatives and won. Premier Peter Lougheed took on the National Energy Program, successfully launching a constitutional challenge of the natural gas export tax and the tax was removed. Lougheed also oversaw section 92A of the Canadian Constitution which confirms provincial jurisdiction over the development of Crown lands and resources. Guest: Ted Morton. Former Alberta Finance Minister and Minister of Energy. Political science Professor Emeritus, University of Calgary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's podcast: PM Trudeau's national security advisor Jody Thomas, testifying before MP/Senator committee investigating the invoking of the Emergencies Act on February 14, speaks about concerns a second truck convoy is being planned to descend on Ottawa next February 17-21. Reveals the federal government is planning on action to take. Our guest speaks to both issues. Guest: Professor Christian Leuprecht. Queen's University and Royal Military College, expert on national and international security. Testified this week at E.A. Inquiry roundtables in Ottawa. Also, what options should Canadian police consider and how should police engage any follow-up convoy? Book: Intelligence as Democratic Statecraft. Russia's war crimes against Ukraine and its people. On September 23, a UN-mandated investigation body found that war crimes, including rape, torture and confinement of children hab been committed in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine. As well, do massive missile attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure cutting power to millions of Ukraine citizens and their homes as winter and bitter cold arrives qualify as war crimes? Guest: Dmytro Koval. International law expert. Truth Hounds. Ukraine war crimes investigative group. Joining us from Kyiv. The Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act. Assessment: Our guest says Alberta's most successful premiers have directly challenged federal government initiatives and won. Premier Peter Lougheed took on the National Energy Program, successfully launching a constitutional challenge of the natural gas export tax and the tax was removed. Lougheed also oversaw section 92A of the Canadian Constitution which confirms provincial jurisdiction over the development of Crown lands and resources. Guest: Ted Morton. Former Alberta Finance Minister and Minister of Energy. Political science Professor Emeritus, University of Calgary. The Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act. Assessment: The ASWUCA would provoke a constitutional crisis in Canada and greatly erode democracy in Alberta. Guest: Professor Duane Bratt. Political Science, Mount Royal Univ. Calgary. --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Matt Taylor If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Roy Green Show, subscribe to the podcast! https://globalnews.ca/roygreen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alberta and Saskatchewan have each introduced legislation that aims to assert their respective Provincial jurisdictions in the face of what they say are ongoing and frequent Federal intrusions. Neither Province is explicitly trying to change the wording of the divisions of powers sections of the Canadian Constitution, yet each in their own way is trying to take power over key resource development decisions. Alberta's approach is less formal, with an emphasis on acting quickly. Saskatchewan is looking to set up a new quasi-judicial body, the credibility of which would perhaps give its findings similar weight to that of a court order. Such findings would then form the basis of jurisdictional (and financial) negotiations with the Federal government. These new Bills are coming in the aftermath of (and are in part a reaction to) a significant Supreme Court of Canada decision on just these issues. Three Provincial Courts of Appeal had weighed in on the Federal government's carbon pricing legislation, with Saskatchewan and Ontario upholding it, and Alberta finding it unconstitutional The Supreme Court upheld the legislation, saying that the environment was national in scope, and a minimum standard pricing mechanism was consistent with Canadian federalism.

The Saskatchewan Act tabled this week in the provincial legislature. The ACT confirms exclusive provincial jurisdiction over natural resources and Saskatchewan's economic future within the Canadian Constitution. Guest: Scott Moe. Premier. The premier retweets from Pipelineonline.ca Thou shalt not use coal for power generation post-2030, the federal government hath said. And it's moving to do the same with natural gas by 2035. On November 1, the province of SK said "to hell with that" but in a more sophisticated legal manner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's podcast: The Saskatchewan Act tabled this week in the provincial legislature. The ACT confirms exclusive provincial jurisdiction over natural resources and Saskatchewan's economic future within the Canadian Constitution. Guest: Scott Moe. Premier. The premier retweets from Pipelineonline.ca Thou shalt not use coal for power generation post-2030, the federal government hath said. And it's moving to do the same with natural gas by 2035. On November 1, the province of SK said "to hell with that" but in a more sophisticated legal manner. The future of Twitter under ownership of Elon Musk. Major changes and mass layoffs taking place and more changes to the social media platform inevitable. Guest: Sean Gardner. Named by Forbes as the #1 Social Media Power Influencer for 2013. Co-founded Huff Post "Twitter Powerhouses" series. Experienced massive success through Twitter as keynote global conferences speaker. Of Note: President Obama was the first account to follow Sean Gardner on Twitter at a time Obama had 2.2 million followers and Gardner had zero followers. They still follow each other. The Rouleau Commission on the invoking of the Emergencies Act continues to hear witnesses. This week organizers/leaders of the Freedom Convoy were cross-examined. and a lawyer for Freedom Convoy leaders testified these leaders received leaks from sympathetic police sources in several different agencies (Ottawa police, OPP, RCMP, as well as CSIS.) Guest: Tom Stamatakis. President: Canadian Police Association. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland unveils the fedgov's mini budget. It's pluses and minuses. Guest: Professor Eric Kam. Macroeconomics. Toronto Metropolitan University. --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Matt Taylor If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Roy Green Show, subscribe to the podcast! https://globalnews.ca/roygreen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Runnymede Radio, our National Director Kristopher Kinsinger sits down with Brian Bird and Derek Ross. Brian and Derek are the co-editors of the recently released book Forgotten Foundations of the Canadian Constitution.

Luke is a 4-year old Canadian Citizen that came to Canada from Australia. We talk about his background, his journey to citizenship and the process all immigrants must go through. "Thanks for the immigration, and thanks for the weed… and you know… you can take back everything else that you did...." “I agree with the problem, I don't agree with the solution.” We delve into his thoughts on the structure of law and government, and how it affects and defines privilege and personal freedom. As well as the need to compare our structures to those of other countries, in order to truly understand the depth of how they affect personal freedoms. He explains the importance of the Canadian Constitution and The Charter of Rights and Freedoms: its history, its direct relation to our personal freedoms and the current assault on it. "The Charter was a 'Canadian' law – the first time that the structure of law and government was founded in Canada, instead of an act of British Parliament."  “What we're seeing in recent times, in my opinion, is the biggest assault on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in the history of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.”  “...And people are Cheering it along... this.. this erosion of these protections… they're being convinced that it's good for them, and it's good for everyone.” “The people who are worried about this, they're aware of what could be lost.  Most people aren't aware of what they could lose.” It was a long chat, a good chat, a fun chat, and I am more informed, aware and intrigued because of it – Thanks Luke!   Thanks to you for listening – Until Next Time... Stay Strong and Stay Curious! **If you like what you hear and you think it's important, please share it with as many people as you can… hopefully we can all become a little more aware and involved.** To support the Podcast, just click below or go to the website... and Buy us some... Time, Energy or Equipment $$ a Beer $8... a Coffee $5... ... Many thanks for all the Support!! www.governthis.ca www.facebook.com/governthis twitter: @WeGovernThis

The Canadian Constitution is a landmark document in Canadian history, which gave Canada full independence from Britain, was a long process that deeply divided the country. Nonetheless, it changed Canada forever. Get 20% off your Manscaped order by going to www.manscaped.com and using the code EHX Support: www.patreon.com/canadaehx Donate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/craigU Donate: www.canadaehx.com E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/craigbaird Instagram: @Bairdo37 YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx

This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan:The leaked draft decision on abortion from the US Supreme Court has raised questions concerning the law in Canada. For 100 years in Canada, from 1869 until 1969, having or performing an abortion was a criminal offence in Canada. In 1969 the Criminal Code was amended to permit abortions but only when a committee of doctors certified that a woman's life or health was in danger. As “health” was not defined, the interpretation of this exception was inconsistent between hospitals. Dr. Morgentaler was an abortion advocate and openly acknowledged performing hundreds of abortions without the approval of a committee of other doctors. He was repeatedly charged with performing abortions but was acquitted on each occasion by juries.Juries are not required to give reasons for their verdict and can apply community standards to criminal prosecutions by refusing to convict. Crown Counsel appealed one of the jury acquittals, and the Quebec Court of Appeal substituted a conviction. This resulted in public outrage and eventually the “Morgentaler Amendment” to the Criminal Code, which, in 1975, removed the authority of Courts of Appeal to enter a conviction where a jury finds someone not guilty. Following this amendment, a Court of Appeal can only order a new trial.Also, in 1975, Dr. Morgentaler appealed his conviction to the Supreme Court of Canada, arguing that the criminal code law restricting abortion was unconstitutional. Because this was prior to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, he was unsuccessful. The Supreme Court of Canada held that the law was valid. This decision was two years after the US Supreme Court decided Roe vs. Wade. In 1988 Dr. Morgentaler was back in the Supreme Court of Canada, again arguing that the 1969 Criminal Code restrictions on abortion were unconstitutional. This time, he was successful. The Charter became part of the Canadian Constitution in 1982. As a result, in 1988, a majority of the Supreme Court of Canada found that the abortion offence in the Criminal Code violated section 7 of the Charter, which guarantees that “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice.” Conservative governments made two subsequent attempts to pass legislation to restrict abortion. The second attempt passed in the House of Commons but resulted in a tie vote in the Senate. Pursuant to the rules of the Senate, a tie vote does not pass, and, as a result, the new Criminal Code restrictions on abortion did not become law. As a result, there are no federal laws in Canada restricting abortion, and it is dealt with like any other medical procedure. Also, on the show, a protester charged with criminal contempt for allegedly breaching an injunction relating to blocking logging in the Fairy Creek area was found not guilty. The Crown must prove that the accused knew about the injunction to be convicted of criminal contempt. While the injunction was posted on the internet, there was no evidence the accused had seen it. The man was not physically blocking the road to the logging area. Instead, he crossed the road twice while banging a drum. The RCMP had read out a summary of the injunction telling people they couldn't blockade the road. The accused was arrested 15 seconds later.There wasn't evidence that the accused had been told the injunction prohibited him from crossing the road. Finally, the legal approach to assessing the credibility of an accused person in a criminal case is discussed. Follow this link for links to the cases discusse

Subscribe to our Spotify channel to stay connected and get notified of new releases.*****Bret speaks with Brian Peckford, who is taking the Canadian Federal government to court over COVID vaccine travel restrictions that he believes break the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, a document similar to the US Bill of Rights, which Brian drafted and signed.Brian Peckford started his career as an educator, then served as the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador for nearly a decade. He is also an author, former minister, and notable member of the PC Party in Canada.https://peckford42.wordpress.com/*****Find Bret Weinstein on Twitter: @BretWeinstein, and on Patreon.https://www.patreon.com/bretweinsteinPlease subscribe to this channel for more long form content like this, and subscribe to the clips channel @DarkHorse Podcast Clips for short clips of all our podcasts:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAWCKUrmvK5F_ynBY_CMlIAAll removed videos can be found on Spotify Video and Odysee: https://open.spotify.com/show/57R7dOcs60jUfOnuNG0J1Rhttps://odysee.com/@BretWeinstein:fCheck out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: http://www.store.darkhorsepodcast.orgTheme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music.*****Timestamps:(00:00) Introductions(01:30) Background on Canadian Charter Rights(07:31) Difference with American Bill of Rights(08:57) Gun Rights and constitutional rights(11:50) Podcasts Vs Mainstream Media(14:35) Tyranny unfolding across Canada, Australia, New Zealand(17:36) BLM and ongoing US issues(23:15) Right to free expression and Big Tech, Big Pharma, Big Media, Big Govt(27:18) Turnkey authoritarianism and Nuremberg(29:26) Destruction of free press in Canada(31:30) Ottawa Arrests(33:30) Medical Misinformation and malinformation(36:46) Homeschooling, small business owners, and Christian resistance(42:53) Victoria protests(45:27) Trudeau calling people racists(48:37) Taking the federal government to court(51:05) Canadian restrictions for unvaccinated(57:30) Sidelining the legislature(58:59) Cost benefit analysis(01:03:44) Globalism and destruction of sovereign countries(01:14:18) Comparison with history(01:18:07) Civil disobedienceSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bretweinstein)

By the 1970's and 80's, whether settler Canada understood it or not,  the reality was that generations of Indigenous people had attended and/or been scarred by the residential school system.  Traditional gender roles and ways of life had been flipped on their heads. As more indigenous folks moved into urban areas, they were bumping up against Canada's political and legal structures in new ways.  In this episode, we learn about pre-existing Indigeous political structures and the role of Indigenous leaders in patriating the Canadian constitution. We see the birth of important indigenous activism, known as Red Power,  and the ways that activism is evolving today. Find the Indigenous Canada Course:Indigenous Canada via Coursera.orgIndigenous Canada via the University of AlbertaDiscover Small Conversations on Social MediaInstagramFacebookTwitterFind Susannah Steers at www.movingspirit.ca and on social media @themovingspirit.Find Gillian McCormick at https://physiogillian.com/ and on social media @physiogillian.

Welcome to the A & J PEI Treasures E Jean Simpson author podcast and blog post. I talk about the importance of a free press and the high standards that are required and written into our Canadian Constitution, just as privacy laws have been. If you want to find out more, then stay tuned! Applause courtesy of Freesound: https://freesound.org/search/?q=applause+51743&am… Thank you Andrew Simpson for help with the proofreading and creative input (the A in A & J PEI Treasures) Thank you Anchor for the resources to get the podcast done from my computer! Thank you to my listeners, readers and people who want to make this a better world. Quotes from: Aaron McGruder George Bernard Shaw Articles from: https://www.arcadia.edu/library/guides/research-guides/news-research-guide/journalistic-integrity https://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/fox-news-contributor-admits-creating-003133239.html https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/siu-ottawa-protest-1.6358838 https://www.thecanadianpress.com/about/our-team-values/our-news-principles/ https://www.constitutionalstudies.ca/2017/09/extra-extra-protecting-the-free-press-in-canada/ https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/spotfakenews/ Our Blog Posts are available on WordPress: https://wordpress.com/sites/aandjpeitreasures.wordpress.com and GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20155854.E_Jean_Simpson_BEd_BA_MA/blog Podcast are available on: Anchor FM in a variety of formats: https://anchor.fm/a--j-pei-treasures iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-e-jean-simpson-bed-ba-ma-a-82327485/ Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/e-jean-simpson-bed-ba-ma-autho-1715585 Amazon: https://music.amazon.ca/podcasts/879afe63-b03a-419d-8c13-068892219490/E-JEAN-SIMPSON-BED-BA-MA%0A-AUTHOR-A--J-PEI-TREASURES My e-books can be found on: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/E.-Jean-Simpson/e/B089Y5LWHS Smashwords (Affiliate Link): https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/?ref=ejstoo in a variety of formats and I'm AFFILIATE there. Keep watching for more e-books and more formats! We're always working on something. Thank you!

Our cohost Jason is back this week as for the second episode in a row we are chatting with the journalist. This week Your Neck of the Woods welcomes Cory Morgan of the Western Standard! We discuss the latest goings on at City Hall, how action can change from the campaign trail to when you begin your term in office, money in municipal politics and what lessons we can take if any from what we've seen from October to now.Speaking of interesting lessons our guest has a background in Alberta sovereignty politics being the former leader of the Alberta Independence Party. Given that a referendum on the equalization payments in Canada was included on our election day ballot we dive into what the roughly 65 to 35% vote to end equalization payments in Alberta could mean for Your Neck of the Woods. Short-term that seemingly not very much but we all agree it's a clear message that the way we're doing things currently isn't working for everybody. Of course, this got us into the actual constitutional process and some history of the reform and sovereignty movements in Canada. It's notoriously hard to change the Canadian Constitution and with such diverse regional interests play hit will likely take a new secession crisis similar to that of 1995 for a fair deal to be back on the table. Leading to an interesting discussion of Cory meeting with members of the Bloc Québecois and the fundamental differences between the Québec sovereignty movement and sovereignty in the West. The western sovereignty movements are driven by ideology and practicality whereas sovereignty in Québec has a more long-standing cultural element to it making it less vulnerable to the waxing and waning were familiar with closer to home.Cory is a very interesting person while we discussed the best ways to move the country forward; hint it's not the People's Party but a strengthened, focused, and distinct Conservative Party alternative to the Trudeau government, we also got into Cory's background in the energy industry and the time he spent surveying for oil in the Arctic. Even though it may feel like we live there right now, the stories Cory tells about the nearly 24-hour nights and the construction of ice roads will make you very thankful for your central heating. This also included some very entertaining and informative anecdotes of Cory as an activist, specifically during the occupy movement when he parked his truck so as to disrupt a camp. Importantly, displayed at City Hall's insistence that the camp couldn't feasibly be moved this was accomplished in a matter of days. This illustrates something I think it's very important to highlight. If you are going to be provocative it should be done for a purpose and with a specific goal in mind not merely to be disruptive.The show is going to be taking a break for the holidays so stay safe, have fun, love your family a Merry Christmas and happy holidays from all of us at Your Neck of the Woods!You can follow Cory on Twitter at @CoryBMorgan and following summary tooling and production upgrades watch the Cory Morgan Show [now five days a week] and read his column on www.westernstandardonline.com  [you may even see a couple of guest articles soon from yours truly]We want you to be part of the conversation follow me and your neck of the woods on social media at @JMcGregorYYC and if you have questions or topics you'd like the show to cover use the hashtag #YNOTW

Alberta has spoken! On October 18, as Albertans voted in municipal elections, there were two additional questions on the ballot. One was fairly inconsequential and asked people if they preferred doing away with daylight savings. It was narrowly rejected, with just 50.2 per cent of the vote. The second was more weighty and could end up changing the Canadian Constitution. Albertans were asked if section 36(2) of the Constitution Act, concerning equalization payments, should be removed from the Constitution. To that question, they said “YES,” with 62 per cent of the vote. But what on earth is equalization!? And what happens now? Will Alberta be able to convince other provinces to get on board? And will the federal government entertain the idea of a constitutional change? To answer these questions, we speak with two professors in Alberta. First up is Trevor Tombe, professor of economics at the University of Calgary and research fellow at the School of Public Policy. His research focuses on international trade, macroeconomics and fiscal federalism. He will explain what equalization is, and talk about the flaws in the program. Then we speak with political science professor Lisa Young, also at the University of Calgary. She researches Canadian political parties, women's participation in politics, interest groups and social movements, and the regulation of electoral finance. She will discuss what this vote might mean for Alberta and for the rest of the country.

The Canadian Constitution has been taking a beating from the provinces during the pandemic. Ontario uses the notwithstanding clause to get its way on third party election spending, despite their law violating Charter Rights. Then Quebec wanted to change part of the Constitution that applies to it, to declare itself a Nation and to make French the official language of the Province. Not to be outdone, Alberta has jumped in with a referendum on whether it can pull out of the Equalization Program. Will it work? Albertans had a number of referendums on their ballots earlier this week, in municipal elections. The most noteworthy was the vote on whether the Province should pull out of the Canada's Equalization program. The Premier says this isn't about playing politics, it's about fairness. When you consider, BC and Quebec are big recipients of Equalization from the federal government with about $20 billion coming from Alberta, they are also the biggest impediments to getting Alberta oil to tidewater. The Equalization program sees the federal government collect from the wealthiest provinces to distribute to other “have not” provinces. Jason Kenney says this is all about gaining leverage with the federal government. The Province feels hamstrung getting its commodities to market.Our Unpublished.vote question asks: Do you feel Canada's Equalization Program should be changed? Yes NoUnsure You can log on and vote right now at Unpublished.vote. Guests: Kevin Lacey, Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Barry Cooper teaches political science at the University of Calgary as well as one of the authors of the Free Alberta StrategyJared Wesley, Associate Professor & Associate Chair, Graduate Programs | Department of Political Science | University of Alberta

"Rights and Freedoms"... in Canada and throughout COVID?... We actually Do Have them! And Justice Centre Lawyer Marty Moore brings it all to light here. This was a fun and really important conversation – and the urgency of becoming informed and aware becomes more evident as we cover such topics and issues as: – The Canadian Constitution and State of Emergency – Business Shutdowns and an Overreaching Government – People being Condemned to be Left Alone and Stripped of all Personal Choice – The Complete Dismantling of our Right to Protest, Freedom of the Press and Freedom of Expression – Lockdowns, Vaccines and growing Peer Pressure, and Medical Freedoms – Fighting for Freedom as a Canadian – And how the Government CAN actually be sued if they don't stay in their lane It seems strange to talk about having to fight for freedoms in Canada in 2021, but it seems to be a real issue, and we need to snap out of our complacent and prideful 'yes ma'am' mentality and stand up to those who should be working for us instead of overlording, silencing, reprimanding and punishing us. If you haven't heard of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms you should really take some time to visit their website at www.JCCF.ca and dig into all of their amazing resources: their 'Two Minutes with the Justice Centre' articles; their videos, podcasts, ebooks; and all the cases they're involved with across Canada. So check them out, it's all very enlightening and encouraging! Like Marty said "Educating yourself is really key to being persuasive in conversations." We can't be passive any longer!   Well... Thanks for listening & Until next time... Stay Curious – CJ :) *If you like what you hear and you think it's important, please share it with as many people as you can… hopefully we can all become a little more aware and involved.* Buy us a Coffee $5...  a Beer $8... or some Time, Energy or Equipment $$ - Many thanks for all the Support!! www.governthis.ca www.facebook.com/governthis twitter: @WeGovernThis

Premier Doug Ford invoked Section 33, the notwithstanding clause, after a judge struck down sections of the government's election spending law, Bill 254, for being unconstitutional. We examine the significant implications of the historic move, whether it will stifle free and fair speech in the 2022 Ontario election and possible legal recourse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, George and Doug discuss lockdown enforcement with retired Canadian police officer Vincent Gircys as he discusses the obligation of every peace officer to respect individual rights in accordance with the Canadian Constitution.

Bill 96 is Quebec's legislation which aims to make French the primary language of the province. Bill 96 would also declare Quebec ‘A Nation'—a move that would require opening up the Constitution. What could possibly go wrong? Premier François Legault says the main reason for the need is the declining use of French in Quebec. Supporters of Bill 96 see it as essential because there is so much English in North America. On the other side of the coin, is minority rights as anglophones in Quebec start to feel targeted. What has many concerned is Quebec's plan to use the Notwithstanding clause to get what it wants. Constitutional law experts are at odds whether Quebec can unilaterally change the Constitution, which further muddies the water.Our Unpublished.vote question last week asked: Do you feel Bill 96 will violate the Canadian Constitution? 91.3%—Yes 5.5%—No  3.3%—UnsureJoining us to discuss Bill 96 today is: Peter Biro Lawyer, Founder of SECTION 1 Warren Kinsella, Columnist, former advisor to PM Jean ChretienDaniel Weinstock, Professor, Faculty of Law and Chair, Katharine A. Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy, McGill UniversityMarion Sandilands, lawyer for QCGNIf you haven't already voted in this week's poll question on this topic, you can still log-on and vote now at: http://unpublished.vote//issue/1123/bill-96-protecting-the-french-language#.YL4ZKNfO9GE.linkReferences: https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/opinion-bill-96-notwithstanding-clause-1.6042446https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2021/05/31/on-quebecs-bill-96-canada-must-protect-minority-rights.htmlhttps://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/the-real-problem-with-quebecs-new-language- https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/opinion-bill-96-language-legislation-infringes-on-civil-liberties https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/brace-yourself-quebec-s-bill-96-8123560/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-by-allowing-quebec-to-change-the-constitution-trudeau-is-opening-up-a/ https://torontosun.com/opinion/kinsella-seeing-past-trudeaus-bill-96-shell-game https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/bill-101-constitutional-curveball-puts-ottawa-on-the-spot-politically-experts-say-1.5427507 https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/french-in-quebec-constitutional-experts-warn-of-divisive-debate-ahead https://nationalpost.com/news/experts-divided-on-whether-quebec-can-change-constitution-to-claim-nationhood https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-quebec-seeks-to-amend-constitution-with-new-language-law/ https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/articles/26971 https://lfpress.com/opinion/columnists/ravary-quebecs-bill-96-is-about-survival-of-a-peopleHave your say on the Unpublished Media network at >>  UnpublishedOttawa.com

A long meeting was held at Hamilton City Hall between Councillors and the head of Metrolinx about the proposed LRT system. Was anything accomplished? Guest: Chad Collins, Ward 5 Councillor, City of Hamilton - The Prime Minister said that Quebec can call itself a nation unto itself with the ability to make unilateral changes to the Canadian Constitution. One such change would be the ability to declare French its only official language. By that standard, could any other province declare English to be its only official language? Is it time to end Canada's official bilingualism? Guest: JJ McCullough, Columnist, The Washington Post - You can watch those TV shows you loved as a kid once again! Thanks to a website that's broadcasting the commercials, shows, news, sports & more from the 1970s, 80s, 90s & 00s! Scott speaks with the creator of these websites to find out how the My Retro TV series came into existence and what inspired their creation. Guest: Joey Cato, Creator, My Retro TV series See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ryerson University's Dan Horner weighs in on the issue.

Justin Trudeau has recently come out and said that Quebec has the ability to unilaterally make amendments to the Constitution of Canada. Is this accurate and if so, does that mean every province is free to change parts of the Canadian Constitution? Guest: Ryan O'Connor, Lawyer & Partner, Zayouna Law Firm - Working from home has left many employees asking if they have the right to not answer the phone should work come calling outside of normal hours. The best person to answer this question is an employment lawyer so Scott does just that and brings one on the show. Guest: Mackenzie Irwin, Employment Lawyer, Samfiru-Tumarkin LLP - Apparently there are some intentions for Bill C-10 to help promote Canadian content. But aren't there already laws in place to aid in the promotion of Canadian content? Do we need to promote our content even more? Is it time to take it easy with how hard we push it? Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist, Music Commentator & Shameless Idealist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The opposition calls for change after the Ethics Commissioner clears the Prime Minister in the WE Charity scandal; The shutdown in Ontario will last longer than originally planned; And Quebec seeks a change to the Canadian Constitution that would reiterate the province's French-language rights.

0:00 Intro2:42 Danielle Antonette on Lockdowns Freedom and Truth55:41 Jim Fannon Show Live commentary"Writer and independent journalist interested in the truth and freedom movements after years of abuse and neglect looking for diagnosis and treatment from our medical system. Living with disabilities pre 2020 was already a difficult task and now under the government's unlawful response to covid-19 it's becoming unreasonable. I've been given information and am doing my own research and investigation into how the provincial government is criminally enacting the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act against the population."Saturday, April 17th is the 39th anniversary of the Canadian Constitution and Charter of Rights & FreedomsWe are currently under our third Declaration of Emergency since 15 Days to Flatten a Curve began on March 17th, 2020, 394 days ago.· EMCPAo 7.0.2 Criteria for emergency orderso 7.0.2 Limitations on emergency ordero 7.0.2 Purpose in Declared Emergencyo Criteria for declaration· Reopening Ontario & Report on Declaration· The notwithstanding clause · Rebecca's Delegation / PCR · a Declaration of Emergency is supposed to be about resource management.· Nurses signing death certificates · Hirji Report· Police Intimidation· Karrie Porter This channel and the Jim Fannon Show Podcast consist of older terrestrial radio shows and current interviews and performances by friendly musicians, movie industry influencers, media personalities and a variety of general interest clips. Interact with the community and you'll no doubt, get a response from @JimFannonShow Follow:https://twitter.com/teamniagarahttps://www.facebook.com/jimfannonhttps://www.instagram.com/jimfannonhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jim-fannon-show/id1211826245Thanks for SubscribingYour support for this channel is appreciatedYou may contribute here patreon.com/freespeech Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/jimfannon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We often take our fundamental freedoms for granted. But unchecked governments can subtly erode our rights and act against our best interests. CCF takes legal action to safeguard Canadian citizens against constitutional infringements. The issues they focus on have huge implications: freedom of religious expression, the availability of healthcare, free trade and many more. Find out about the work they are doing to keep the government honest. Want to support CCF? https://theccf.ca/  Find the episode on Great.com: https://great.com/great-talks-with/how-can-we-protect-our-constitution-and-strengthen-our-rights

RSPW Rewind 33 features one of the OLDEST posts Solomonster has discovered, dating back 30 YEARS to a WWE house show report from someone who clearly was no fan of Hulk Hogan... plus, other posts on Bret Hart and the Canadian Constitution, Dave Meltzer's dream house show, Francine puts one RSPW user in his place about Shane Douglas and another user claims WWE will stink in the year 2000 while predicting Chris Jericho will be a MIDCARDER FOR LIFE!Support the Sound Off and get an extra THREE MONTHS FREE on a one year plan with EXPRESS VPN when you visit EXPRESSVPN.COM/SOLOMONSTER for a limited time!

Environmental law touches all parts of our lives. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Angela Lee, Assistant Professor of Law at Ryerson University, and Dr. Heather McLeod-Kilmurray, Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa, about Canada's environmental laws and the ways in which they successfully (or not so successfully) help protect the environment.

Kelly talks to Christine Van Gyn, the litigation director with the Canadian Constitution Foundation.

In this episode we provide some basic information about this 43rd Federal Election in Canada and the right to education in terms and the federal government’s responsibilities. The election takes place on October 21. Starting from what the Canadian Constitution says and does not say about education, our hosts go into the various ways in

Jean-Claude Ménard, former Chief Actuary of Canada, discusses how to change crisis into opportunity, his legacy as Canada’s top actuary, and why it’s more difficult to change the CPP act than the Canadian Constitution, in this wide-ranging interview with CIA President Marc Tardif.

Manitoba votes on September 10th in its 39th Provincial election to fill the 57 seats of the Legislature. But despite a fixed election date law, Premier Brian Pallister has chosen to go to the polls over a year earlier than necessary. Why you may ask? Some opinions lean towards the Conservative brand gameplan of solidifying enough Provincial governments to enable the possible amendment of the Canadian Constitution with a Federal Conservative win this October. Some opinions point to the building protests and resistance against his austerity measures requiring a new mandate to continue with any seeming legitimacy. There is no question about the turmoil the Pallister government has caused in three years. Healthcare has seen strikes and consolidation as facilities close and wait times grow. Education has seen ideological interference linked to funding. Environmental policy has disappeared with little regard. Social programs have been slashed, addiction grows and adequate housing and services disappear as privatization spreads. Indigenous policy has hit a low point as issues continue to grow. Nothing has been immune as the "Premier of Costa Rica" plays the role of "Father Knows Best". Is there a viable alternative? James Wilt is a freelance journalist and graduate student based in Winnipeg and can be found on twitter at  @james_m_wilt. He has written for The Narwhal, VICE Canada, The Globe & Mail, Briarpatch and National Observer. Currently working on a book about public transportation for Between The Lines Books, James joins The View Up Here to analyze and discuss the Manitoba election based on his comprehensive piece in Canadian Dimension titled "The Devastation Of Manitoba: An Autopsy Of Pallister's Austerity Regime" available here https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/the-devastation-of-manitoba

Canada's Federal election nears and we have never seen this current level of collusion between the Federal and Provincial conservative-based political parties. On many fronts, with corporate press assistance, there is a common narrative but it is not credible to oppose the suggested targets of the overall campaign. At first, things such as a Constitutional challenge to the policy of Federal Carbon Pricing seemed legitimate, if somewhat over-dramatic. Coincidentally it was only conservative based Governments elected since the Federal win by the Liberal Party in 2015 that were pursuing the strategy that was given little chance of success by constitutional experts. And those experts were proven correct. First the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal ruled that Ottawa is within their jurisdictional authority to impose a federal price on carbon. The exact same exercise continues on in Ontario. The litigation for show was not recommended to the Manitoba government after assessment. New Brunswick stands with their blue buddies ready to intervene on their behalf wherever and whenever necessary. Enter the ringleader Jason Kenney in Alberta, fresh off electoral victory and ready to fight for the sake of fighting on anything not a conservative idea. Yes this will go to the Supreme Court and yes it will be defeated. Piles of money wasted on a lost cause. Why? Now we have progressed into refusals to negotiate agreements between Ottawa and Provincial capitals which is preventing funding of many programs that benefit ALL Canadians. Of course the narrative is it's the Libs' fault. Finger-pointing abounds, as expected with zero progress. The end goal that may be correct is a defeat of the Liberals this October may clear the way to meet the requirements to amend the Canadian Constitution. The impossible formula is now within reach of one ideology in their collective minds. The ideology of the past - Conservatives. Ominous indeed.  

In this episode, Howard Kislowicz, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Calgary Faculty of Law, discusses his article "Recontextualizing Ktunaxa Nation v. British Columbia: Crown Land, History and Indigenous Religious Freedom," which was co-authored with Senwung Luk and published in the Supreme Court Law Review. Kislowicz begins by explaining the source of protection of religious freedom under the Canadian Constitution, and how the Supreme Court of Canada has interpreted and applied constitutional protections of religion. He describes the recent Ktunaxa Nation case, in which the Supreme Court rejected an aboriginal religious freedom claim on novel grounds. He observes that the basis for the Supreme Court opinion fails to account for the history and circumstances of aboriginal Canadians. And he speculates on how the issue may develop in the future. Kislowicz is on Twitter at @HowieKislowicz.The stinger for this episode is Kislowicz's band Shoulders performing "Spectacular Failure" from What Does it Eat (2018).This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Associate Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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A former Canadian Premier speculates what might happen in Canada if the U.S. Constitutional option allowing for impeachment of the country's elected leader were present in the Canadian Constitution would Prime Minister Justin Trudeau be in danger of being impeached?  Guest: Brian Peckford.  Former Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Imagine being arrested and fined for not holding an escalator handrail . . .Unfortunately for Bela Kosoian, this happened in Canada! The Montréal Municipal Court acquitted Kosoian and found that not holding the handrail was not an offence. Yet, Kosoian's attempts to sue for her wrongful arrest have been unsuccessful - which is why she is taking her case to the Supreme Court of Canada.Episode webpage: https://lawlawlandshow.com/episode-6-the-handrails-tale/In this episode, learn about:The story of Bela Kosoian, the woman who was arrested in Québec in 2009 for not holding an escalator handrailHow and why Bela Kosoian sued for her wrongful arrestWhy the Québec Court of Justice and the Québec Court of Appeal ruled that Bela Kosoian was not entitled to damagesDamages: the kind of damages being sought by KosoianDamages: the case of Cameron Ward, the lawyer who sued the City of Vancouver after the police wrongfully arrested and strip-searched him because they thought he might throw a pie at the Prime Minister**UPDATE** (after this episode was released)On November 29, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada allowed Bela Kosoian's appeal. It ruled that the police officer had no legal justification to arrest Kosoaian and awarded her $20,000 in damages.Supreme Court of Canada decision (English version)CTV News article "Why the handrail verdict matters"

A quick one hitter that quickly breaks down how the Canadian Constitution works with the quickest criminal law example (basically).In this episode, learn about:what legally happened in 1867why and how governments have power what the Queen's deal is in Canadawhat changed in 1982Episode webpage: https://lawlawlandshow.com/episode-3-how-the-canadian-constitution-works/

In 1983, Toronto art student Peter Grayson threw paint onto the Canadian Constitution while consulting the document at Library and Archives Canada, defacing it for all time. Join Nick, Robin, and Keely as they notice the ‘colourful’ story of the Constitution, and examine Grayson's act of protest and the heightened archival security measures that it inspired.Notice History is the official podcast of Know History, a historical research company based in Ottawa. Visit our website at knowhistory.ca/podcast, or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @NoticeHistory

On today’s episode we feature a conversation with iconic Canadian scientist, author, television presenter, and activist David Suzuki. Suzuki is a biologist who’s just as well known for his outspoken views on the need to protect nature. He is the author of more than 50 books and the host of the long-running science program The Nature of Things. He’s also the founder of the David Suzuki Foundation and the Blue Dot Movement, which aims to enshrine the right to a healthy environment in the Canadian Constitution. Plus we round up the recent top environmental & conservation science news! Please help us improve the Mongabay Newscast by leaving a review on its page at Android, Google Play, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, or wherever you subscribe to it. And if you like what you hear, please subscribe and tell a friend about this show!

In 2000, the Nisga’a Final Agreement came into force and created an unprecedented form of aboriginal self-government in Canada. The Nisga’a nation’s experiment with a “third order” government is an example of Canada’s liberal commitment to accommodating the minority group needs of its multicultural citizenry. A debate centers on whether sovereign aboriginal nations can be born from aboriginal treaty rights protected in the Canadian Constitution, and highlights the threat of the Nisga’a Constitution upon the Canadian Constitution’s supremacy.

In the summer of 1996 I presented a series on CBC Radio’s Island Morning program, produced by Ann Thurlow, called Consumed by Technology. I’ve managed to recover the audio of the episodes, along with the “show notes” and transcripts, from The Internet Archive and I’m posting each episode here for posterity. This second episode of Consumed by Technology focused on the economics of moving around information on the Internet; it aired on July 16, 1996. Karen Mair was the host. In 1837, a retired school teacher named Rowland Hill wrote an essay which shook the world of “moving information from place to place,” an essay which is perhaps even more relevant today than it was when he wrote it. Show Notes These are the original links that I released with the episode; each is a link to the Internet Archive’s cache of the site at the time. About Rowland Hill and the Mail Royal Mail History Mass Postal Service after 150 Years: A Review Essay The Post Office Canada Post United States Postal Service The Royal Mail The Phone Company Island Tel Bell Canada AT&T; International Telecommunications Union Telecom Digest and Archives Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission Paying for the Internet Basic accounts fees at PEINet, Sympatico, Atlantic Connect (all here on Prince Edward Island) and AT&T WorldNet, Mindspring, The Well (all bigger U.S. Internet providers) How big is this? Anne of Green Gables The Canadian Constitution Transcript INTRO: In 1837, a retired school teacher named Rowland Hill wrote an essay which shook the world of “moving information from place to place,” an essay which is perhaps even more relevant today than it was when he wrote it. To talk about this retired school teacher and about “moving information around from place to place,” Peter Rukavina joins me now in another in the series “Consumed by Technology.” QUESTION: What exactly was in this essay that shook up the world? ANSWER: Well, in 1837, Rowland Hill was living in England after retiring from a career as a teacher and administrator. He was quite an eclectic man; he was know for his somewhat innovative teaching methods and his interests in printing, astronomy, mathematics, and transportation. And in that year, 1837, he produced a pamphlet called “Post Office Reform: Its Importance and Practicability”. And, quite simply, the theories he forwarded in this pamphlet revolutionised the postal system, not only in England, but around the world. And not only in 1837, but in ways which live on today. You see up until that time, the cost of sending a letter was based on a rather complex set of factors like the distance the letter was to travel and the number sheets of paper you sent and so on. And in fact the cost was usually charged to the person receiving a letter, not the person sending it. This all resulted in the need for something of an overwhelming postal bureaucracy: not only did the people delivering the mail have to charge for every letter they delivered, but they had to charge a different amount for each one. And that amount had to be figured out. The system required large number of people, cost so much that is was hard for the common person to use it, and was just generally inefficient. And then Rowland Hill can along with three relatively simple suggestions: Postal rates should be lower. The cost of sending a letter should be the same, regardless of distance. Costs should be paid by the sender, not the recipient Although Hill faced some political challenges getting his ideas across, in the end, nothing could stop common sense and by 1840 uniform postal rates, and postage stamps purchased by the sender, were in place across England. Within 25 years his ideas had spread around the world. What we end up with, 159 years later, is a system here in Canada where you can send a standard letter to any of 12 million addresses in the country, for just 45 cents. QUESTION: So Rowland Hill gave us a world with cheap, universal postal rates? ANSWER: Exactly. And not only that, but his ideas changed the model for the way that information was moved from to place to place. Now that we live in an “information economy” where we’re moving around more and more information and less and less tractors and sheet metal and rolls of carpet, how we pay to send and receive information becomes only more important. Imagine, for example, a world where it cost $73 to send a letter to Toronto. Or what if international telephone calls were free? Or we had to pay for Island Morning by the minute? What if it cost five dollars to run a TV commercial during Compass? In a world where money is so important to us, how we pay to move information dramatically affects how we deal with that information. Generally, the cheaper it is, the more we use it. Now, in addition to the sort of “all you can eat” way we pay for postal service — one fee, as much information as you can stuff in an envelope — there are generally three factors used to charge for moving information from place to place: how much, how far, and how long. Which of these is in place for a particular “information moving device” tends to determine how we use that device in our daily lives. QUESTION: Well what about telephone service as an example? Telephone service is an interesting case because the way we pay for it changes depending on where we’re calling. Local calls are “all you can eat” and long distance calls are charged using a combination of time and distance — not unlike postal service before 1837. Now think of the difference in the way we make local phone calls versus the way we make long distance calls. In any given day, I might make 20 or 30 local phone calls. Because I don’t have to pay for each one, I don’t even think about picking up the phone at the drop of a hat to make a local call. Long distance calls, however, are a different matter. Because I have to pay for each one, even thinking about making a long distance call is a different kind of thing altogether from making a local call, to say nothing of the experience of actually making a long distance call with the clock silently ticking all the time in the background. Not it sort of seems a little silly to be describing all of this is such intimate detail; it seems like such a natural part of our lives that we just take it for granted that to call across the street is free and to call Halifax costs. But sometimes it’s useful to step back for a minute and realize that all of these distinctions are ones we’ve allowed to be put in place; take these arbitrary distinctions as to where is “near” and where is “far” and multiply their effect over millions of phone calls over the years, and you’re talking about a pretty major issue. And an issue which not only affects the size of our phone bills at the end of the month but which can determine how communities relate to each other. Take North and South Granville, for example, close to Hunter River in the middle of the Island. South Granville is in the Hunter River “964” telephone exchange and North Granville, just over the hill, really, is in the New London “886” exchange. Now I’ve been told that the natural inclination of people in South Granville is towards Hunter River and Charlottetown, both local calls, whereas the natural inclination of people in North Granville is towards Kensington and Summerside, again, both local calls. As a result, the natural inclination of North and South Granville is not towards each other. It seems like such a simple and insignificant thing on one level, but when you start to think about all of the friendships and marriages and business arrangements that have been subtly affected by this over the years, it looms pretty large in the grander scheme of things. And again, it’s really all about how we charge for moving information from place to place. QUESTION: You mentioned the “information economy”… how do things like the Internet fit into all of this? ANSWER: Well, although the Internet has been around, in one form or another, for over 20 years, it’s only in the last couple that people like you and me have started to use it. And so how we pay for using it — what “information moving” model will apply is only in the process of being figured out. By far the dominant model right now is something which shares something in common with long distance phone service and something in common with the revolutionary postal system of Rowland Hill. In most cases when you sign up for an Internet account you pay a certain fixed monthly fee which allows you to spend a certain number of hours connected to the Internet… $30 for 30 hours, for example. Any time that you spend online over that fixed monthly amount is billed by the hour. QUESTION: So the clock is always ticking? ANSWER: Yes indeed, and, as you might imagine, that affects the way that people use their time online. The Internet is often compared to the public library; they’re both places where lots of information is stored and organized. Think of the feeling you get from wandering around a public library: you might wander over to the magazine section and read the latest issue of the New Yorker, browse though the Irish travel book section for a while, maybe try and find the latest John Grisham novel. Because using public libraries is free, and because you can take as much time as you want to find what you need, there’s a certain kind of freedom that libraries bring to gathering information. On the “billed by the hour” Internet, however, that freedom is gone. Although you can wander around the Internet in much the same way you can wander around a library, and although you’re not paying for the actual information you’re browsing, there’s always that feeling that the clock is ticking. It’s not unlike the feeling that you get making a long distance telephone call. One of the reasons I know this is true is because I’ve experienced another way of using the Internet, a model which is gradually becoming more common, and that is paying a fixed monthly fee for unlimited Internet use. This is a model very similar to the way we pay for cable television; in essence, “all you can eat.” Without that invisible clock ticking in the background, “surfing the net” is an entirely different experience. QUESTION: Do you expect that this “all you can eat” approach is going to be the way of the future? Well, it’s certainly preferable from a consumer’s point of view, but it also makes it hard for someone in the Internet business to make any money. The third possible model for paying for the Internet, and the one which perhaps makes the most amount of sense for someone in the Internet business and the least amount of sense for consumers, is the “pay by the byte” model. This is similar to the way we pay for telegrams: by the word. In essence, we would pay for the actual amount of information we browsed on the Internet, no matter how long it took. If we look up two books in the Library of Congress online catalogue, it might cost us 5 cents. I we look up ten books, it might cost us 25 cents. Just to give you some idea of the relative size of pieces of information: the book Anne of Green Gables weighs in at just under half a million bytes — one byte equals one letter or space in the book. The entire Canadian Constitution is about 100,000 bytes long while the American Declaration of Independence is about 7,000 bytes long. The Encyclopaedia Britannica article on dandelions is 508 bytes long. Now remember, in this “pay by the byte” model, the clock isn’t ticking, but the “information meter” is. It’s more the bookstore way of doing things than the public library way of doing things. The “pay by the byte” way of charging for Internet use isn’t really common for consumers yet, but it’s becoming an increasingly common model for charging businesses for Internet access. QUESTION: So the Internet will be “pay by the minute,” “all you can eat,” or “pay by the byte?” ANSWER: In the end it will probably be some combination of the three. No matter what the final model is, however, its going to have a dramatic affect on the role that the Internet plays in our life. Just to introduce one final wrench in the works: there’s a lot of talk now about “convergence” — about telephone and television and radio and the Internet all merging into one sort of “digital appliance.” When you hear people talking about a “set top box” this is what they’re talking about. Things start to get really weird when you start thinking about telephone service — the new “digital appliance” telephone service — being billed not by the minute or by distance like we’re used to, but by the amount of information that is communicated. “Hello mother, I’m doing well” might cost you a tenth of a cent, “Hi Mom, all okay!” might cost you half as much. We could end up with a whole generation of people talking in a weird abbreviated code. QUESTION: We’d have old Rowland Hill rolling over in his grave… ANSWER: Indeed. Just remember, the next time that you pick up the phone or send a letter or pick up the newspaper, or watch TV, you’re helping to move information from place to place. And how you’re paying for it probably has a lot more to do with how you’re doing it than you realize. EXTRO: Peter Rukavina operates Digital Island in Kingston. He’ll be back next week for another in the series “Consumed by Technology.”

Freedom of conscience or religion and freedom of speech are both fundamental freedoms that are protected in the Canadian Constitution. Over this past season, the battle has intensified on where exactly the line is between these individual rights and the power of government to force professionals to do certain things in order to keep their employment. The battle is also intensifying around what Canadians can see and say online. Two pieces of legislation have recently been tabled in Parliament that touch on these freedom issues. C-11, the Online Streaming Act, aims to update the current Broadcast Act to regulate what Canadians see online. C-230, the Protection of Freedom of Conscience Act, would make it a criminal offence to coerce a medical professional to take part in assisting a patient's death. MPs Kelly Block and Rachael Thomas join with us to talk about these bills and why they are worth our attention at this time. Thanks for joining with us. Please share, like & follow my Facebook page, subscribe on YouTube or download our free app: https://apple.co/3rgzcfC_________________________________Faytene.tv is a listener supported program. To help us produce more interviews on important topics for our nation please click here to donate: https://www.faytene.tv/donate _________________________________If you want to be sure and never miss an episode, sign up for our email list here. We send notices about our most recent shows out weekly, as well as event information when applicable: https://madmimi.com/signups/72187/joinALSO FIND US AT:Main Site: https://www.faytene.tv/Free App: https://apple.co/3rgzcfCYouTube: https://bit.ly/3d7XyTzFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/faytenetvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/faytene/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fayteneFlote: https://flote.app/user/FayteneVimeo: https://vimeo.com/channels/faytenetvBitchute: www.bitchute.com/channel/faytenetvRumble: https://rumble.com/user/faytenetvGab: https://gab.com/faytene#Faytene #Canada #Canpoli #politics #maid #c11 #c230 #parliament #kellyblock #rachaelthomas #rachaelharder #broadcastingact #onlinestreamingact #censorship #freespeech #medical #freedom #cancelculture