Legal Listening
216 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingFull recordings of Canadian law decisions in podcast format. Two law folk trying to make the law more accessible one decision at a time. Come for the audio ... stay for the jokes. Hosted by Zach & Karly, newly called lawyers.
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Truth & Reconciliation Commission Series: Part XXII: Appendix 2: Canada's Residential Schools
April 13, 2022 20:08 - 6 minutes - 5.66 MBToday, we bring you the twenty first installment of our Truth and Reconciliation Commission Series. We continue to go through each Appendices, continuing with Appendix 2: Canada's Residential Schools. This brief episodes outlines how the list of schools were put together and what criteria was involved in the selection process. Our next episode will take us through the list of the schools themselves. Special thanks to Tom Naciuk who recorded this episode. CW: We ask that you take care whil...
Truth & Reconciliation Commission Series: Part XXI: Appendix 1: The Mandate
April 07, 2022 22:09 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBToday, we bring you the twenty first installment of our Truth and Reconciliation Commission Series. This episode begins to delve into the Appendices beginning with Appendix A: The Mandate of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The Appendix outlines principles, goals, responsibilities, duties and the exercise of those duties, and other more technical aspects such as budget, timeframe, and membership. The episode provides an inside look into how the TRC functioned in putting together the ...
BONUS: Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. v. Carrier Sekani Tribal Council #BCITCollab
April 05, 2022 19:37 - 3 minutes - 3.67 MBWelcome back to the C O L L A B ZONE! Today we continue our new series of bonus episodes which we recorded with the help of students from the British Columbia Institute of Technology! As part of our ongoing engagement with Call to Action #27 of the TRC, we created a series of summaries of key Aboriginal case law decisions so that legal students, practitioners, and the public can further engage and learn about how our Canadian legal system treats Indigenous peoples. Some of these decisions ...
RE-RELEASE: Truth & Reconciliation Commission Series: Part I: Calls to Action
March 29, 2022 22:48 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBAs we wind down the final parts of our complete recording of the TRC - we are re-releasing the Calls to Action so they appear in our feed how they appear chronologically in the Executive Summary. It has been our privilege to work on this project over these last months. We want to again thank everyone who came together to help us get this done. We have around 5 episodes to go which will be from the Report Appendices. In the meantime, please take a listen to the Calls to Action. It is always t...
Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Governor General in Council)
March 25, 2022 20:14 - 4 minutes - 3.84 MBWelcome back to the C O L L A B ZONE! Today we continue our new series of bonus episodes which we recorded with the help of students from the British Columbia Institute of Technology! As part of our ongoing engagement with Call to Action #27 of the TRC, we created a series of summaries of key Aboriginal case law decisions so that legal students, practitioners, and the public can further engage and learn about how our Canadian legal system treats Indigenous peoples. Some of these decisions ...
What can I expect at a Family Management Conference? #BCPCCollab
March 16, 2022 23:16 - 9 minutes - 12 MBThis is a collaboration between Legal Listening and the Provincial Court of British Columbia. This article provides general information only and should not be used as authority in court proceedings or as a substitute for legal advice. Link to the eNews article "What can I expect at a Family Management Conference?": https://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/enews/enews-11-05-2021 Links provided in the eNews: Relevant Evidence eNews: https://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/enews/enews-08-09-2015 Provinc...
Truth & Reconciliation Commission Series: Part XX: The Challenge - Part X
March 03, 2022 23:22 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBToday, we bring you the twentieth installment of our Truth and Reconciliation Commission Series. Episode twenty marks the end of the Challenge of Reconciliation. This section examines the media's role in Reconciliation and educating journalists about reconciliation. It also discusses sports and Reconciliation, and corporations and Reconciliation. The section ends with a reminder that we are all Treaty People and that we all have a role to play in reconciliation. This episode begins at page 2...
BONUS: Detlor v. Brantford (City) #BCITCollab
March 01, 2022 01:27 - 3 minutes - 2.98 MBWelcome back to the C O L L A B ZONE! Today we continue our new series of bonus episodes which we recorded with the help of students from the British Columbia Institute of Technology! As part of our ongoing engagement with Call to Action #27 of the TRC, we created a series of summaries of key Aboriginal case law decisions so that legal students, practitioners, and the public can further engage and learn about how our Canadian legal system treats Indigenous peoples. Some of these decisions ...
How can I get an urgent protection order or have one set aside? #BCPCCollab
February 22, 2022 23:33 - 8 minutes - 9.64 MBThis is a collaboration between Legal Listening and the Provincial Court of British Columbia. This article provides general information only and should not be used as authority in court proceedings or as a substitute for legal advice. Link to the eNews article "How can I get an urgent protection order or have one set aside?": https://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/enews/enews-17-05-2021 Links provided in the eNews: Family Law Act: https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg...
Episode 106: R v Jordan Part I
February 18, 2022 00:32 - 1 hour - 75 MBYou asked and asked (and asked) ... and we finally delivered! Thanks to our guest reader extraordinaire Amandeep Sehmbi we bring you the Majority decision in R v Jordan. This seminal 2016 SCC decision remains the most pivotal decision regarding section 11(b) of the Charter aka DELAY. Before Amandeep takes you through the decision, Karly and Zach chat what Jordan means and how it touches... well... everything (or so it seems). We also chat Jordan & Covid, exceptional circumstances, court clos...
BONUS: Haida Nation v British Columbia (Minister of Forests) #BCITCollab
February 14, 2022 23:28 - 4 minutes - 3.72 MBWelcome back to the C O L L A B ZONE! Today we continue our new series of bonus episodes which we recorded with the help of students from the British Columbia Institute of Technology! As part of our ongoing engagement with Call to Action #27 of the TRC, we created a series of summaries of key Aboriginal case law decisions so that legal students, practitioners, and the public can further engage and learn about how our Canadian legal system treats Indigenous peoples. Some of these decisions ...
BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! Patreon Teaser Episode: My Cousin Vinny
February 10, 2022 23:24 - 5 minutes - 5.95 MBWelcome to Legal Listening - Where Audio Obiter is our Thing! Today we're dropping a teaser of our February bonus episode - especially for Patrons! Take a quick listen of our EXTRA SPECIAL bonus episode talking about My Cousin Vinny featuring TWO extremely special guests: Ian Runkle & Maria Rosa Muia! We loved chatting the movie, the 90's, the law, & Karly got very excited b/c the 'bad guy' coach from the Mighty Ducks made an appearance. You can find Maria Rosa on twitter @mariarosamuia a...
BONUS: Behn v. Moulton Contracting Ltd. #BCITCollab
February 07, 2022 23:55 - 3 minutes - 3.39 MBWelcome back to the C O L L A B ZONE! Today we launch a new series of bonus episodes which we recorded with the help of students from the British Columbia Institute of Technology! As part of our ongoing engagement with Call to Action #27 of the TRC, we compiled a series of summaries of key Aboriginal case law decisions so that legal students, practitioners, and the public can further engage and learn about how our Canadian legal system treats Indigenous peoples. Some of these decisions ar...
How can I get a court order on an urgent family matter? #BCPCCollab
February 06, 2022 17:50 - 9 minutes - 11.3 MBThis is a collaboration between Legal Listening and the Provincial Court of British Columbia. This article provides general information only and should not be used as authority in court proceedings or as a substitute for legal advice. Link to the eNews article "How can I get a court order on an urgent family matter?": https://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/enews/enews-01-06-2021 Links provided in the eNews: Provincial Family Court Rules: https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/...
Truth & Reconciliation Commission Series: Part XIX: The Challenge - Part IX
February 02, 2022 23:18 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBToday, we bring you the nineteenth installment of our Truth and Reconciliation Commission Series. Episode nineteen continues to explore the Challenge of Reconciliation. This section examines the Arts, Residential School commemoration projects, children's art from the Alberni school, and Canada's public commemoration initiative. This episode begins at page 279 (The Arts) and ends midway through the page on 292 (Media & Reconciliation). We will be continuing this section of the report in the n...
Episode 105: R. v. Boudreault Part II (Dissent)
February 01, 2022 00:28 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBSpecial guest Teodora Pasca is back with the 2018 SCC Dissent of R v Boudreault! Teodora reads the dissenting opinion of Justice Cote (with Justice Rowe concurring). If you want to hear some context for the decision, head on back to episode 104! Legal Listening - Where Audio Obiter is Our Thing! Link to Decision: https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2018/2018scc58/2018scc58.html?autocompleteStr=r%20v%20boudrea&autocompletePos=2 We're now on Patreon! Become a patron, unlock fun bonus cont...
The first rule about evidence – it must be relevant #BCPCCollab
January 27, 2022 00:19 - 4 minutes - 4.59 MBThis is a collaboration between Legal Listening and the Provincial Court of British Columbia. This article provides general information only and should not be used as authority in court proceedings or as a substitute for legal advice. Link to the eNews article "The first rule about evidence – it must be relevant": https://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/enews/enews-08-09-2015 Links provided in the eNews: R v Tremblay: https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcsc/doc/2012/2012bcsc2105/2012bcsc2105.html?aut...
Truth & Reconciliation Commission Series: Part XVIII: The Challenge - Part VIII
January 24, 2022 22:45 - 38 minutes - 35.9 MBIn this new year of 2022, we bring you the eighteenth installment of our Truth and Reconciliation Commission Series. Episode eighteen continues to explore the Challenge of Reconciliation. This section examines Public memory: Dialogue, the arts, and commemoration, Dialogue: Ceremony, testimony, and witnessing, & The power of ceremony, Life stories, testimonies, and witnessing as teachings. This episode begins at page 267 (Public Memory) and ends midway through the page on 279 (The Arts). We w...
Episode 104: R. v. Boudreault Part I (Majority)
January 22, 2022 00:21 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBToday we have the 2018 SCC decision of R v Boudreault, brought to you by extra special guest Teodora Pasca! Teodora does an excellent introduction, discussing victim fine surcharges and explaining how the majority sees those fines in terms of those marginalized by the state. Before Teodora explains the context and outcome of the decision, Z & K wax poetic (quickly) about victim fine surcharges in general. We're splitting Teodora's episode into two parts, so first up is the Majority decision,...
BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! Patreon Teaser Episode: Legally Blonde!
January 20, 2022 00:40 - 3 minutes - 3.82 MBWelcome to Legal Listening - Where Audio Obiter is our Thing! Today we're dropping a teaser of our January bonus episode - especially for Patrons! Take a quick listen of our EXTRA SPECIAL bonus episode talking about Legally Blonde, featuring super special guest - the illustrious E! We chat the movie, what it means in legal culture, what it means to those *not* in legal culture, and how the thing that has aged the best... are the outfits. Want to listen to the whole episode? Become a Patro...
Remembering the Honourable Alfred Scow, BC’s first legally trained Indigenous judge #BCPCCollab
January 18, 2022 00:08 - 9 minutes - 11.2 MBRinging in 2022 with some fresh & new #BCPCCollab content! This is a collaboration between Legal Listening and the Provincial Court of British Columbia. This article provides general information only and should not be used as authority in court proceedings or as a substitute for legal advice. Link to the eNews article "Remembering the Honourable Alfred Scow, BC’s first legally trained Indigenous judge": https://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/enews/enews-14-09-2021 Links provided in the eNews:...
Truth & Reconciliation Commission Series: Part XVII: The Challenge - Part VII
December 17, 2021 22:05 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBAs we wrap up the year, we bring you the seventeenth installment of our Truth and Reconciliation Commission Series. Episode seventeen continues to explore the Challenge of Reconciliation. This episode explores TRC public education forums: Education Days and Youth Dialogues, the Role of Canada’s museums and archives in education for reconciliation, Canada’s national archives: Sharing Aboriginal history versus keeper of state records, Missing children, unmarked graves, and residential school c...
Truth & Reconciliation Commission Series: Part XVI: The Challenge - Part VI
December 15, 2021 13:51 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBToday we bring you the sixteenth installment of our Truth and Reconciliation Commission Series. Episode sixteen continues to explore the Challenge of Reconciliation. This episode explores Church healing and Reconciliation projects, and begins to explore Education for Reconciliation - how we can transform the education system through Reconciliation by creating respectful new learning environments. The episode also explores research on Reconciliation. This episode begins at page 232 and ends m...
Truth & Reconciliation Commission Series: Part XV: The Challenge - Part V
December 07, 2021 00:14 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBToday we bring you the fifteenth installment of our Truth and Reconciliation Commission Series. Episode fifteen continues to explore the Challenge of Reconciliation. This episode begins to explore the church apologies, the Survivor response to church apologies, and how we can move forward and honor Indigenous Spirituality. This episode begins at page 219 and ends midway through the page on 232. We will be continuing this section of the report in the next several episodes. CW: We ask that yo...
Truth & Reconciliation Commission Series: Part XV: The Challenge - Part XV
December 07, 2021 00:14 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBToday we bring you the fifteenth installment of our Truth and Reconciliation Commission Series. Episode fifteen continues to explore the Challenge of Reconciliation. This episode begins to explore the church apologies, the Survivor response to church apologies, and how we can move forward and honor Indigenous Spirituality. This episode begins at page 219 and ends midway through the page on 232. We will be continuing this section of the report in the next several episodes. CW: We ask that yo...
Episode 103: Streeter v. HR Technologies
November 23, 2021 13:14 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBToday we foray into the unknown - human rights law! Special thanks to Erin Pervin, who brought this to our attention. We adore Erin and are so thankful she volunteered as a guest reader. Before we let Erin take it away, we chat religion in the workplace, the Ontario Human Rights Code, and discrimination on the basis of creed. We also give an overview of the facts & the surrounding circumstances of the decision. We then explore how this 12 year old decision feels very topical in our current c...
Truth & Reconciliation Commission Series: Part XIV: The Challenge - Part IV
November 17, 2021 13:58 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBToday we bring you the fourteenth installment of our Truth and Reconciliation Commission Series. Episode fourteen continues to explore the Challenge of Reconciliation. This episode begins to explore Reconciliation & Accountability. It recounts Canada's official apology, what it meant, and how the apology was merely a step on the way forward towards Reconciliation. This episode begins at page 207 and ends midway through the page on 219. We will be continuing this section of the report in the ...
Episode 102: Childs v. Desormeaux
November 14, 2021 15:25 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MBToday! Special guest Patrick Lyons (@PLyons_16) brings us the 2006 SCC decision of Childs v Desormeaux where the SCC discusses social host liability in the context of a drunk guest at a house party. Before special guest Patrick brings you the decision, Zach and Karly chat 1L torts, proximity, duty of care, the law adjusting over time & adjusting to our lives as newly minted counsel. Legal Listening - Where Audio Obiter is Our Thing! Link to Decision: https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2...
Truth & Reconciliation Commission Series: Part XIII: The Challenge - Part III
November 10, 2021 13:31 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBToday we bring you the thirteenth installment of our Truth and Reconciliation Commission Series. Episode thirteen continues to explore the Challenge of Reconciliation. This episode explores in depth how we can revitalize Indigenous law through the framework of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This episode begins at page 202 and ends midway through the page on 207. We will be continuing this section of the report in the next several episodes. Special thanks...
Episode 101: R v Neil
November 07, 2021 16:00 - 48 minutes - 45.1 MBWe've got a wonderful crossover between criminal law & legal professionalism - but a little heavy on the professionalism. Before Karly takes you through the decision, Zach and Karly chat the duty of loyalty, the Rules of Professional Conduct, the bar exam (yuck), commitment to the client's cause, duty of candor... you know - all the duties! We chat conflicts, how to prevent them, and what to do when conflicts occur. Legal Listening - Where Audio Obiter is Our Thing! Link to Decision: http...
Truth & Reconciliation Commission Series: Part XII: The Challenge - Part II
November 03, 2021 13:15 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBToday we bring you the twelfth installment of our Truth and Reconciliation Commission Series. Episode Twelve continues to explore the Challenge of Reconciliation. This episode explores treaties and how by upholding the treaties we honour the past and negotiate the future between Canada and Indigenous people. The episode reviews the Royal Proclamation of 1763 & the Treaty of Niagara of 1764 and the Calls to Action related to the treaties. This episode begins at page 195 and ends midway throug...
Episode 100: R v Hiller
October 27, 2021 12:46 - 1 hour - 79 MBONE HUNDRED OFFICIAL EPISODES! This is our 100th official main episode on the pod and we could not be more excited! For this special episode, we take it back to our origins, with a 2020 decision from Pomerance J out of Windsor. This decision discusses expert evidence and the role it plays when all other evidence is circumstantial. Pomerance J goes into a lengthy discussion of the history of such evidence, what it means, and what the trial judge's role is in this evidence. Before Karly reads ...
Truth & Reconciliation Commission Series: Part XI: The Challenge - Part I
October 22, 2021 13:14 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBToday we bring you the eleventh installment of our Truth and Reconciliation Commission Series. Episode Eleven begins a new section which explores the Challenge of Reconciliation. This episode begins to explore the challenges we face, starting with setting the broader context by discussing the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a framework for reconciliation. The episode then examines the context of the Doctrine of...
Episode 99: R v Simonelli
October 19, 2021 20:23 - 1 hour - 98.8 MBWe're back with a recent & topical criminal law decision - R v Simonelli! This decision, stemming from the OCJ in Brampton, concerns systemic, institutional delay at the Brampton Courthouse. The decision, which examines systemic delay - what that means, and what it looks like - is an essential one to listen to become up to speed on delay discussions with respect to bail. Before Karly reads the decision, Zach and Karly talk delay, Covid, bail, presumption of innocence, and court resources & h...
Episode 98: Centre for Gender Advocacy c. Attorney General of Quebec
October 08, 2021 12:58 - 1 hour - 102 MBToday we have special guest Tasha Stansbury, frequent podcast decision reader, to bring us this important & recent QB decision. This decision, which falls under changes to the Quebec Civil Code, concerns the ability to change gender markers on government documents for non-citizen residents. There were six provisions of the Civil Code - which applied to non-citizen residents - which were challenged. They were found to be unconstitutional under both the Charter and under the human rights regim...
Truth & Reconciliation Commission Series: Part X: The Legacy - Part III
October 06, 2021 12:39 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBToday we bring you the tenth installment of our Truth and Reconciliation Commission Series. Episode Ten begins a new section which explores the Legacy of the Residential School System. This episode discusses the justice legacy of Residential Schools including the RCMP, prosecutions, civil litigation, limitation periods, educating lawyers, the aftermath of the settlement agreement, overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the carceral system, mandatory minimums, offenders with FASD, parole,...
Truth & Reconciliation Commission Series: Part VIII: The Legacy - Part II
October 01, 2021 00:35 - 29 minutes - 27 MBToday we bring you the ninth installment of our Truth and Reconciliation Commission Series. Episode Nine begins a new section which explores the Legacy of the Residential School System. This episode discusses the language and cultural legacy of Residential Schools including language rights, government programs, and reclaiming names. It also discusses the health legacy of Residential Schools including the health gap and Aboriginal healing practices. This episode begins at page 153 and continu...
Truth & Reconciliation Commission Series: Part IX: The Legacy - Part II
October 01, 2021 00:35 - 29 minutes - 27 MBToday we bring you the ninth installment of our Truth and Reconciliation Commission Series. Episode Nine begins a new section which explores the Legacy of the Residential School System. This episode discusses the language and cultural legacy of Residential Schools including language rights, government programs, and reclaiming names. It also discusses the health legacy of Residential Schools including the health gap and Aboriginal healing practices. This episode begins at page 153 and continu...
Episode 97: PE Real Estate Solutions Inc. v Kelly
September 28, 2021 22:47 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBDon't call it a comeback! Today we have a short and sweet special treat. This is an appeal to the ON Divisional Court of a Small Claims matter that was argued by founder extraordinaire Zach when he was a law student at Community Legal Aid! Taken to the Divisional Court by ACTO, this decision is an excellent discussion about the scope, purpose, and jurisdiction of the Residential Tenancies Act and about the responsibilities of landlords under that Act. Spoiler: the decision didn't go Zach's w...
Truth & Reconciliation Commission Series: Part VIII: The Legacy - Part I
September 23, 2021 22:41 - 42 minutes - 39.7 MBToday we bring you the eighth installment of our Truth and Reconciliation Commission Series. Episode Eight begins a new section which explores the Legacy of the Residential School System. This episode discusses the child welfare and educational legacies of the Residential School system, including data, delivery of services, lack of funding, outcomes, education and income gaps, education reform, post secondary education, Metis & Inuit education, and early childhood education. This episode be...
Episode 96: Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd. (Re)
September 22, 2021 21:27 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBIt's time for the most exciting part of law - statutory interpretation! Listen to Karly read Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd., which is primarily used now in the context of minimum standards legislation and regulatory law. Before Karly takes you though it, Zach and Karly chat statutory interpretation, constitutional law, regulatory law, minimum standards, and how 1L seems a world away to us now! Legal Listening - Where Audio Obiter is Our Thing! Link to Decision: https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/...
BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! Patreon Teaser Episode: Runaway Jury
September 19, 2021 23:31 - 4 minutes - 5.21 MBWelcome to Legal Listening - Where Audio Obiter is our Thing! Today we're dropping a teaser of our September bonus episode - especially for Patrons! Take a quick listen of our EXTRA SPECIAL bonus episode talking about Runaway Jury, featuring super special guest & our Audio Engineer Extraordinaire - Anthony! Anthony usually lurks behind the scenes like the Phantom of the Opera but he came out of his Opera Lair especially to record this episode about the entirely forgettable but very fun 2003...
Truth & Reconciliation Commission Series: Part VII: The History - Part IV
September 17, 2021 00:05 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBToday we bring you the seventh installment of our Truth and Reconciliation Commission Series. Episode Seven continues to explore the history of residential schools - their origins, purpose, and early impacts. This episode begins at 3/4 of the way down page 110 at "Sports and culture: “It was a relief.” and continues to the end of the section at page 133. CW: We ask that you take care while engaging with this material. This episode was recorded by podcast founder Karly Lyons. Please chec...
Episode 95: Nova Scotia (AG) v Walsh Part III (Dissent)
September 14, 2021 23:49 - 1 hour - 101 MBWe love a trilogy! Today we bring you Part III in our multi-part release of Canada (AG) v Walsh, read to you by our own guest reader extraordinaire - Bennison Smith! This decision was our (and Bennison's) favorite of the three and is a fiery dissent by Justice L'Heureux-Dube. If you want to hear Bennison give some context for the case, this dissent in particular, and hear Zach, Karly, & Bennison's thoughts, head on back to Episode 93! Legal Listening - Where Audio Obiter is Our Thing! Link...
Truth & Reconciliation Commission Series: Part VI: The History - Part III
September 09, 2021 23:16 - 1 hour - 79.5 MBToday we bring you the sixth installment of our Truth and Reconciliation Commission Series. Episode Six continues to explore the history of residential schools - their origins, purpose, and early impacts. This episode begins at 1/2 of the way down page 84 at "Arranging and Blocking Marriages" all the way to page 110. We will continue The History with our next episode, which will pick up at "Sports and culture: “It was a relief". CW: We ask that you take care while engaging with this materia...
Episode 94: Nova Scotia (AG) v Walsh Part II (Concurring)
September 08, 2021 00:19 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBSchool is back and so are we! Today we bring you Part II in our multi-part release of Canada (AG) v Walsh, read to you by our own guest reader extraordinaire - Bennison Smith! If you want to hear Bennison give some context for the case and Zach, Karly, & Bennison's thoughts, head on back to the previous episode! Legal Listening - Where Audio Obiter is Our Thing! Link to Decision: https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2002/2002scc83/2002scc83.html?autocompleteStr=Nova%20Scotia%20v%20Walsh%2...
Truth & Reconciliation Commission Series: Part V: The History - Part II
August 17, 2021 22:27 - 57 minutes - 53.4 MBToday we bring you the fifth installment of our Truth and Reconciliation Commission Series. Episode Five continues to explore the history of residential schools - their origins, purpose, and early impacts. This episode begins at 3/4 of the way down page 58 all the way to page 85. We will continue The History with our next episode, which will pick up at "Arranging and Blocking Marriages". CW: We ask that you take care while engaging with this material. Special thanks to Amandeep Sehmbi who...
Episode 93: Nova Scotia (AG) v Walsh Part I (Majority)
August 11, 2021 21:19 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBToday we've got Part I in our multi-part release of Canada (AG) v Walsh! The extra special part of this episode is that it is read by our very own friend of the podcast Bennison Smith! We also did something a bit different this time - we brought on Bennison, in the (virtual) flesh, to chat about the decision with us! Before Bennison takes us away, he gives us some context to the decision, mentions that is is no longer 'good law' but it is still taught in law school [for the 'good law', see Q...
Truth & Reconciliation Commission Series: Part IV: The History - Part I
August 05, 2021 00:20 - 53 minutes - 64.2 MBToday we bring you the fourth installment of our Truth and Reconciliation Commission Series. Episode four begins the to explore the history of residential schools - their origins, purpose, and early impacts. This episode begins at "The History" and goes until 3/4 of the way down page 58. We will continue The History with our next episode, which will pick up at "Funding: The Dream of Self Supporting Schools". CW: We ask that you take care while engaging with this material. Special thanks t...
BONUS! BONUS! BONUS! Patreon Teaser Episode: A Few Good Men
July 30, 2021 00:03 - 4 minutes - 5.99 MBWelcome to Legal Listening - Where Audio Obiter is our Thing! Today we're dropping a teaser of our July bonus episode - especially for Patrons! Take a quick listen of our EXTRA SPECIAL bonus episode talking about A Few Good Men, featuring super special guest Bennison Smith! Want to listen to the whole episode? Become a Patron! To become a patron, unlock fun bonus content, and support the project head on over to patreon.com/LegalListening and subscribe for as little as $3/month. Patreon h...