An in-depth look at Bill C-92, an Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families, with Professor Naiomi Metallic, which turns into a broader discussion on legislative reconciliation and the ‘braiding together’ of existing legal orders. For those interested in advocacy, Prof. Metallic also makes the case for academia as THE place to change the law, and with it, society.

Julia welcomes Professor François Larocque from the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa to discuss the infuriating problem of Section 55 and why it is an affront, and even a threat, to the Rule of Law. If you share our love of Canada, this episode is a must-listen.

North of 60: where the most interesting legal work is to be had while simultaneously answering the call of the wild. Julia welcomes northern practitioners, Paulina Ross, Eric Cheng, and Leeland Hawkings, for a conversation about what it takes to practice law in Canada's North.

Sponsored by the CBA A2J Subcommittee, this episode explores the positive impact the multidisciplinary services model is having on how our profession is meeting the challenge of improving access to justice.

*Content warning: This episode includes descriptions of war atrocities. Julia welcomes Christine Kilby from the CBA Dispute Resolution Section. Christine brings us interviews she did with four of the world’s absolute masters of mediation. They discuss making the professional move from litigator to mediator, peace building, melting angry warlords, rehabilitating child soldiers into their communities, women's role in peace-building, and the undeniable link between the local and the global.

"When you’re used to privilege, equality feels like oppression." -Nikki Gershbain "Feelings are not facts." -Charlene Theodore Actionable guidance on EDI from two of Canada’s top experts on EDI in the legal workplace: McCarthy-Tetrault’s current and former Chief Inclusion Officers, Charlene Theodore and Nikki Gershbain.

We get a brief history of 2SLGTBTQIA+ human rights jurisprudence in Canada in first person narration: barbara findlay KC and Douglas Elliott were personally involved in many of the applicable cases. In this episode the CBA SOGIC/SAGDA founders also discuss, among other things, the post-pandemic backlash, trans rights, importing the culture wars, Tucker Carlson and Danielle Steele, and Scott Moe’s disturbing, because possibly precedent-setting, use of the Notwithstanding clause.

Julia welcomes Tony Paisana and Tyler Schnare from the CBA Criminal Justice Section to discuss the recently updated CBA Collateral Consequences Toolkit.

The Next 30 Years - Episode 4/4 in our series marking the 30th anniversary of the release of the CBA Task Force on Gender Equality’s groundbreaking Report “Touchstones for Change: Equality, Diversity, and Accountability”.

Touchstones 30th Anniversary - Ep.3: Intersectionality. In 1993 they were using terms like double discrimination or double inequality. In addition to Daphne Dumont, Melina Buckley, Justice Sophie Bourque, and Patricia Blocksom, we hear from a diverse group of women lawyers and some of their experiences of intersectionality both past and present.