Leonid Sirota, Lecturer at AUT Law School in Auckland, New Zealand, and author of Double Aspect Blog, discusses originalism, the legal interpretive theory which posits that a law's original meaning should govern its subsequent interpretation and application. We discuss whether originalism has been rejected by Canadian courts, particularly the Supreme Court of...
Daniel Goldwater: Quebec Exceptionalism
Joanna and Montreal lawyer, writer, and podcaster Daniel Goldwater discuss Canadian exceptionalism and whether Trumpist nativism could land on Canadian shores, the 2017 Quebec City mosque shooting and why accused Alexandre Bisonette was charged with murder and not terrorism and half of the Bouchard-Taylor Commission's renunciation of that report's recommendations. As...
Jordan Peterson: Compelled Speech Is Compelled Thought
Welcome to Runnymede Radio! Jordan Peterson discusses gender-neutral pronouns, the political uses of language, radical politics on university campuses, and why learning can be painful with Joanna Baron, Runnymede Society Director. Video of Prof. Peterson's debate, with Prof. Bruce Pardy at Queen's University Faculty of Law, can be viewed here.
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