Episode 37: Why is the government paying activists to sue the government‪?‬ Not Reserving Judgment

On Episode 37, we tell you about the new sabotage provision snuck into the foreign interference bill; we discuss Poilievre's proposed use of the notwithstanding clause; and we explain why we oppose the federal program that funds activists to sue the government. Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:* BILL C-70: An Act respecting countering foreign interference (https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-70/first-reading)* Tasha Kheiriddin: Liberal foreign interference bill won't stop Chinese meddling (https://nationalpost.com/opinion/tasha-kheiriddin-liberal-foreign-interference-bill-wont-stop-chinese-meddling)* Montréal (City) v. 2952-1366 Québec Inc. (https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2243/index.do)* Irwin Toy Ltd. v. Quebec (Attorney General), 1989 CanLII 87 (SCC) (https://canlii.ca/t/1ft6g)* New sabotage offence in foreign-interference bill needs amending, say civil liberties and constitutional experts (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-new-sabotage-offence-in-foreign-interference-bill-needs-amending-say/)* PM Anxious To Keep Riding (https://www.blacklocks.ca/pm-anxious-to-keep-riding/)* If Pierre Poilievre doesn’t want to be portrayed as an authoritarian leader, maybe he should stop talking like one (https://www.thestar.com/politics/if-pierre-poilievre-doesnt-want-to-be-portrayed-as-an-authoritarian-leader-maybe-he-should/article_76935898-072b-11ef-87bb-f3a242eb9cf8.html)* Pierre Poilievre prepares to embrace the notwithstanding clause — and all its controversy (https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/pierre-poilievre-embraces-notwithstanding-clause)* The campus occupations aren’t protected by free speech, because they aren’t speech (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-the-campus-occupations-arent-protected-by-free-speech-because-they/)* Sex offender asks Norway's Supreme Court to declare social media access is a human right (https://www.cp24.com/news/sex-offender-asks-norway-s-supreme-court-to-declare-social-media-access-is-a-human-right-1.6870240)* An Act to amend the Department of Canadian Heritage Act (Court Challenges Program) (https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-316/first-reading)Not Reserving Judgment is a podcast about Canadian constitutional law hosted by Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, and Christine Van Geyn.The show is brought to you by the Canadian Constitution Foundation, a non-partisan legal charity dedicated to defending rights and freedoms. To support our work, visit theccf.ca/donate. (https://theccf.ca/donate/)