Balancing Rights: MAID and Freedom in Ontario

On Episode 44, we tell you about a family suing a Catholic hospital in Vancouver because it wouldn't perform MAID on site; we discuss how the new 'green-washing' law harms free expression; and we explain the controversy over the new federal human rights commissioner.

Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:

• Government Appoints New Chief of Canadian Human Rights Commission Who Linked To Articles Comparing Israelis to Nazis, Called for Israel Boycott (Michael Geist)
• Oil and gas industry making risky play in response to greenwashing law: experts
• Alberta government calls bill about backing up environmental claims an 'agenda to create chaos'
• Pathways Alliance oilsands group removes all website content as Bill C-59 receives major industry pushback
• Parents sue after St. Paul's Hospital transfers daughter to hospice for assisted death
• Transgender woman refused leg wax by Windsor, Ont., salon awarded $35K by human rights tribunal
• Canadians are inconvenienced and annoyed, but let’s be clear, you haven’t lost your freedom

Not Reserving Judgment is a podcast about Canadian constitutional law hosted by Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, and Christine Van Geyn.

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