Not Reserving Judgment Episode 115: Court AGREES natural garden is speech. Plus, criminalizing 'minimization' of residential schools?
Jan 7, 2026
31:34
We tell you about Wolf Ruck's successful challenge to Mississauga's anti-weeds bylaw, the dropping of a ticket issued by Kingston police who used a surveillance drone, and a proposal to criminalize "condoning, denial, justification, or minimization" of residential schools.
Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:
- VICTORY: Ontario court strikes down bylaw that let city mow down naturalized garden (TheCCF.ca)
- CCF Intervenes to Stop Charter Being Stretched to Protect Bike Lanes
- Crown withdraws ticket issued after Kingston police use drone to spy on woman in vehicle (TheCCF.ca)
- Federal government won’t say whether it will criminalize residential school denials (The Globe and Mail)
- Toronto lawyer faces criminal contempt proceedings after admitting to misleading court about AI use (Law Times)
Not Reserving Judgment is a podcast about Canadian constitutional law hosted by Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, and Christine Van Geyn.
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