
Runnymede Radio
Runnymede’s Official Podcast
Latest episodes

Dec 14, 2023 • 43min
Asher Honickman: What Defamation Law Tells Us About Free Expression
In this episode of Runnymede Radio, host Kristopher Kinsinger sits down with Asher Honickman, partner with Jordan Honickman Barristers, to discuss recent changes in the law of defamation, including the Supreme Court of Canada’s 2023 decision in Hansman v Neufeld.

Dec 7, 2023 • 36min
Lauren Heuser: Does the Online News Act Hurt Publishers?
In this episode of Runnymede Radio, Kristopher Kinsinger sits down with Lauren Heuser, the founding publisher and editor of Canadian Affairs, to discuss how the federal Online News Act has affected publishers both large and small.

Oct 18, 2023 • 41min
David Livingstone: The Constitutionalism of Thomas D’Arcy McGee
In this special episode of Runnymede Radio, our Thompson Rivers University chapter president Trevor Ballantyne sits down with Professor David Livingstone, the chair of Vancouver Island University's Liberal Studies Department for a discussion of civic nationalism in Canada and the constitutionalism of Thomas D'Arcy McGee.

Oct 4, 2023 • 36min
Preston Jordan Lim: The Originalism of F.R. Scott
In this episode of Runnymede Radio, our National Director Kristopher Kinsinger sits down with Preston Jordan Lim, an assistant professor at the Charles Widger School of Law at Villanova University. Professor Lim discusses his forthcoming article in the Dicey Law Review on the originalism of F.R. Scott.

Sep 13, 2023 • 44min
Steven Penney: What Section 12 Tells Us About Liberalism
In this episode of Runnymede Radio, Professor Steven Penney of the University of Alberta's Faculty of Law discusses recent Supreme Court of Canada jurisprudence on the guarantee against cruel and unusual punishment.

Sep 8, 2023 • 45min
Stephen Armstrong: Are Henry VIII Clauses Unconstitutional?
In this episode of Runnymede Radio, long-time Runnymede friend and international lawyer Stephen Armstrong joins us to discuss his recent article in the Dicey Law Review on the constitutionality of 'Henry VII Clauses'.

Aug 28, 2023 • 54min
Law & Freedom 2023: International Law and Canadian Courts
This episode of Runnymede Radio is our encore presentation of panels from our Law & Freedom 2023 conference. This panel, on international law in Canadian courts, features Prof. Dwight Newman, lawyer James Yap, graduate student Kerry Sun, and was moderated by Gerard Kennedy.

Aug 1, 2023 • 42min
Gerard Kennedy and Mark Mancini: Is the Supreme Court of Canada Political?
In this episode of Runnymede Radio, our National Director Kristopher Kinsinger sits down with Gerard Kennedy and Mark Mancini to discuss the differences between the Supreme Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of the United States and why, in their view, Canada's apex court should not be described as a partisan institution.

Jul 4, 2023 • 1h 3min
Jesse Hartery: Canadian Federalism in the 21st century
In this episode of Runnymede Radio, our National Director Kristopher Kinsinger sits down with Jesse Hartery, former McGill Runnymede chapter president and current PhD candidate at Melbourne Law School, to discuss his ongoing research on the theory and doctrine of Canadian federalism.

May 23, 2023 • 1h 1min
Law & Freedom 2023: The State of Academic Freedom
This panel featuring Professor Jamie Cameron, Professor Faisal Bhabha, Professor Finn Makela, and Derek Ross is a conversation on the state of academic freedom in Canada today. Moderated by Aaron Wudrick.