Because of the proceedings underway before the International Court of Justice today (10 December 2019) concerning Myanmar’s genocide against the Rohingya, Stephanie and Craig to a walk-through of the crime of genocide, the 1948 Genocide Convention, the basis for ICJ jurisdiction and also the parallel criminal investigation launched by the (separate) International Criminal Court. It’s international law day.
Read MoreThe moment you have been waiting for! Stephanie, Craig and Philippe Lagassé are back for the next chapter in Canada’s rollicking constitutional history. In this chapter, we cover events from 1867 to 1982: imperial conferences, controversies and, not to be missed, the Colonial Laws Validity Act and the Statute of Westminster Act. A sideways dash through the King-Byng affair. And then a fast forward through to the Patriation Controversy on the early 1980s. Stephanie required adrenaline shots, but got through it.
Read MoreStephanie and Craig are back with Philippe Lagassé, for the second installment of our special feature: Her Majesty in Right of Pod, a deep-dive on the origins of Canadian public law and constitutional law.
Read MoreSophie Beecher, Director, Intelligence Policy, National Security Policy Directorate, Public Safety Canada joins Stephanie and Craig to walk through the Security of Canada Information Sharing Sharing Act (SCISA). SCISA was amongst the most controversial features of bill C-51 (2015). What changes does C-59 add to revamp the balance between security and privacy?
Read MoreThis is the INTREPID deep-dive on the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, which last week issued its first (very substantive) annual report. Stephanie and Craig are honoured to welcome to INTREPID the NSICoP’s Chair, David McGuinty, and its Executive Director, Rennie Marcoux.
Read MoreCraig and Stephanie interrupt their series of guest interviews to update listeners on news in the national security law and policy world.
Read MoreStephanie and Craig were honoured to sit down with Stéphane Perrault, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, to discuss elections security and the workings of Elections Canada in preparing for the 2019 election.
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