In Episode 116, we consider whether York University's Student Centre violated the freedom of expression of an MP and students who wanted to hear him speak, plus we speculate about who will be the new Supreme Court of Canada justice after the Hon. Sheilah Martin retires.

Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:

• Conservative MP says York University Student Centre blocked his campus discussion event (National Post)
• Supreme Court Justice Sheilah Martin to retire in May (Globe and Mail)
• $50 Fine For Foreign Agents (Blacklock's)
• Canada not considering a ban on X over deepfake controversy, AI minister says (Toronto Star)

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.

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.

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.

On Episode 114, we explain why we think that banning calls to "globalize the intifada" would be counter-productive, we discuss the Liberals' new crime bill that would create special rules for "femicide," and we tell you who was naughty and who was nice for civil liberties in 2025.

Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:

• CCF Unwraps 2025 Naughty & Nice List (TheCCF.ca)
• 'It's just too easy to harm women' — What the numbers tell us about 'femicide' in Canada (National Post)
• BIll C-16, Protecting Victims Act (Parl.ca)
• What is in Bill C-16, Ottawa’s legislation that seeks to toughen gender-based violence laws? (Globe and Mail)
• What does ‘globalise the intifada’ mean, and why does NSW want to ban the chant? (The Guardian)

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.