Not Reserving Judgment

Not Reserving Judgment


Episode 111: Why Quebec, federal proposals to clamp down on religion should worry us all

December 03, 2025

On Episode 111, we discuss Quebec's plan to ban prayer in public spaces like universities, we debate whether Ottawa should remove the "good faith" religious speech exemption from hate speech laws, and we tell you about the Montreal police's new AI surveillance software.


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


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