Appointed: A Canadian Senator Bringing Margins to the Centre
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A Conversation with Kendal David: Basic income, Canada Disability Benefit & Youth engagement
On this episode of Appointed Podcast (recorded earlier this summer), Senator Kim Pate sat down with Kendal David, co-chair of Basic Income Canada Youth Network to discuss Bill C-22: Canada Disability
Part Two of A Conversation with Professor Debra Parkes: Mandatory Life Sentences for Youth and Constitutionality
ResourcesClickhereto check outKims Senate WebpageClickhereto access publications of Professor Debra ParkesClickhereto access research by Dr. Jane SprottClickhereto read research by Professor Isabel GrantClickhereto learn more about Bryan Steve
A Conversation with Professor Debra Parkes: Mandatory Life Sentences, Constitutionality, and Bill C-5.
Reports and PapersClick here to access Injustices and Miscarriages of Justice Experienced by 12 Indigenous Women.Click here to read Carly Peddle, Emma Ronsley & Debra Parkes, Toward Abolishing the Mandatory Life Sentence and Parole Ineligibility Periods
A Conversation with Professor Vass Bednar: Competition Reform, Inequality, and the Path Towards Fairness
In this episode, Senator Kim Pate is joined by Professor Vass Bednar, the executive director of McMaster Universitys Master of Public Policy and Digital Society program. Professor Bednar discusses
A Conservation with Dr. Elizabeth Sheehy: Bill C-5, Judicial Discretion, and Mandatory Minimum Penalties
Clickhere to access to Bill C-5.Clickhere to read more on Bill C-22Clickhere to check out Dr. Sheehys book Defending Battered Women on Trial.Clickhere to read Justice Arbours Inquiry into certain events at the Prison for Women in Kingston also known
A Conversation with MPP Kathleen Wynne: Guaranteed Livable Income and Lessons from the Pandemic
In this episode, Senator Kim Pate is joined by MPP Kathleen Wynne, the former Premier of Ontario. MPP Wynne discusses the urgency of economic support measures for individuals and how labour laws have
A Conversation with Senator Colin Deacon: Open Banking & Guaranteed Livable Income
In this episode, Senator Kim Pate is joined by Independent Senator Colin Deacon representing Nova Scotia. Senator Deacon discusses the benefits of adopting an open banking regime in Canada. He also
A Conversation with Sheila Regehr: The Economic and Moral Case for a Guaranteed Livable Income
[Note: this is the second episode of a two-part series being published in recognition of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, which is on October 17th.]On this episode, Senator Kim
A Conversation with Professor Martha Jackman: "Poverty is a Human Rights Violation"
[Note: this is the first episode of a two-part series being published in recognition of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, which is on October 17th.] On this episode, Senator Kim P
A Conversation with Professor Sylvia Rich: Corporate Crime and Deferred Prosecution Agreements
On this Episode, Senator Kim Pate is joined by Professor Dr. Sylvia Rich from University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law - Common Law Section. Kim and Professor Rich discuss corporate and organizational c