Canada’s Access to Information Act’s protection for cabinet secrecy is among the broadest in the world. Has that protection gone too far — denying public access to documents that Canadians should have a right to see? Join Yan Campagnolo, Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa, and Vincent Kazmierski, Associate Professor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University, in a discussion with eminent Canadian journalist Dean Beeby about their paper, which suggests Canada’s law may be unconstitutional.

As surveillance technologies expand, the fundamental right to privacy is under unprecedented threat. In this episode, Canadian scholars Alana Saulnier and Evan Light examine the growing footprint of police surveillance across the country. Focusing on automated license plate readers, artificial intelligence, and biometric tools, they explore how mass data collection and AI-enhanced monitoring impact civil liberties, discriminatory law enforcement, and Canadian democracy.

Almost everyone sought for extradition from Canada is extradited. Is this a sign of efficiency or of injustice? Join a panel of leading experts on Canadian extradition law and practices who discuss what actually happens when a person in Canada is sought by another country.

Panelists: Donald Bayne (Distinguished criminal defence lawyer and counsel for Hassan Diab), Julianna Greenspan (Senior partner at Greenspan Partners with extensive experience in extradition matters), Joanna Harrington (Eldon Foote Chair in International Business and Law, and Vice Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta)

Moderator: Robert Currie (Viscount Bennett Professor of Law, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University)