Time Immemorial

<p>Today we dig into the law of divorce in Canada in the 19th and 20th centuries. We examine the case of Robert and Eliza Campbell, whose dramatic story captured the attention of turn-of-the-century...

<p>Today we explore the life of Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane, a member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and an author of some of Canada's most important early constitutional...

<p>Today we discuss a famous Toronto jury case from the turn of the century: the "Massey Murder."</p><p><br></p><p>Sources: Charlotte Gray, The Massey Murder: A Maid, Her Master And The Trial That Shocked A Nation...

<p>Today we dive into the history of Ontario's highest court: the Court of Appeal for Ontario.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Sources:</p> <p>The Court of Appeal for Ontario: Defining the Right of Appeal, 1792-2013, by Christopher...

<p>Today's episode is about the history of one of Canada's largest law firms - Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Secondary Sources:</p> C. Ian Kyer, Lawyers, Families, and Businesses: The Shaping of a...

<p>Today we discuss Ivan Rand, one of the most influential jurists in Canadian history.</p> <p>Sources: William Kaplan, Canadian Maverick: The Life and Times of Ivan Rand (Toronto: 2009), available for purchase on the...

<p>Today we look at Canada's treatment of Chinese and Japanese Canadians during the Second World War. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Sources:</p> Patricia Roy, The Triumph of Citizenship: The Japanese and Chinese in Canada...

<p>Today we discuss discuss the Canadian government’s discriminatory treatment of Chinese immigrants from the late 19th century to the mid 20th century, and the legal fights that followed.</p> <p>Secondary sources:</p>...

<p>We talk about the Persons Case, a 1929 Canadian constitutional case that decided women were "qualified persons" within the meaning of the British North America Act.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Sources for this episode:</p>...

<p>Dalhousie Law School was the first "university law school" in the British Empire, and became a model for legal education in Canada. We dig into what made it so innovative.</p> <p>Key sources for this episode:</p>...

<p>Today we discuss the trial of Kurt Meyer, a German SS officer accused of murdering Canadian soldiers during the Second World War.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Secondary sources :</p> Patrick Brode, Casual Slaughters and...

<p>Today's episode is about the R.D.S. case and the treatment of racism in Canada's courts.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Key secondary sources for this episode:</p> Constance Backhouse, Reckoning with Racism: Police, Judges...

<p>Today we welcome guest host Nicole Spadotto to the podcast to discuss Douglas Abbott, the last overtly "political" Supreme Court of Canada appointee, and a committed Parliamentarian. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Sources for...

<p>Today we dig into the case of Evelyn Dick, an Ontario woman who stood trial for the murders of her husband and child. The case was a cause célèbre in the 1940s, and it highlights how criminal trials used to work in...

<p>Today we explore the history of the Labrador border dispute - one of the longest-running disputes between the Canadian provinces. It goes back to the earliest days of European settlement, and still simmers today.</p>...