The Lavigne Show | January 23 via X Spaces Is it time to remove the Monarchy in Canada? In this episode of The Lavigne Show, Bruce Pardy, a law professor and freedom advocate, and Matthew Ehret, a historical and geopolitical analyst, discuss the implications of Justin Trudeau’s prorogation of Parliament and its potential legal consequences. […]
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The Liberty Exchange: In conversation with Professor Bruce Pardy, host Jonathan Fortier examines the erosion of key libertarian principles through the lens of the pandemic experience. Prof. Pardy credits the one upside of Covid-19 as the moment when the coercive role of the administrative state finally revealed itself. That rupture marked a turning point for […]
Canada: A User’s Guide and Owner’s Manual with Randy Hillier on X Spaces: Joining the United States could be advantageous for Canadians, asserts Professor Bruce Pardy. The U.S. Constitution offers a better framework as a constitutional republic than Canada’s Westminster system for addressing and resolving national issues, he argues. Prof. Pardy recommends Canada view President […]
By Dr. Mark Trozzi | Published via Substack Canadian law professor and executive director of Rights Probe, Bruce Pardy, highlights a striking irony during his testimony before a federal committee on freedom of expression: Free speech is a fundamental right that protects individuals from government interference. In its purest form, free speech means the absence […]
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Making Sense of the Political Ecosystem Nadine Ness, founder of Saskatchewan’s Unified Grassroots, a group concerned with civil liberties formed during Covid, invites Bruce Pardy, a professor of law at Queen’s University and the executive director of Rights Probe, to explain changes in the political ecosystem that her group [and many of us] have grappled […]
By Bruce Pardy | Special to the National Post In late November, the Alberta legislature passed its newly improved Bill of Rights. The bill is a signature plank of Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative government. New provisions purport to guarantee rights to hold property, own firearms and prohibit vaccine mandates. Unfortunately, the bill may not […]
December 4: Testifying to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage on the best way to protect freedom of expression (FOE), Queen’s law professor Bruce Pardy urged for the government to cease limiting it. This involves defeating Bill C-63 (Online Harms Act), and repealing C-18 (Online News Act), C-11 (Online Streaming Act), and the gender amendments […]
Professor Bruce Pardy calls for the elimination of federal research funding for universities in his presentation to the Standing Committee on Science and Research studies (SRSR)—tasked with evaluating whether the criteria used for awarding federal funding on research excellence are still appropriate or whether modifications should be made. Prof. Pardy’s presentation is available via the […]
A powerhouse panel unpacks the new wording in Bill 24, the Alberta Bill of Rights Amendment Act. By incorporating phrases such as “demonstrably and proportionally justified based on evidence,” the legislation diminishes protections for Albertans and grants unprecedented authority to courts and future governments. Critics caution that Bill 24 may fail to protect Albertans during […]
There is no such thing as centralization of power for good. This presentation, based on an earlier piece by Professor Bruce Pardy for The Brownstone Institute, warns of an approaching “State Singularity,” where the state and society become indistinguishable, and legal norms lose relevance. At this point, the government justifies its actions under various social causes, expanding its […]