Who’s really controlling our society? Bruce Pardy, a professor of law at Queen’s University and executive director of Rights Probe, looks at why our legal system is not working the way it should with the host of Leaders on the Frontier, David Leis. Canada’s legal system currently mirrors that of many other Western countries: a system […]
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By Bruce Pardy | Published by C2C Journal | Republished by Brownstone Institute Summary It is people who make laws. People enforce laws. People apply laws to cases. It can’t be any other way. How to have the rule of law without the rule of persons? Most Canadians surely believe their society is governed by […]
By Matt Taibbi | Racket News Summary On February 21st, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the introduction of the Online Harms Act, or Bill C-63, described in Canadian media as a “bill to protect kids.” However, scrutiny revealed the bill extended well beyond child protection and carried wide-reaching implications for speech and societal transformation. Trudeau’s […]
The Dr. Jordan B. Peterson Podcast: A flavorful and expansive conversation on freedom of speech hosted by Jordan Peterson with guests Bruce Pardy of Rights Probe and Konstantin Kisin, a Russian-British satirist/author/podcaster. Through the lens of the Online Harms Act (C-63), the discussion travels back in time to revisit Bill C-16, to the shifting ground […]
By Bruce Pardy | Published by the Brownstone Institute A new pandemic treaty is in the works. Countries are negotiating its terms, along with amendments to international health regulations. If ready in time, the World Health Assembly will approve them in May. The deal may give the WHO power to declare global health emergencies. Countries […]
By Bruce Pardy | Published by the Brownstone Institute The Canadian government’s use of the Emergencies Act was unlawful. The Trucker Convoy did not constitute a national emergency. So said a judge of the Federal Court on Tuesday. The decision may help to pull Canada back from the brink of authoritarian rule. The Federal Court […]
By Mary Anastasia O’Grady | Published by the Wall Street Journal U.S. editor and columnist, Mary Anastasia O’Grady, warns Canada’s administrative state is a threat to the country’s liberty. Reflecting on Jordan Peterson’s rejected appeal to challenge mandatory social media training for complaints about online posts and statements he has made, Ms. O’Grady writes: “In […]
By Jordan Peterson | Published by the National Post In November 2022, the administrative board that regulates the conduct of psychologists (and much more than that, it turns out) decided that my political views were a disgrace to my profession, that of clinical psychologist. I was therefore sentenced by that board, the Ontario College of […]
Chapter 23 | Professor Bruce Pardy | Audio Book Sample Canary In a Covid World: An audio book sample of Bruce Pardy reading the chapter he contributed to “Canary In a Covid World” is now available here. The complete audio book is offered by the following platforms: Amazon, Apple Books and Audible. Every chapter is read by […]
Bruce Pardy returns to the Leaders on the Frontier Podcast to continue the discussion on Canada’s legal landscape with host David Leis. Bruce describes this landscape as “shifting ground”; ground that has shifted over time to such an extent, a new landscape has formed. Where once law provided society with a set of guardrails, it […]