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Freedom & Health Law with Bruce Pardy

The battle over parental rights and state intervention

A heated panel discussion on the escalating conflict between parental rights and state intervention in children’s lives, especially concerning gender transition, medical decisions like puberty blockers, and school policies. Streamed on Saturday, February 28. Hosted by Jason Lavigne and Melanie Bennet. Panelists: Professor Bruce Pardy, Leighton Grey, Mia Hughes, and Shawn Buckley. Video available below. The […]

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Law with Bruce Pardy

Parental rights or state might?

Fundamental Truths — Red Deer — January 10, 2026 Among the highlights of the one-day Fundamental Truths event in Red Deer, Alberta, this debate during the closing Q&A session examined the fundamental principles behind where ultimate authority lies on difficult issues of bodily autonomy and gender dysphoric children. In a discussion featuring legal scholar Professor […]

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Freedom & Health Law with Bruce Pardy Vaccines

The future of our children in Canada 

A National Citizens Inquiry Roundtable Discussion “Government has grown so much that it wants to meddle in and micromanage every aspect of our lives, to the point where it’s making these philosophical value judgments about how individuals should live, which forfeits the reason for agreeing to live in society in the first place.”—Dr. Julie Ponesse […]