In part one of our interview with Colonel-Maitre Michel Drapeau, we discuss the contentious legal issue of independence within the military judiciary system.
This week, we’re hitting the front lines and speaking with military lawyer, Colonel-Maitre Michel Drapeau about the legal issues facing members of the Canadian Armed Forces.
Topics: independence of military judges; summary trials; sexual assault in the military; and our Ask-Me-Anything segment.
Full Episode (53:02) Download
⚫ What are the legal concerns about the independence (or lack thereof) of the military judiciary? (6:041)
⚫ What are the proposed changes between the disciplinary summary trial process for the armed forces (16:34)
⚫ What legal approaches are available and required to meaningfully address sexual assault in the military? (24:55)
⚫ Our Ask-Me-Anything segment, featuring five questions submitted by patrons of the Lawyered community
🔵 How does the military justice system consider mental health issues (particularly PTSD) when applicable to military justice? (35:47)
🔵 How does military justice in “real life” differ from how it operates in movies / TV shows (e.g. All the President’s Men, JAG, etc) (38:04)
🔵 What are some of the legal issues that are engaged in friendly fire incidents? (40:26)
🔵 In combat zones, where legality can often be blurred, how do lawyers review small unit actions? (43:00)
🔵 What are some things that lawyers can do to positively impact the culture of the military justice system? (45:06)
Show Notes at: http://lawyeredpodcast.com/mdrapeau
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In our Ask-Me-Anything segment, we ask refugee lawyer Naseem Mithoowani the questions submitted by our Patreon members.
4. Ask-Me-Anything: Refugee Lawyer (19:08) Download
🔵 How can lawyers develop the necessary level of cultural sensitivity to assist their clients?
🔵 What is the difference between an immigration lawyer and an immigration consultant?
🔵 How does politics impact the work of a refugee/immigration lawyer?
🔵 What has been your most rewarding case to date?
🔵 What prompted your decision to go into this niche area of practice?
In part three of our interview with refugee lawyer, Naseem Mithoowani, we speak about Canada's recent Express Entry cycle, in which the federal government admitted approximately 6X the conventional amount of applicants.
In part two of our interview with refugee lawyer, Naseem Mithoowani, we discuss a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision which strikes at the intersection of refugee law and family law. We also address how refugee law intersects with other areas of law.
In part one of our interview with refugee lawyer, we discuss the Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement, including the constitutional issues triggered by the US's detention of refugee claimants.
In our Season 7 premiere, we're learning about the high-profile and politically-charged world of refugee law with Naseem Mithoowani.
Topics: the Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement; the intersection of refugee and family law; Canada's Express Entry program and our Ask-Me-Anything segment.
⚫ What does the Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement indicate regarding section 7 rights and political relations? (4:11)
⚫ How do courts deal with the intersection of refugee law and family law matters? (17:04)
⚫ Why did Canada admit 6X the 'regular amount' of Express Entry applicants in February 2021? (28:50)
⚫ Our new Ask-Me-Anything segment, featuring five questions submitted by patrons of the Lawyered community
🔵 How can lawyers develop the necessary level of cultural sensitivity to assist their clients? (40:18)
🔵 What is the difference between an immigration lawyer and an immigration consultant? (43:46)
🔵 How does politics impact the work of a refugee/immigration lawyer? (45:32)
🔵 What has been your most rewarding case to date? (49:40)
🔵 What prompted your decision to go into this niche area of practice? (53:23)
In our latest bonus episode of Lawyered Unplugged, we speak with Susheel Gupta. Susheel is a Canadian lawyer whose incredible story (stemming from a tragic murder) spurred him to serve in numerous impressive roles in the federal public sector, including as: a federal prosecutor, a Vice-Chair of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, and an RCMP advisor in the Counter-Terrorism & National Security group.
This episode features a candid look at life at various levels of the public sector and includes career tips for lawyers at all levels of call.
NOTE: While the episode preview above is available for everyone, the full 1-hour version of this bonus episode is available exclusively for members of the Lawyered Patreon community. If you want to hear all of our bonus episodes (and unlock more bonus content), check out our Patreon page HERE!
In the full 1-hour episode, you'll hear Susheel tackle a number of topics, including:
In our Ask-Me-Anything Segment with minority rights advocate, Joshua Sealy-Harrington, we discuss the listener-submitted questions regarding race and the law:
🔵 What can lawyers do to mitigate the over-policing of racial minorities?
🔵 How can senior management address systemic inequalities in the workplace?
🔵 How can law schools become more accessible to persons of different backgrounds?
🔵 What are the impacts of cancel culture on due process?
🔵 What can racialized minorities do to address a lack of awareness of systems of inequality in the workplace?
🔵 As culture becomes better at identifying subtler forms of racism, how does the law keep up?
In part three of our interview with minority rights advocate, Joshua Sealy-Harrington, we discuss the SCC decision of R. v. Le, regarding the controversial police practice of carding
In part two of our interview with minority rights advocate, Joshua Sealy-Harrington, we dissect the debate regarding the (now-repealed) Statement of Principles in the Law Society of Ontario, and reflect on diversity in the profession
In part one of our interview with minority rights advocate, Joshua Sealy-Harrington, we unpack the principles of critical race theory as a lens to understand the relationship between race and the law
In our Ask-Me-Anything segment, we invite KJ Chong to answer the agricultural law-related questions submitted by members of the Patreon community:
In part three of our interview with agricultural lawyer, KJ Chong, we chat about the new NAFTA (CUSMA) requirements for the declarations of eligibility and the Canada Grain Act
In part two of our interview with agricultural lawyer, KJ Chong, we discuss the GAFTA background contract system and lessons for lawyers that draft agreements across sectors.
In part one of our interview with agricultural lawyer, KJ Chong, we speak about food exporting and safety considerations in light of the coronavirus.
In this conversation, we speak about the growing (pun intended) world of agricultural law, with KJ Chong, legal counsel from BroadGrain Commodities.
Topics: food exporting and safety during COVID; the one-page agreement for the agricultural sector; new grain declarations in NAFTA 2.0 and our Ask-Me-Anything segment.
⚫ How has COVID changed the food safety rules for companies that are shipping and receiving food products? (7:49)
⚫ How are agricultural lawyers able to draft complex legal agreements in just one page? (18:21)
⚫ How is the new NAFTA impacting the way that grain traders verify the quality of their own products? (27:35)
⚫ Our new Ask-Me-Anything segment, featuring five questions submitted by patrons of the Lawyered community (37:02)
🔵 What are some of the unexpected elements about working in the agricultural law space? (37:44)
🔵 What role does trust play when dealing with trading relationships among farmers? (39:23)
🔵 What role do politics and trade patterns have on a lawyer's day-to-day work? (40:55)
🔵 How can in-house legal counsel deal with under-resourced departments? (44:44)
🔵 How can the food service industry bounce back post-COVID? (50:10)
In our Ask-Me-Anything segment, employment lawyer, Alexandra Monkhouse, answers a number of Patreon-submitted questions, including:
In part two of our interview with employment lawyer, Alexandra Monkhouse, we review the recent SCC decision of Uber v Heller and discuss how parties can address the refined contractual test of “unconscionability".
In part one of our interview with employment lawyer, Alexandra Monkhouse, we discuss how the CERB and the CEWS indicate about the future and sustainability of the gig economy.
This week, we're focusing on the legal issues impacting freelancers and gig economy workers, with the help of employment lawyer, Alexandra Monkhouse.
Topics: the impacts of coronavirus on the gig economy; the "Uber" case of unconscionability; the unionization of gig economy workers; and our Ask-Me-Anything segment about gig economy issues.
What You'll Hear:
- 8:17 - What does the rollout of the COVID19 government benefits tell us about the future of the gig economy?
- 18:17 - What is this Uber case that everybody has been talking about this summer?
- 23:14 - What can employers and employees do to ensure that their agreements do not contain unconscionable terms?
- 28:21 - What unionization options are available for gig economy workers?
- 37:02 - Our new Ask-Me-Anything segment, featuring five questions submitted by patrons of the Lawyered community
In part three of our interview with employment lawyer, Alexandra Monkhouse, we discuss the recent Foodora decision at the OLRB and what it could mean for gig economy workers that seek to unionize in the future
In our Ask-Me-Anything segment, artificial intelligence lawyer, Noel Corriveau answers a number of Patreon-submitted questions, including:
In part three of our interview with artificial intelligence lawyer, Noel Corriveau, we chat about how Canada, the EU and the US are attempting to regulate AI and respective policy implications.