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The Rodgers BriefAuthor: Adam Rodgers
This podcast features analysis of current Canadian legal news, and stories with important legal angles. Previous episodes covered the Nova Scotia Mass Casualty Inquiry proceedings, arising out of the tragic events of April 18-19, 2020 in Portapique and other locations throughout Central Nova Scotia. Adam Rodgers has been a leading Nova Scotian litigation and criminal defense lawyer, as well as a business and political advisor, for 15 years. He has represented clients on many ground-breaking and prominent cases, including his most recent responsibilities with the Desmond Fatality Inquiry. Language: en Genres: News, News Commentary Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Dispersing the Fog E83 - Margaret Atwood on Steven Galloway, NS Habeus Corpus Case at Supreme Court, Freeland Book, PEI RCMP Lose Murder Evidence, Guest Paul McNamara on CSIS Failings
Monday, 19 October, 2026
This week, we welcome back Paul McNamara for an inside look at the Bill Macher acquittal and lawsuit, and the competency deficit at CSIS, the Canadian spy agency.Also covered in this episode;- Margaret Atwood defends due process again in speaking out on the Steven Galloway case, where the author, and former UBC professor was falsely accused of sexual misconduct- the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v. Diggs, reviewed the law on habeus corpus, and whether systemic issues at jails justify the urgency involved in a writ of habeus application. Adam reviews the arguments before the SCC, and predicts how the case will be decided- a Cape Breton police officer who stole a sign off the wall of a suspect during a search was the subject of an application for records related to that search, after being the exhibit custodian on another drug bust- the RCMP in PEI has lost key evidence in a murder trial involving a gay teacher, after an arrest had been made and DNA evidence seemed to point to the perpetrator- two Yellowknife RCMP officers have been charged after a person died in custody- former finance minister Christia Freeland has written a book - don't call it 'crazy'- OJ Simpson may have had an accomplice
