Best CCLA Podcasts (2026)

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Justice Vs. Surveillance: Protecting Privacy in Smart Cities 38:51

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In March of 2017, Sidewalk Labs, a sister company of Google, was chosen by Waterfront Toronto to develop Toronto’s Port Lands. Waterfront Toronto is an organization administering projects along Toronto’s Waterfront; it is made up of a partnership between 3 levels of government; The City of Toronto, The Province of Ontario and the Federal Government…

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Justice Vs. Bail: Canada's Broken Criminal Justice System 32:40

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Over half of inmates held in Canada’s provincial and territorial prisons have not been determined guilty. In this episode of Justice Vs. we look at the use of bail in Canada's criminal justice system and how it perpetuates criminal identity among even those not yet convicted of crimes. We talk to Dr. Jane Sprott and James Fauvelle. Dr. Sprott is a …

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Justice Vs. Solitary Confinement: Torture in Canadian Prisons 49:17

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Warning to listeners: this episode contains descriptions of physical and psychological abuse, self harm, and suicide. The United Nations has declared solitary confinement to be a form of torture, so why do Canadian prisons still employ the practice? Today, Justice Vs. looks at how and why solitary confinement is used within the Canadian criminal ju…

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Justice Vs. The G20: The Legacy that Shapes Protests Today 29:30

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Protests at the G20 and G8 Summits in Toronto went onto become the largest in Toronto's recent history, scaling at over 10,000 protestors. Ten years later, we ask: what is the legacy of the G20 protests and how do they shape protest today? To find answers, we spoke with Cara Zwibel, director of the Fundamental Freedoms program at CCLA, and Luke Ste…

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Justice Vs. Exclusion: Fighting for LGBTQ2S+ Representation and Inclusivity in the Classroom 41:10

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In this episode of Justice Vs., we take a look into the classroom and speak with organizer Becky McFarlane to describe the fight for LGBTQ2S+ inclusion and why queer visibility is so critical for youth. Later, we speak with Kyle McGiverin, a teacher who uses his position as an educator to normalize queer experiences and produce a queer-inclusive sc…

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Justice Vs. Trailer 2:26

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What are your rights, anyway? Justice Vs. is a podcast that explores the ever changing landscape of civil liberties in Canada. Host Maria Rio will interview activists, lawyers, organizers and those most impacted by rights violations across the country. Through these conversations, we seek to understand: What are our rights in Canada - to protest, t…