In our third episode of Season 2, we talk to lawyer Alanna Tom about her experience representing Mr. C, an Indigenous man, at the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal. Mr. C filed his human rights complaint late but Ms. Tom was able to convin

Farewell Fallon and Flint: Reflecting on what we've learned and imagining a better future

Apr 25th, 2022 24m 55s

In this episode, hosts Fallon and Flint announce that they are graduating from law school and moving on from the podcast. Fallon and Flint reflect on what they have learned from our guests over the past two years, and they share how they hope t

Expert Witness: An inside look at the human rights tribunal system

Mar 4th, 2022 38m 47s

Welcome to Season 2! We talk to Dr. Bruce Miller, a sociocultural anthropologist who has testified as an expert witness in some of the most important Indigenous human rights cases in Canada. Dr. Miller tells us what an expert witness is, what h

Garry McKay: Racially profiled and arrested for having a nice bike

Nov 30th, 2021 32m 48s

To round out our first year as podcasters, we talk to Cree and Métis lawyers Mandy Wesley and Amanda Driscoll about their experiences representing Garry McKay, an Oji-Cree man who was arrested by a Toronto Police officer who said he thought tha

Gladys Radek: She was followed by a mall security guard. Then she proved systemic discrimination

Oct 13th, 2021 28m 2s

In our third episode, we speak with Gladys Radek, a long-time advocate for Indigenous women and girls. In 2001, Gladys was grabbing a coffee at a mall when a security guard demanded to know where she was going. Gladys filed a complaint with the

Crystal Smith: A mother's fight to protect the right to smudge

Mar 30th, 2021 35m 8s

In our second episode, we talk to Crystal Smith, a member of the Tsimshian and Haisla Nations and a mother, artist, activist, and teacher. She tells us about the time her landlord tried to evict her for smudging in her apartment with her child

Deborah Campbell: Acts of resistance in the colonial human rights system

Dec 1st, 2020 44m 2s

In our first-ever episode, we talk to Cree and Métis-Cree lawyers Amber Prince and Myrna McCallum about their experiences representing Deborah Campbell, an Indigenous mother who took the Vancouver Police to the BC Human Rights Tribunal. In 2019

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