Episode 80: Judge finds government owes NOTHING to family of teen who died after vaccine
On Episode 80, we tell you about a new citizenship law on a Saskatchewan First Nation that would allow people to be banned based on ‘maturity,’ and we walk you through a decision that found the government owed no duty of care to a boy who died after the COVID-19 vaccine.
Stories and cases discussed in this week’s episode:
- Hartman v. Attorney General of Canada et al., 2025 ONSC 1831
- Test case on First Nation’s citizenship law
- Carney says he will not repeal Liberals’ anti-pipeline Bill C-69
- Poilievre in Hamilton: Says he’ll repeal Bill C-69, sometimes known as ‘no more pipelines act’
- Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation
- Toronto District School Board v. Meta Platforms Inc., 2025 ONSC 1499
Not Reserving Judgment is a podcast about Canadian constitutional law hosted by Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, and Christine Van Geyn.
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