Cabinet Shuffles, #CPC23 in Quebec City, Lich/Barber Trial, CCLA v. NB Education Dept, Hfx. Alehouse

The Rodgers Brief is back after a summer hiatus. In this episode, I discuss some of the political developments from the federal and provincial cabinet shuffles, as well as my reflections on the Conservative Party national convention in Quebec City, a place that is truly a national treasure as a city. I discuss the Halifax Alehouse attempt to make a Liquor Control Act hearing confidential, with two of their bouncers being charged criminally. On the more national scale, I review the first week of the Tamara Lich/Chris Barber 'trucker convoy' trial, and also the Canadian Civil Liberties Association lawsuit against the New Brunswick Department of Education regarding the changes to a policy that would require schools to obtain parents' consent before using the chosen name of a transgender/nonbinary student.