Treasonous MPs, Online Harms Act, 1200 NS Cases at Risk, Preston By-Election, Mi'kmaq Cannabis Shops

This week, I review the controversy around the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians report on foreign interference, and the allegation that some MP's are witting participants in such interference. Also, I examine the government's Charter Statement on the proposed Online Harms Act, the Supreme Court's view on 'secret trials' in Canada, the NS justice minister's announcement that 1200 cases in Nova Scotia are at risk of being dismissed because of delays in the system, the (related) ongoing complaints of Judge Rickola Brinton about her refusal to take the Covid vaccine, Judge Perry Borden's use of an Impact of Race and Cultural Assessment in sentencing an 18 year old on gun and cocaine charges, and Justice Arnold's decision on the Chief Electoral Officer's decision to sanction on signage in the Preston by-election last summer. Finally, I review the decision this week on cannabis dispensaries on Mi'kmaq reserves in NS, and whether they represent a treaty right.