The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms Foundation

Sign-up for our Newsletter at:   https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ Quebec’s Bill 21 (which prohibits public servants from wearing religious symbols at work) violates religious freedom, which is why the provincial government invoked the Charter’s “notwithstanding clause” to pass the legislation. Guest Bob Reynolds explains the innovative legal argument that the CLF (...

Sign-up for our Newsletter at:   https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ In this profound discussion, Dr. Joshua Mitchell, professor of political theory at Georgetown University, explores themes from his latest book, American Awakening: Identity Politics and Other Afflictions of Our Time (2020). Referencing the wisdom of Alexis de Tocqueville, Dr. Mitchell raises concerns...

Sign-up for our Newsletter at:   https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ A Department of National Defence advisory panel recommends barring mainstream religions from the chaplaincy that do not align with the department's equality and social justice values. Join Dr. Barry W. Bussey as he discusses this latest development in his ongoing analysis of the revolution against th...

Sign-up for our Newsletter at:   https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ On May 4, Barry W. Bussey was joined by Professor Bruce N. Cameron, J.D., the Reed Larson Professor of Labor Law at Regent University, for a livestream interview. The two lawyers discussed the implications of the leaked draft of Justice Alito’s majority decision in the Dobbs case before the US Suprem...

Sign-up for our Newsletter at:   https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ “The price of freedom is eternal vigilance” (John Philpot Curran, 1790) Is Canada free? Lawyer, law professor, and author Philip Slayton explains how and why freedom is a complicated and sometimes controversial concept. He argues that, even though Canada is free in many respects, we can see a loss of...

Sign-up for our Newsletter at:   https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ Recently, Barry W. Bussey spoke with Paul Frijters, Gigi Foster, and Michael Baker, authors of  The Great Covid Panic: What Happened, Why, and What To Do Next  (2021). Joining the interview from Thailand, Saudi Arabia, and Australia, the three economists shared their perspectives on the pas...

Sign-up for our Newsletter at:   https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ Why is this lawyer boycotting Canada? After joining Dr. Bussey for a  livestream discussion , law professor Bruce Cameron (Regent University) gives an in-depth interview on matters of conscience, politics, and faith. In addition to teaching at Regent University, Professor Cameron is involved wit...

Sign-up for our Newsletter at:   https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ Join Barry W. Bussey on First Freedoms Livestream as he interviews James Topp about his march across Canada. Marching from the Terry Fox Statue in Vancouver to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa, Mr. Topp wants to bring attention to the struggle that many Canadians face for their conscientious...

Sign-up for our Newsletter at:   https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ What is the link between finances and freedom? If you have concerns about inflation or government overreach or weathering the next crisis, then you need to watch this gripping interview with David McAlvany, CEO of McAlvany Financial Companies and author of The Intentional Legacy . David has appeared...

Sign-up for our Newsletter at:   https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ Augustine College is a private undergraduate institution that looks at Western intellectual history from its beginnings to the 21st century with attention and patience, oriented to understanding our world without abandoning the pursuit of truth. Join Dr. Barry W. Bussey and his special guest Dr. John...

Sign-up for our Newsletter at:   https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ What does a separatist movement in the West tell us about the health of our constitution? Should we be worried about the government bringing in a universal basic income? What happens when people lose confidence in the banking structure? An industrial organizational economist from Alberta, Tanner Hnid...

Guest Angelina Ireland, President of Delta Hospice Society, joined Barry for a conversation on Tuesday, April 26. Angelina shared her own personal story of how she got involved with the hospice movement, along with the pressure and even hostility experienced by the society since the 2015 Carter decision made it legal to provide Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD). Listen as...

In this Freedom Feature conversation, law professor Bruce Pardy, Executive Director of  Rights Probe , comments on the underlying ideas that were made apparent in the loss of freedoms during the pandemic. Bruce and Barry discuss a range of issues from self-censorship and conformity to the legacy of the Charter. Will we emerge from the present crisis having learned anything about the...

Join Barry W. Bussey for an exciting conversation with Stephen LeDrew, founder and host of The Three Minute Interview . He is a lawyer, broadcaster, father, and a believer in fairness, good manners, good government, liberalism (in the best sense of the word), and civic responsibility. He describes himself as “an enemy of bureaucratic busybodies, know-it-all ‘idealogues’, pontificating politicians...

Dr. Conrad Vine, a passionate religious freedom advocate living in the United States, discusses the historical roots of religious freedom, from Martin Luther to Roger Williams, along with current social concerns such as Bill 67 in Ontario. He approaches difficult topics like reconciliation and critical race theory with sensitivity and insight. In our increasingly secular world, religious freedom i...

What happens if we really “follow the science”? Does the research support or contradict the pandemic measures that our governments have put in place? Dr. Joseph Hickey of the Ontario Civil Liberties Association explains that the government knew – or should have known – that it was unscientific to implement lockdowns, universal masking, and vaccine mandates, yet went ahead and did it anyway! In fac...

Discussing topics from the trucker’s convoy to the resilience of religious faith, Peter Stockland and Barry W. Bussey reflect on the prescience of Peter’s  cautionary point, in March 2020 , that we must balance “temporary measures of social distancing … against long-term social conditioning.” As Peter warned, “The coronavirus has unquestionably unleashed an alarming threat to our co...

Can the idea of reasonable limits help resolve some of the “all or nothing” polarization we see in our society today? Professor Dwight Newman, QC, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Rights in Constitutional and International Law (University of Saskatchewan) offers his insights in a fascinating conversation on rights and freedoms in Canada. He reminds us that we need to find ways to live with our...

Have our lawmakers stopped reading the law? This is a question posed by retired RCMP member Clay Farnsworth in our latest Freedom Feature conversation, recorded on February 28. Mr. Farnsworth explains what the organization, Police on Guard for Thee, is doing to defend freedom in Canada. Mr. Farnsworth draws from his personal experiences as he discusses the responsibility of law enforcement to upho...

Should people of faith be involved in politics? What can Christians do to stand up for the vulnerable and the voiceless? Former pastor and Member of Parliament Mr. Harold Albrecht shares his concerns about government overreach, including his personal observations of the peaceful protests in Ottawa. He explains that engaging in politics doesn’t necessarily mean taking a partisan view...

Dr. Ryan Alford, Professor at the Bora Laskin School of Law, Lakehead University, joins Dr. Bussey for a remarkable Freedom Feature discussion, recorded on February 23. Author of Seven Absolute Rights: Recovering the Historical Foundations of Canada’s Rule of Law (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2020), Prof. Alford explains that there are certain principles of law which precede the state and cann...

In today's Freedom Feature, lawyer Lisa Bildy describes her career and what brought her to "the freedom space." Through her conversation on academia, the law profession, and the pandemic, Lisa shares fascinating and sometimes troubling examples from some of the court cases she's been involved with. Which of her clients have been treated more harshly than others? Lisa also explains why the progress...

Economic Warfare is being waged in Canada for all the world to see.  Jeffrey Tucker, founder of  The Brownstone Institute , wrote a chilling description of Trudeau’s imposition of the Emergencies Act and the freezing of bank accounts of anyone who does not agree with Trudeau’s ideology.  “What we are seeing right now in Ottawa reveals the hegemonic depth of the system that gave us l...

Trudeau claims that people like Dr. Hoffe are racist, misogynist, and anti-science. Are these labels true? See for yourself. Dr. Hoffe grew up resisting apartheid in South Africa. He has decades of experience as a family physician, committed to evidence-based medicine and putting his patients first. He has been transparent about his observations and concerns with the vaccines. He ha...

Trudeau claims that people like Dr. Hoffe are racist, misogynist, and anti-science. Are these labels true? See for yourself. Dr. Hoffe grew up resisting apartheid in South Africa. He has decades of experience as a family physician, committed to evidence-based medicine and putting his patients first. He has been transparent about his observations and concerns with the vaccines. He ha...