Episode 38: Can bylaw ban swinging? Plus what secret testimony says about Trudeau

On Episode 38, we discuss what formerly secret testimony about the invocation of the War Measures Act tells us about history repeating itself; we explain the court ruling that considered whether bylaw can ban swinging, and we give our Bad Legal Takes of the Week. Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:We need a law against lying in politicsJosh Dehaas: The Trudeau family tradition of invoking unnecessary emergency powersCalgary swinger will continue to have group sex parties in his home, lawyer saysThe FLQ and the October CrisisBeware predictions of a Senate-created constitutional crisis Howard Anglin and Ray Pennings: Canada is careening towards a constitutional crisis in the SenateGroup sex parties are okay, but social club sex gatherings aren't, Calgary judge saysNot Reserving Judgment is a podcast about Canadian constitutional law hosted by Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, and Christine Van Geyn.The show is brought to you by the Canadian Constitution Foundation, a non-partisan legal charity dedicated to defending rights and freedoms. To support our work, visit theccf.ca/donate.