Dr. Ryan Alford: 7 Absolute Rights, Canada’s Unwritten Constitution, Torture, and Law Schools

Hey everyone! Dr. Ryan Alford is a tenured professor at the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law at Lakehead University. On this episode, we discussed many things, like Baldwin and LaFontaine’s fight against the Tory oligarchy in Canada’s 19th century, Canada’s Unwritten Constitution, Blackstone, Coke, Instrumentalism, selection pressures on judges and professors, Bush v. Gore, judicial interference, how to overcome cultural, class, and racial barriers as a law graduate, what classes to take in law school, the Statement of Principles and the StopSOP movement, and Jody Wilson Raybould’s chance to use one of the 7 Absolute Rights. 

You can buy his book on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/2CivtuF. You can reach Dr. Alford by email or on twitter.

Other than that, thanks for listening!

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