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Decriminalization & Harm Reduction Part 1: Is BC’s Drug Exemption Set Up to Fail?

In part one of our series on Decriminalization & Harm Reduction, we delve into the controversial drug exemption policy that came into effect on January 31st in BC. Patrick and Max talk to Sandra Ka Hon Chu, Co-Executive Director at HIV Legal Network, and Nathan Crompton from VANDU, who share insight into how this exemption came to be and their perspectives on the policy’s effectiveness. Throughout the episode, we examine the challenges and opportunities that the policy presents, including issues around stigma, how this might impact the policing and prosecution of drug trafficking, and the ongoing toxic drug crisis.

If you have any feedback you would like to share with the hosts, please send us an email at appealpodcast@gmail.com

Hosts: Patrick McDermott (he/him) & Max Gross (he/him)

Editing: Patrick McDermott & Max Gross

Theme Song by Logan Aitken

Interstitials: Machinery by Eddy

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How to Fall in Love With Your Podcast Hosts

Meet the “cool kids” of the Appeal law journal.

In this episode, the season 4 hosts of Stare Indecisis introduce themselves to help listeners better understand their positionality in relation to the subject-matter of future episodes. They then move to a discussion of land acknowledgements: what they mean to them personally, and how they define them in the context of law school and this season’s podcast episodes.

Lastly, they answer questions from the New York Times article “The 36 Questions That Lead to Love.” The hosts answer everything from “what is your favourite podcast?” to “when did you last cry?” Tune in for unhinged speculation about surfing with dementia, whether they’d recognize Stephen King on the street, and the likelihood of Patrick dying on the toilet.

If you have any feedback you would like to share with the hosts, please send them an email at appealpodcast@gmail.com.

Hosts: Cassidy Menard (she/her), Tom Ndekezi (he/him), Patrick McDermott (he/him)

Editing: Patrick McDermott

Music: Machinery by Eddyhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/eddy/2_Damn_Loud/Machinary_NO_VOX

We respectfully acknowledge the Lekwungen peoples on whose traditional territory the University of Victoria stands and the Songhees, Esquimalt and WSÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.

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Queers in Law: Layne Clarke

Navigating law school and the law is a unique experience—what is it like as a queer person? In this episode, Vinson profiles Layne Clarke, a fellow queer law student at UVic. Join the two as they examine what their queerness means to them, and what it means to be queer in law in this cozy coffee chat.

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“Why Appeal?” ft. Vinson Shih from Podcasting/Public Relations

Curious about Appeal? Wonder what it’s like to work on a law journal? Join podcast host Sarah Lachance in this new mini-series as she interviews different members of Appeal’s editorial board to learn more about the different departments, roles, and all the reasons you should get involved in the journal. Tune in this week to hear Vinson Shih share his experience on the Podcasting/Public Relations team and his thoughts on why you should get involved in Appeal!

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“Why Appeal?” ft. Publications Department’s Jinjae Jeong

Curious about Appeal? Wonder what it’s like to work on a law journal? Join podcast host Sarah Lachance in this new mini-series as she interviews different members of Appeal’s editorial board to learn more about the different departments, roles, and all the reasons you should get involved in the journal. Tune in this week to hear Jinjae Jeong share his experience as a member of the Publications Department and his thoughts on why you should get involved in Appeal!

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Paper Preview: The Myth of the Ideal Victim

Content warning: In this episode we discuss sexual assault and intimate partner violence, as well as survivors of sexual assault navigating reporting and trial.

Stare Indecisis sits down with Camas Ussery, an author in Volume 27 of Appeal (published Spring 2022). We discuss Camas’ paper, “The Myth of the Ideal Victim: Combatting Misconceptions of Expected Demeanour in Sexual Assault Survivors” and how the myth of the ideal victim can prejudice a trier of fact to view survivors as non-credible witnesses at trial.

Highlights
00:03:11 – What Is the Ideal Victim Myth?
00:04:58 – How is the myth used?
00:06:40 – The Myth and the Courtroom
00:07:50 – Trauma and Demeanour
00:09:16 – The Duty of Lawyers and Judges

Here are some resources in the event that you or someone you know has experience sexual assault and would like to speak to a qualified individual.

Ending Violence Canada provides a list of sexual assault centres and crisis lines that are organized by region and specific need: endingviolencecanada.org/sexual-assault-centres-crisis-lines-and-support-services/

The Vancouver Island Crisis Line : 1-888-494-3888
They can connect to the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre.

Victoria Sexual Assault Centre directly at 250-383-3232 or VSAC.ca

Take Care.

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Why Appeal? ft. Submissions Department’s Hilary Mutch

https://open.spotify.com/episode/509yPN7wt37T8q0Nf9jky0?si=ac8a6dda1ef4418b

Curious about Appeal? Wonder what it’s like to work on a law journal? Join podcast host Sarah Lachance in this new mini-series as she interviews different members of Appeal’s editorial board to learn more about the different departments,  roles, and all the reasons you should get involved in the journal. Tune in this week to hear Hilary Mutch share her experience as a member of the Submissions Department and her thoughts on why you should get involved in Appeal!

Host/Producer/Editor: Sarah Lachance (she/her)
Theme Music: Jeremy Marsan jeremymarsan.com
Special Thanks: Nicola Watts, CFUV 101.9 FM CFUV.ca
Website: onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/stareindecisis
Contact: appealpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook: @appealreviewofcurrentlawandlawreform
Twitter: @AppealLawReview

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Why Appeal? ft. Appeal’s Editor-in-Chief, Frances Miltimore

Curious about Appeal? Wonder what it’s like to work on a law journal? Join podcast host Sarah Lachance in this new mini-series as she interviews different members of Appeal’s editorial board to learn more about the different departments, roles, and all the reasons you should get involved with the journal. Tune in this week to hear Frances Miltimore share her experience as Editor-in-Chief and her thoughts on why you should get involved in Appeal!

Host/Producer/Editor: Sarah Lachance (she/her)
Theme Music: Jeremy Marsan jeremymarsan.com
Special Thanks: Nicola Watts, CFUV 101.9 FM CFUV.ca
Website: onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/stareindecisis
Contact: appealpodcast@gmail.com
Facebook: @appealreviewofcurrentlawandlawreform
Twitter: @AppealLawReview

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Competition Bureau says “Peel, Dump, Toss” to Greenwashing

On January 3, 2022 the Competition Bureau ordered Keurig, the maker of the ubiquitous single-use coffee pod, to pay a $3 million fine and change its coffee pod packaging following a complaint made about its advertising. Patrick McDermott, Stare Indecisis volunteer and member of the University of Victoria’s Environmental Law Club met with Calvin Sandborn, Senior Counsel with the Environmental Law Centre to discuss the ELC’s role in determining that Keurig was using greenwashing in misleading advertising.  Listen to learn how Margaret Atwood fits into this story, what the threshold for determining greenwashing is, how damages are assessed, and more!

The Environmental Law Club is hosting a Research-a-thon on March 4th to assist the Environmental Law Centre to identify businesses who are potentially utilizing greenwashing advertising for their products. If you are a law student at the University of Victoria and want to participate, register using the link below.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScx2NnmD_izB4Hwz0zHhglVtNkXP1ORkcQcruOCOQ7tV0hyfw/viewform

Guest Host/ Co-Producer: Patrick McDermott
Co-Producer/Audio Engineer: Camille O’Sullivan
Editor: Sarah Lachance

1:34: What is the Environmental Law Centre
2:42: The email that started it all
9:03: Damage Assessment
11:25: Environmental Law trends and greenwashing advertising
14:55: Threshold of assessment