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The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationThe Cynicism of Politics - Interview with Greg WycliffeBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Canadians need to embrace the cynicism of politics, according to Greg Wycliffe in his discussion with Barry W. Bussey. That means we must recognize that politics is a dumbed down cynical ploy to make the opposition look stupid. To stop the madness, conservative voices have to be willing to take on the verbal assaults and be willing to stand up to the opposition without fear. That is a tall order, but it is a must if we are to change the...2024-09-0135 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationBe Vigilant – Interview with Daniel Freiheit
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Toronto lawyer and frequent contributor on Twitter (X.com) Daniel Freiheit shares with Barry the recent projects that he is involved in – including some wins for clients dealing with the ArriveCan charges, his comments of what is developing in British Columbia, his dealing with a multitude of issues that just keep coming day after day.
His message: take time off to recoup, recharge, keep in formed and do not accept the narrative – find out what is happening out t...2024-06-1133 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationWe Are Crap To These Elites - Interview With Lee Harding Part 2
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“This is not the first rodeo for the cosmic powers that be.” – Lee Harding, Freelance Journalist
Many of us recognize a continual loss of our freedoms, yet many might be unaware that the current agenda for a world state led by oligarchs is not something new. Freelance journalist Lee Harding tells host Barry W. Bussey about two eye-opening books that reveal a history of elite rule. One is “The Fruits of Graft: Great Depressions Then and Now” (201...2024-05-2146 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationCRTC Diversity Questionnaire: A Sign of Things to Come - Interview with Lee Harding Part 1 “So many things that are actually designed for our subversion—they require a group of people to believe that it’s the moral thing to do.” – Lee Harding
Bill C-11, which amends the Broadcasting Act, received royal assent on April 27, 2023. The bill has given the CRTC authority to regulate the internet in Canada. The CRTC recently put out a diversity questionnaire to Canadian broadcasters. Freelance journalist Lee Harding and host Barry W. Bussey agree that such schemes as identifying “equity-deserving groups” will only divide Canadians, not unite them; DEI policies are in themselves discriminatory and their sole aim seems to be...2024-05-1346 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationPt 3 – The Spiritual State of Canada – Ken DrysdaleBeat the censors; sign up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
“We are so addicted; we are so taken
over by our comforts.” – Ken Drysdale
In this final part of their discussion, Barry W. Bussey and guest Ken Drysdale, Commissioner of the National Citizens’ Inquiry, take a philosophical look at why so many Canadians bowed to the will of the government during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The NCI website contains 305 testimonies from Canadian citizens as part of the Covid-19 response. Click on Hearings: https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/commissioners-report/
Ken Dr...2024-04-2549 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationPt 2 - National Citizens’ Inquiry: Lessons Learned – Ken DrysdaleBeat the
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“. . . they became a mindless, accepting horde and that’s what happened in Canada. . . . That was the level of hate and
fear that the government on purpose cultivated in the Canadian people.” – Ken Drysdale
In this video, part 2 of 3, Barry W. Bussey asks NCI Commissioner Ken Drysdale for lessons learned from the National Citizens’ Inquiry of 2023. Ken concedes that public apathy is to blame. From lack of interest and knowledge of voters to the Canadian political process, to what is and isn...2024-04-1643 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationNational Citizens’ Inquiry and the State of CanadaBeat the censors; sign up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
“If your citizenry can’t rely on getting a fair and even judgement in a court regardless of their standing in society . . . then you’ve left them with the choice of being violent . . . .” – Ken Drysdale
In this video (part 1 of 3), Barry W. Bussey talks with Ken
Drysdale who was Chair of Commissioners during the National Citizens’ Inquiry which took place in eight cities across Canada from March to May 2023. The NCI was a citizen-led inquiry into Canada’s COVID-19 respo...2024-04-1051 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationOnline Harms Act/C-63Beat the censors; sign up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
“. . . unscrupulous individuals could use it as a means of basically earning an income.” – Barry W. Bussey
On Faytene TV, Barry W. Bussey and Josh Dehass discuss the potential negative harms of Bill C-63.
Barry Bussey is a practising lawyer in Peterborough, Ontario; he is an author and he is founder of First Freedoms Foundation.
Josh Dehaas is Counsel with the Canadian Constitution Foundation, a non-partisan legal charity dedicated to defending rights and freedoms, and co-host of the podcast Not Re...2024-04-0300 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationOnline Harms Act Would Kill Dialogue and Free Speech, Not Encourage ItBeat the censors; sign up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
“Speech must not be so curtailed that a person is not permitted to voice an opposing opinion for fear that he or she will offend someone who has a different opinion.” – Barry W. Bussey
Barry delivers his recent op-ed published in The Epoch Times: https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/online-harms-act-would-kill-dialogue-and-free-speech-not-encourage-it-5610384
The proposed Online Harms Act (Bill C-63) raises alarming concerns for free expression in Canada. From quasi-judicial tribunals to increased penalties, it poses a risk to constitutionally protected speech...2024-03-2609 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationPoliticization of Supreme Court of CanadaBeat the censors; sign up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
“The law is always going to be involved in issues with a
political dimension, but that is different from the court itself being political.” – Barry W. Bussey
In this video, Barry presents his thoughts on the politicization of the Supreme Court of Canada. There is much discussion
about the recent Kruk decision wherein Justice Martin, at paragraph 109, brought into the legal vernacular “person with a vagina.” Barry points out that this development is part of an ongoing process at the SCC...2024-03-1907 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationThe Government's New Hammer: Bill C-63 The Online Harms BillBeat the censors;
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“The Online Harms Bill—if passed into law—will make the
government’s COVID-19 overreach look like child’s play.” – Barry W. Bussey
A child with a hammer sees everything as a nail. Nothing is off limits to that child. A child with power can do a lot of damage. You know. You have seen the school yard bully yourself as a child. They have no remorse for the pain they inflict. They just laugh.
Jordan P...2024-03-1607 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationFighting for a Better OntarioBeat the censors;
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“We have to make sure that we’re open for market-dominated
economics and not just pay for whatever the latest trend is.” – Derek Sloan
The Ontario Party was established in 2018 and Derek Sloan became its leader in 2021. At its core, the party stands for freedom, family
and faith. In this video, Derek tells fellow lawyer Barry W. Bussey that he wants to bring sanity back into politics. Our main systems of healthcare and education need reform. Because of their co...2024-03-0523 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationWe Have Failed to Understand Our Own HistoryBeat the censors; sign up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
“The POEC was a farce for the simple reason that it was never even discussed about why the convoy went to Ottawa.” – Tom Marazzo
Canadian activist and author Tom Marazzo joins Barry W. Bussey once again, with an eye to the future now that Justice Mosley declared the government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act unconstitutional. At least 280 Canadians, including Tom, had their bank accounts frozen because the banks were given immense power under the federal...2024-02-291h 47The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationA Pivotal Moment in Canadian HistoryBeat the censors; sign up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
“When the government delegates authority to the bureaucracy,
the bureaucrats are in essence—through their regulations—creating law, and they’ve been granted that.” – Barry W. Bussey, lawyer, author, founder of First Freedoms Foundation
In this video, Barry is interviewed by Canadian expat trucker, writer and podcaster, Gordon Magill. Both men attended the freedom
convoy in Ottawa two years ago; both describe it as a spiritual event. For Barry, the convoy was a reaction of Canadians to refuse to have thei...2024-02-161h 48The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationThe Civil Public Square: A Solution? Interview with Os GuinnessBeat the censors; sign up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
“If we go woke, that’s the end of the American republic. That’s the end of genuine Canadian and English democracy. . . . The revolutions of the Left never succeeded; they never end and their promises never happen.” – Os Guinness
In this interview, author Os Guinness shares with Barry W. Bussey his belief that the move towards cultural Marxism—begun in the 1960s—has been achieved and is the reason we now have woke business, woke military, woke government, woke justice a...2024-02-0848 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationPt 2 – Learning the Lessons of the Past – Eva ChipiukBeat the censors; sign up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
“As long as you’re abiding by the law, challenging the
government is a healthy thing and we should never be afraid of it.” – Eva Chipiuk
On January 23, 2024, The Honourable Richard Mosley declared
the Emergencies Act invoked on February 14, 2022 to be unlawful. In part 2/2, lawyers Barry W. Bussey and Eva Chipiuk discuss how this transgression happened and how it may be avoided in the future. Canadians seem to have a culture of showing deference to its elec...2024-01-3127 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationPt 1 – Empowered Canadians Engage in Democracy for Its Own Health – Eva ChipiukBeat the censors; sign up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
“Canadians were so united in their cause that no matter what
the challenge was, they came together and figured out how they were going to help.” – Eva Chipiuk
In part 1 of this interview, lawyers Eva Chipiuk and Barry W.
Bussey harken back to the truckers’ convoy in Ottawa now at its two-year anniversary. Like Barry and so many Canadians, Eva was galvanized by the positive energy generated in support of the truckers. While Canadians stepped up and p...2024-01-2228 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationPt 3 – Rediscovering Our National Identity – Jason JamesBeat the censors; sign up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
“We’ve reached a point where our institutions have lost all
credibility. . . . It’s us now. . . . We have to look to our peers for insight and some idea of the direction in which we’re heading.” – Jason James
In part 3 of 3, Barry Bussey and Jason James delve into the
influence of unelected bodies—mainly the World Economic Forum (WEF)—on Canadian politics. Canadians may be surprised to hear, for example, that the Canadian Pension Plan (CPPIB) is a partner of the W...2024-01-1117 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationPart 2: The People’s Emergency Act – Interview with Tom MarazzoBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Tom Marazzo is a former Canadian military veteran and college professor turned activist and author. His book is called “The People’s Emergency Act: Freedom Convoy 2022.” In this interview with Barry Bussey, part 2, Tom and Barry discuss the
importance of books being written by people involved in the truckers’ protest so people who were against the convoy can read and judge for themselves how accurately the mainstream media portrayed the event. As Tom says, in this digital age, we now all have the...2023-10-1939 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationPart 1: The People's Emergency Act - Interview with Tom MarazzoBeat the censors,
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Tom Marazzo is a former Canadian military veteran and college professor turned activist and author. He has written a book called “The People’s Emergency Act.” In this interview with Barry Bussey, Tom reveals some of the content of the book including dispelling some myths and rumours about what actually happened in
meetings with representatives of the OPP, Ottawa Police Service and City of Ottawa. Tom was originally called by a friend to come to the convoy to help with practical matter...2023-10-1331 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationPart 2: Lack of Religious Freedom in Canada - Interview with Pastor Henry HildebrandtBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Drones flying above, vandalism to property, people shouting
angrily, police presence. While this may sound like a scene in an action film, this is what was happening in Aylmer, Ontario in 2020. The pandemic was on and government over-reach was in overdrive. In part 2 of his interview with Barry Bussey, Pastor Henry Hildebrandt of the Aylmer Church of God recounts the uncalled-for behaviour of police officers, judges and locals in his community who believed they were acting responsibly. Collectively, the pastor, his...2023-10-0635 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationPart 1: Lack of Religious Freedom in Canada - Interview with Pastor Henry HildebrandtBeat the censors,
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In March of 2020, Canadian government officials were announcing
to Canadians that two weeks would be needed to flatten the COVID curve. This
sounded reasonable, and upon these announcements, Pastor Henry Hildebrandt of
the Church of God complied with these orders. He shut down his church in
Aylmer, Ontario. However, after two weeks had passed, he began to notice
anomalies in his community and in Canada’s largest cities: places like
McDonald’s and Walmart were open while all small businesses were force...2023-09-2829 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationWhatcott Case at Ontario Court of Appeal - Interview with Hatim Kheir & Jojo RubaBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
This is an interview with Hatim Kheir and Jojo Ruba, two passionate voices advocating for freedom of expression and the power of open dialogue. Hatim, a lawyer representing Free to Care's intervention in the Bill Whatcott case, tackled the controversial issues raised in the case. Hatim, Jojo, and Barry discussed the importance of vigilance against repeating historical mistakes against freedom of speech and the need to push back when it is being challenged today. In this evolving legal l...2023-08-1839 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationFree To Fly Meet & Greet - Interview With Greg HillBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter:
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On May 25, 2023, Greg Hill and his Free To Fly team held a Meet & Greet in Mississauga, Ontario. People travelled from as far as British Columbia in Canada and from Texas in the USA. Some 125 + individuals felt it necessary to come and meet others who were concern about the governments restrictions on mobility during the pandemic.
Barry had a chance to ask Greg why he thought these kinds of meetings are important.
You may follow the work of Fre...2023-05-2809 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationOn Truth – Interview with Dr. Scott Ventureyra – Part 3 of 3Beat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter:
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Dr. Scott Ventureyra speaks with Barry on the concept of truth. What is it? Why is truth important today? This is the third part of a three part interview.
Scott Ventureyra completed his Ph.D. in philosophical theology at Carleton University/Dominican University College in Ottawa.
His website is: www.scottventureyra.com.
Please note the views expressed by the individual(s) in this video are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views or pri...2023-05-1927 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationThe True Freedom Press - Interview with Dr. Scott Ventureyra Beat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter:
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This is part two of a three-part conversation Barry had with Dr. Ventureyra.
Scott Ventureyra completed his Ph.D. in philosophical theology at Carleton University/Dominican University College in Ottawa. He has published in academic journals such as Science et Esprit, The American Journal of Biblical Theology, and has also written for magazines such as Crisis Magazine and Convivium and newspapers such as The National Post, City Light News, The Ottawa Citizen and The Times Colonist. He is the...2023-05-1025 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationTruth Has Fallen In The Street: Who Has The Courage To Pick It Up - An Address by Barry W. BusseyBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
We are living in an age of deception that is unparalleled in human history. Unscrupulous villains now have masterful tools at their disposal to challenge even the very elect as to what the reality of things are. The science of voice cloning technology has now reached the point where scientists are telling us we can no longer trust our ears. The inflection as well as the emotion of one’s voice is impeccably mimicked.
...2023-05-0935 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationThe Acacia Group - Interview With Albertos Polizogopoulos and Lia MilousisBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter:
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Barry had a chance to talk with Albertos Polizogopoulos about his relatively new law firm The Acacia Group (https://acaciagroup.ca/). The Acacia Group offers a wide variety of services to its boutique clientele of churches, charities, non-profit, and religious institutions while providing a full range of legal services to the wider public. Our guests share what motivated them to be engaged in this area of legal practice.
Keep in mind this was recorded at a conference in Ottawa – so the...2023-05-0419 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationTrans Humanism - Interview with Scott VentureyraBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter:
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What happens when you start a conversation to talk about objective truth but end up digging deep into the issue of transhumanism? Find out as you listen to Barry’s latest guest Scott Ventureyra. It is a fascinating discussionas the conversation goes into the origins of transhumanism. This is part one of a three-part conversation Barry had with Dr. Ventureyra.
Scott Ventureyra completed his Ph.D. in philosophical theology at Carleton University/Dominican University College in Ottaw...2023-05-0328 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationWhat the Hell is Going On? Interview with Donald Lee Part TwoBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter:
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Author and speaker Donald Lee continues his conversation with Barry about the movements that are afoot in our current environment that
is causing a lot of confusion.
What is truth? Should we not be on a quest for truth in our age? Why are there only a few who are willing to stand out from the crowd?
These are just a few of the questions that Donald Lee talks about with Barry.
Donald’s book What t...2023-04-2835 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationWhat the Hell is Going On? - Interview with Donald Lee - Part OneBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter:
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Author and speaker Donald Lee speaks with Barry about the movements that are afoot in our current environment that is causing a lot of
confusion. Donald has taken the time to step back and investigate the following questions:
Why does nothing make sense?
- How can there be a "climate emergency" when the climate has not changed noticeably during my lifetime?
- How can we fight a "War on Drugs" for fifty years and the d...2023-04-2530 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationA Duty Based Ethic – Interview with Dr. Shawn Whatley Part TwoBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Shawn Whatley, MD, is the past President of the Ontario Medical Association and a physician leader with experience in emergency medicine and primary care. You may find more of his work and a great podcast at: https://shawnwhatley.com/
Dr. Whatley spoke with Barry about why there needs to be a discussion of morality in health care.
Dr. Whatley’s recent book is When Politics Comes Before Patients: Why and How Canadian Medicare is Failing, https...2023-04-2336 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationLaunching Constitutional Challenges - Interview With Samuel BachandBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Constitutional lawyer Samuel Bachand chats with Barry some of his recent constitutional cases he is working on.
Mr. Bachand is the Justice Centre For Constitutional Freedom’s Director of French Canada.
Samuel is a frequent speaker on current issues affecting fundamental freedoms: proposed legislation, court cases, government programmes
and decisions. He is passionate about expressive and political freedoms, and believes that modern forms of censorship are clear signs of the – reversible –
decline of Western civilization.
Samuel spen...2023-04-1917 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationWhen Politics Come Before Patients - Interview With Dr. Shawn Whatley Part One of Part TwoBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Shawn Whatley, MD, is the past President of the Ontario Medical Association and a physician leader with experience in emergency
medicine and primary care. You may find more of his work and a great podcast at: https://shawnwhatley.com/
Dr. Whatley spoke with Barry about why the right must talk about the morality of gender-affirming care, assisted suicide. Why are we so reluctant to speak about morality in these very serious issues?
Dr. Whatley’s recent...2023-04-1435 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationThe Common Basis For A Civilised Society: Interview With Charles Ficner Part TwoBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Charles Ficner, a retired federal government employee, has learned the lessons of history and what made Canada one of the most successful countries in the Western World. This is Part Two of his interview with Barry.
Please note the views expressed by the individual(s) in this video are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views or principles of the First Freedoms Foundation.2023-04-1043 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationAugustine College: Faith Seeking Understanding – Interview with Todd AndersonBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter:
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Todd Anderson, Principal of Augustine College shares with Barry the mission and focus of the College to train young people how to think
logically in deciphering truth in our age of chaos. Young people need to be grounded in understanding the principles that our society is based upon.
“From the Greeks in the West, from the early stages, in our literature courses all the way up to the modern period, whether it is in philosophy, science, or the history of...2023-04-0710 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationLost Principles of our Civil Heritage – Interview with Charles FicnerBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter:
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Charles Ficner, a retired federal government employee, has
learned the lessons of history and what made Canada one of the most successful
countries in the Western World. In a
2017 writing (https://ontariolandowners.ca/persons-property-charles-ficner/) he
observes,
“The Core Principle that persons matter above everything
else is at the root of Western Civilization. It has been confirmed, reconfirmed
and firmly established as the foundation of our system of government and law.
Whenever it was set aside it be...2023-04-0430 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationDISINFORMATION VS. MISINFORMATION BILL C-11 - Interview With Andre Schutten
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Andre Schutten, of ARPA Canada https://arpacanada.ca/ shares with Barry why we ought to be concerned about the government’s Bill C-11 that
is now making its way through the House of Commons as the government has forced closure on debate.
Canadians must be aware of what is coming to the regulation of the internet. Do we really want the government to tell us what
"narrative” is appropriate?
Pl...2023-03-3008 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationCanadian Media Gone Woke - Interview With Aaron WudrickBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
As if we didn't already know but now we have evidence of Canadian media gone "Woke"! David Rozado and Aaron Wudrick recently conducted a study on Canadian news media and obtained clear evidence of a “Northern Awokening: How social justice and woke language have infiltrated Canadian News Media.”
Barry discussed the study with Aaron Wudrick, one of the study authors, a lawyer and the Director of MacDonald -Laurier Institute's Domestic Policy Program. (https://macd...2023-03-2934 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationPromoting Exclusion Through Inclusion? Interview with Bruce Pardy Part 2
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This is part two of a two-part interview with law professor
Bruce Pardy, who is the executive director of Rights Probe -
www.rightsprobe.org. Prof. Pardy shares
with Barry the distinctions between the two slates of Bencher Candidates for
the Law Society of Ontario.
The Bencher Election campaign for the Law Society of Ontario
(LSO) is now under way and it is a
doozy! The stakes could not be higher
for the over 55,000 Ontario lawyers.
P...2023-03-2434 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationSAVE CANADA Confronts Woke Culture
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A group of Canadian young people have decided to speak out about “woke culture.” What motivates them? Are they hateful young people or are they just exercising their freedom of speech?
Barry sat down with Nick Alexander and Monty Walker who are part of Save Canada and asked why they, as young people, are so passionate about freedom of speech. In the end you will hear firsthand that these two young men know what...2023-03-1921 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationPivotal Bencher Election At The Law Society of Ontario - PART ONE Interview With Prof. Bruce PardyBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter:
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The Bencher Election campaign for the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) is now under way and it is a doozy! The stakes could not be higher for the over 55,000 Ontario lawyers.
In 2019 an uprising occurred among the Ontario lawyers that saw a slate of 22 benchers elected with the aim of stoping the LSO's policy of imposing a "Statement of Principles" upon the legal profession. This policy would have required lawyers to promote equality, diversity and inclu...2023-03-1927 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationRadical Purge – Interview With Don Hutchinson part twoRadical Purge! – Interview With Don Hutchinson Part Two
Radical Purge! – Interview With Don Hutchinson Part Two
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Dr. Don Hutchinson, Principal at Ansero Services, shares with Barry the federal government’s continued discrimination against Christian charities who do not share the government’s ideological commitments. The governments “Community Services Recovery Fund” is only open to those groups that are willing to agree with government’s views on such matters as abortion. Yet again the Trudeau government is demanding ideological co...2023-03-1442 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationRestrictions On Government Funding To Charities – Interview With Don Hutchinson part oneBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Dr. Don Hutchinson, Principal at Ansero Services, shares with Barry the federal government’s continued discrimination against Christian charities who do not share the government’s ideological commitments. The governments “Community Services Recovery Fund” is only open to those groups that are willing to agree with government’s views on such matters as abortion.
Yet again the Trudeau government is demanding ideological conformity. The Canada Summer Jobs issue in 2018 got a lot of attention for the same government interference in freedom...2023-03-0930 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationROULEAU REPORT: THE ACCEPTED RESPONSE - Interview with Bruce Pardy part twoBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Law Professor Bruce Pardy, the executive director of Rights Probe (https://www.rightsprobe.org/), continues his interview with Barry sharing his thoughts on the Rouleau Report. This is part two of a two part interview.
Please note the views expressed by the individual(s) in this video are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views or principles of the First Freedoms Foundation.2023-03-0525 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationFalse Accountability - Interview With Law Professor Bruce PardyBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Law Professor Bruce Pardy, the executive director of Rights Probe (https://www.rightsprobe.org/), shares with Barry his thoughts on the Rouleau Report. This is part one of a two part interview.
Please note the views expressed by the individual(s) in this video are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views or principles of the First Freedoms Foundation.2023-03-0225 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationROULEAU REPORT: Interview With Tom Marazzo Part TwoBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Tom Marazzo shares with Barry W. Bussey his thoughts on The Rouleau Report that exonerated Prime Minister Trudeau in invoking the Emergencies Act. Marazzo was one of the organizers in the Trucker Freedom Convoy.
This is part one of an extend conversation with Tom.
You can find more about Tom and his new book at: https://tommarazzo.ca/
Please note the views expressed by the individual(s) in this video are their own, and do...2023-02-2630 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationROULEAU REPORT: Not Surprising Yet Shocking - Interview With Tom Marazzo Part OneBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Tom Marazzo shares with Barry W. Bussey his thoughts on The Rouleau Report that exonerated Prime Minister Trudeau in invoking the Emergencies Act. Marazzo was one of the organizers in the Trucker Freedom Convoy.
This is part one of an extend conversation with Tom.
You can find more about Tom and his new book at: https://tommarazzo.ca/
Please note the views expressed by the individual(s) in this video are their own, and do...2023-02-2429 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationThe Rouleau Report - Political Theatre?Beat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Barry W. Bussey shares thoughts on the release of the Rouleau Report from the Public Order Emergency Commission that was set up to review the circumstances of the federal government's invocation of the Emergencies Act.2023-02-2311 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationDo Canadians Value Freedom? - Interview with James ForbesBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
"A Canadian culture that no longer values freedom as much as we value conformity,” says author James Forbes who was interviewed by Barry W. Bussey on Freedom Feature.
“At least the way that a lot of people were talking, and the way governments were talking. It was, “you need to conform to these measures, or you are a bad person.”
Today we do not seem to have [freedom] front of mind. We see the consequences of what that can b...2023-02-0843 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationPower Play of the Administrative State - Interview With Jeffrey TuckerBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Jeffrey Tucker joins Barry Bussey again to discuss the latest state of affairs in the pandemic aftermath. Despite a year having passed since the Trucker Freedom Convoy 2022 in Ottawa residual effects of the pandemic remain as unvaccinated Canadians are still not permitted to travel to the United States. Tucker notes that it is particularly embarrassing that the restriction remains. He points out that it is a power play with a lot of vested industrial interests who, in concert with the administrative...2023-01-3040 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationLoving People Through Keeping The Church Open – Interview With Pastor David RipleyBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
David Ripley pastors the Grace Christian Fellowship (https://www.crestongracefellowship.org/) in Creston, British Columbia, Canada. During the COVID-19 Pandemic he kept his church open as a place of prayer and reflection. He called the Mayor, the fire chief and the RCMP and all agreed that his understanding of the Provincial Health Order allowed him to open his church for this limited purpose.
However, later he was fined $2,300 for violating the Provincial Health Order.
After 12 preliminary court...2023-01-1841 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationNo Space For Conservative ThoughtBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Paige Thombs is a PhD student in the Faculty of Law at the University of Victoria. She is also an Osgoode Hall Visiting Scholar in Toronto. Paige is Barry’s guest on this installment of Freedom Feature. Her research looks at how religious identity shapes legal practice.
Paige describes herself as “very left-leaning and openly gay” and one who “very much believes in religious freedom”. She does not see her “rights as a gay person being in conflict with” a Christian’s r...2023-01-1550 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationReligious Freedom Under Siege In Canada? Interview With Jojo RubaBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Jojo Ruba joins Barry in a conversation about the state of religious freedom in Canada. Jojo gives several examples of people who are facing persecution for their faith in Canada. These people will be sharing their stories adversity at the Religious Freedom Summit that will be held in Ottawa, February 4, 2023. Information on this event is found at https://www.freedomsummit.ca/
Canadians are being kicked out of their rental facilities, suspended from school or even forced to leave their...2023-01-1242 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationSugar Coating The Emergencies Act - Interview with Professors Bruce Pardy and Iain T. BensonBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Law Professor Bruce Pardy is Barry's guest along with a special appearance of Law Professor Dr. Iain T. Benson as they discuss the implications of 2022 on freedom and what we have to be concerned about in 2023. Unfortunately, Professor Benson's connection was cut off during the discussion but we kept his contribution.
Professor Pardy says that the Trucker Freedom Convoy 2022 was a heartfelt response to being under the thumb of the chattering classes who were insisted upon policies and laws...2023-01-041h 17
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms Foundation2022 The Longest Year of My Entire Life - Interview With Tom MarazzoBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Tom Marazzo spoke with Barry W. Bussey about the year just passed. "It was the longest year of my entire life," Tom told Barry. Tom assisted with the Trucker Freedom Convoy in Ottawa late January to the middle of February 2022. His involvement changed his life. Tom shares that the protest was not about the vaccine mandates per se but the government overreach in demanding everyone get the vaccine or else. It was the coercion.
Tom reminds us that the...2022-12-2745 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationRod Taylor, of CHP Talks, interviews Barry W. Bussey on his new book 16 Ways The Truckers Saved Canada.Earlier this month Barry W. Bussey was interviewed by Rod Taylor, of CHP Talks, about his new book, “16 Ways That The Truckers Saved Canada.” It was an engaging discussion about Barry’s assessment of the Trucker Freedom Convoy’s impact on freedom in Canada. Barry is raising funds for the publication of this book. You may support the project at: 16 Ways The Truckers Saved Canada by Barry W. Bussey — Kickstarter2022-12-2336 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms Foundation2022 Year In Review – Interview with Lawyer Daniel FreiheitBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Daniel Freiheit, of Lion Advocacy (https://twitter.com/LionAdvocacy; and https://lionlaw.ca/), is Barry’s guest in this installment of Freedom Feature. They discuss the lessons that can be gleaned from 2022 in Canada’s march for freedom. The first lesson Daniel points out is that Convoy gave people hope. Incidentally, giving people hope is one of the ways that Barry writes about in his book, 16 Ways the Truckers Saved Canada (see: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/16ways/16-ways-the-truckers-saved-canada/). “To build a sust...2022-12-1944 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationPolitical Policing - Interview With Donald BestBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
The evidence given at the Public Order Emergency Commission hearings by the police makes it very clear that there was no need for more powers to deal with the Trucker Freedom Convoy. Politicians have no business telling the police what they are to do yet that is what happened in Ottawa during the Trucker Freedom Convoy.
Barry’s guest, Donald Best, a former Toronto Police investigator, holds nothing back in his strident assessment of the failure of the politicians to...2022-12-1345 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationWill Health Professionals Leave BC After Bill 36? Interview with Dr. Taylor Bean and Lawyer Bob YeagerBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
The Province of British Columbia, Canada is soon to pass a new law that will require healthcare professional boards, to have regulations for their respective healthcare professionals on mandatory vaccine requirements. This new law represents a seismic shift in how healthcare professionals will be treated by their regulators. Health professionals must submit, if required by their boards, to receive medical treatment even if it violates their conscience. Bill-36 Health Professions and Occupations Act is soon to be law.
Barry’s...2022-12-121h 02The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationWhen Your Conscience Says, "No!" A Talk By Barry W. BusseyBarry spoke to a Brampton area church. 2022-12-0549 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationUniversity for Vaccinated Students Only - Interview with Kendra Hancock and Dr. Matt StraussBeat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
At the beginning of the 2022-2023 school term Barry interviewed Western University student Kendra Hancock and Western alumnus Dr. Matt Strauss about Western University's insistence to on enforcing mask and vaccine mandates. Just mere kilometres away, Fanshawe College, had no such mandates. That raises serious questions about the motivation of Western's COVID-19 policy. Ms. Hancock notes, "A lot of us have had COVID and got over COVID and we are fine. We have been living normal lives, so for that to...2022-11-2838 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms Foundation$10,000 Fine For Going To Church - Interview With Kristen NagleSign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Kristen Nagle was fined $10,000 for attending a church service in April 2021. How could that be possible in Canada? During that service she was not asked to speak or participate in organizing the church service. However, she was called called up to the front of the church and stood on the stage with a group of men including Derek Sloan and Randy Hillier.
The others in the group did speak to the congregation. Kristen was introduced to the congregation by the Pastor and...2022-11-1250 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationCanada Under Lawfare - Interview with Daniel FreiheitSign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Lawyer Daniel Freiheit explains how the federal government uses the legal process as a punishment against the Canadian people. It is a “tactical pattern” of bringing people to court, making them run up legal bills and then dropping the case. Charter rights are only valuable to the extent they are enforced, or their breaches are compensated for. Unfortunately, the courts have not compensated Charter breaches by government with big dollars. This means that the government still has the upper hand in violating the freedom of C...2022-11-0736 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationFighting For A Better Canada - Interview With Derek SloanSign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Derek Sloan, a lawyer, a politician and a family man is currently the leader of the Ontario Party. Barry caught up with Derek to find out what he is up to now that there are no elections to run.
Well, it is not surprising to find that Derek remains busy fighting for freedom. He is now raising money for those who are facing litigation for standing up against the government imposition on their freedoms. His website is: https://www.fundingthefight.ca/
2022-11-0124 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationDefending Home SchoolSign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
What are the challenges or pressures faced by Canadian families who choose to homeschool their children? Why might parents choose to teach their children at home, and what are the benefits or concerns? Listen as Peter Stock discusses his work with the Home School Legal Defence Association of Canada.
As fellow (former) homeschooling parents, Barry and Peter share their personal experiences, along with commentary on the legal and administrative context that can pose difficulties for families. F...2022-10-1041 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationYou Must Be Crushed!Sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
In Canada today, “to be progressive is to be neutral and to not be progressive is to be wrong.”
Special guest, lawyer Bruce Pardy, returns to Freedom Feature for an in-depth discussion of progressivism.
First, Prof. Pardy highlights some of the contradictions in progressive thought. He explains that the double standards come from the concept of “repressive tolerance” which explicitly promotes causes on the left (even if they involve violence) but suppresses ideas and actions associated with the right. He conclude...2022-10-0453 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationPart Two: Who Is Artur Pawlowski?Sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Pastor Artur Pawlowski sat down with Barry W. Bussey and shared his personal story of coming to Canada and ministering in Calgary. He candidly shares his trouble with government. His congregation lost charitable status. His ongoing court hearings and his new venture into politics.
Please note the views expressed by the individual(s) in this video are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views or principles of the First Freedoms Foundation.2022-09-301h 04The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationWhen Will You Stand Up?Sign-up for our Newsletter at: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
At what point do you stand up?
Prof. David Haskell describes a university assignment he presented to students, which resulted in several students dropping his course with the encouragement of the dean. What was so “offensive” and what does this controversy reveal about our culture? Watch the latest “Freedom Feature” to find out.
Professor David Haskell (Wilfrid Laurier University) shares his research on media bias, religion, and cultural trends. Using a sociological lens, he has studied the portrayal of conserva...2022-09-261h 01
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationWho Is Artur Pawlowski?Pastor Artur Pawlowski sat down with Barry W. Bussey and shared his personal story of coming to Canada and ministering in Calgary. He candidly shares his trouble with government. His congregation lost charitable status. His ongoing court hearings and his new venture into politics.2022-09-231h 02
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationDeath By A 1000 CutsSign-up for our Newsletter https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Jennifer Kabbany is editor of the College Fix, a daily news website focused on higher education. In this Freedom Feature interview, Jennifer and Barry discuss the left-leaning bias in academia, and the importance of proactive parenting to enable our young people to discern the truth.
When news headlines are more outrageous than satire, do we have reason to be optimistic about the future?
Ms. Kabbany offer three suggestions to restore critical thinking and objectivity in higher education: promoting the Socratic...2022-09-0138 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationHolding Government AccountableSign-up for our Newsletter https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Lawyer Daniel Freiheit joins Barry to discuss the current state of the Canadian Government’s infringement on individual rights. The Canadian Government was motivated to save lives during the pandemic – but just how far can a government go in pursuing that goal. And, has it been successful?
People have suffered under the government’s programs implemented to “save lives.” Yet, Daniel’s law practice has led him to see that there are many who have been “thrown under the bus.” People are hurting because...2022-08-3047 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationCanada Has A Corruption ProblemSign-up for our Newsletter at: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Donald Best, a former Toronto Police detective, shares with Barry about his experience of being put into jail for contempt of court because three lawyers gave false evidence about him. He also explains the case against Ottawa Police detective Helen Grus who is facing disciplinary action for investigating multiple sudden deaths. Her investigation led her to ask questions about the vaccination status of the mothers. It would appear that such questioning was off limits. You will want to hear what the implications of t...2022-08-121h 01
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationFreedom Marches On – Interview With James ToppSign-up for our Newsletter at: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Barry caught up with former livestream guest, veteran James Topp. Having completed his march from Vancouver to Ottawa, James explains what motivated his trek across Canada, what he learned, and what his vision for the future is.
The purpose of James’ march was to advocate for a plan he describes as the “3R equation.” He is calling on the government to repeal mandates, reinstate workers, and give restitution for wages lost. He believes this is the way to repair our society after t...2022-06-3028 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationJournalism in Canada: Freedom Feature with Noé ChartierSign-up for our Newsletter at: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/
Montreal journalist Noé Chartier describes what motivates him in his work as a reporter. Through his conversation with Barry W. Bussey, he demonstrates his balanced approach as he thoughtfully considers multiples sides to different issues.
Listen in as Mr. Chartier discusses recent topics he has covered for the Epoch Times, including federal travel mandates, government censorship, and recent French language legislation in Quebec.
Mr. Chartier raises some important questions. For instance, he notes that the government is right to sa...2022-06-0454 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationConnecting The Dots - National Defence advisory panel recommends barring mainstream religions from the chaplaincySign-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 the accommodation of religion in Canada. This is not the first development, nor will it be the last. What are we to do about the ongoing marginalization of religious voices in Canada? Time will be given for you t...2022-05-1057 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationLeaked Abortion Decision: Freedom Feature with Prof. Bruce CameronSign-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 Supreme Court.
The overturning of Roe v. Wade is expected to face a lot of opposition.
How important is confidentiality in the Supreme Court? Has this ever happened bef...2022-05-0459 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationOur Role in Guarding Freedom – Philip Slayton InterviewSign-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 freedom in academia and the media.
According to Mr. Slayton, our system of education has deteriorated. The goal or purpose should be to produce citizens who “know a good ar...2022-04-2757 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationThe Great Covid Panic – Freedom Feature with Book AuthorsSign-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 past two years.
In their book, the authors looked at the pandemic in terms of a wellbeing analysis. Understanding the psychology of crowds can help us make sense of what happened in 2020, as an emotional wave of human...2022-04-2157 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationChristianity and Law: Freedom Feature with Bruce CameronSign-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 with the National Right to Work Foundation. He and Dr. Bussey discuss legal cases on both sides of the border, along with current events and issues.
Why is joining a labour union a matter of conscience for som...2022-04-1559 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationJames Topp's March Across Canada For Freedom!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 position on the vaccination status. Thousands of Canadians lost their employment or were coerced into a medical procedure they would not otherwise take. Topp is doing his part to say it is n...2022-04-0554 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationA Look at Financial Freedom: Freedom Feature with David McAlvanySign-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 as a guest or panelist on CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox and other media outlets. He also hosts his own weekly podcast.
Together, he and Dr. Bussey discuss digital currencies, universal basic income, and t...2022-03-311h 09The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationThe Western Canon of Ideas and FreedomSign-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 Patrick, President of Augustine College as they discuss the importance of the Western Experience
Please note the views expressed by the individual(s) in this video are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the v...2022-03-301h 15
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationIs Alberta Done with Canada?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 Hnidey joins Barry W. Bussey to talk about the constitution, coercive power, and moral authority. Tanner is an advocate for the rule of law and objective reality as opposed to subjectivism.
As...2022-03-2950 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationDelta Hospice and the War on Conscience: Interview with Angelina IrelandGuest 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 Angelina describes some of the challenges the society has faced for its refusal to euthanize patients who seek end-of-life care. In its recent general meeting, a super-majority of the Delta Hospice Society members endorsed traditional palliative care, rejecting MAiD. However...2022-03-251h 01The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationThe Experts Don’t Own Us: Interview with Bruce PardyIn 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 dangers of a managerial state in which experts regulate our lives for the collective good? Or will we stand for individual freedom?
As Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn declared:
“Let the lie come into the world, let i...2022-03-231h 09
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationHow Do We Keep Our Democracy? Freedom Feature with Stephen LeDrewJoin 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 who tell everyone else how to run their lives, woke idiots, and politically correct, milquetoast, sanitized media outlets.”
How do we keep our democracy when politicians take more power for themselves? What should public policy be in light of the curr...2022-03-151h 12
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationSociety’s Moment of Truth: Conscience or Coercion?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 is sometimes seen as discriminatory or intolerant. However, as Dr. Bussey and his guest explain, the many rights and freedoms that we value in the West have their origins in the protection of individual conscience that developed from a religious...2022-03-151h 28
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationWhat Did the Government Know? And When Did They Know It? Freedom Feature with Dr. Joseph HickeyWhat 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 fact, a recently released email reveals that the Quebec government imposed its curfew restrictions despite medical and ethical advice to the contrary. As Dr. Hickey explains, this is true of all the draconian measures...2022-03-111h 08
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationTotalizing Crisis: Freedom Feature with Peter StocklandDiscussing 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 collective physical well-being. We must start working now to prevent it mutating into a political disease that exhausts our capacity to sustain the traditional freedoms of liberal democratic society.” Given our current state of political and social divisions, it is apparent that Peter’s comments are worth...2022-03-1054 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationReasonable Limits: Freedom Feature with Dwight NewmanCan 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 neighbours even when we disagree. This is why Section 1 of the Charter is so important: it both guarantees and limits rights in order to allow space for everyone to live together.
...2022-03-101h 16
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationUtopian Danger: Freedom Feature with Dr. Ryan AlfordDr. 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 cannot be violated, even (or especially) in times of crisis.
Touching on topics from gnosis to hate speech to Davos to James I of England to the Nuremberg Trials to the influence of the CBC, Prof. Alfo...2022-02-241h 22
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationComply or Else – Interview with Jeffrey TuckerEconomic 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 lockdowns, then mandates: it is now capable of freezing your accounts and essentially starving you and your family. It’s economic warfare. This was a wild conspiracy theory last year. Now it is very obviou...2022-02-1955 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationTrudeau has Already Violated the Charter! – Brian Peckford InterviewYou are important! That’s why we have the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, according to the Hon. Mr Brian Peckford: because every individual is unique, with a special place in this country. It’s from that spirit of warmth and respect for every person that Mr. Peckford speaks with such incredible passion, conviction and integrity!
As a former premier of Newfoundland, Mr. Peckford is the last surviving author and signatory of the Charter. Last month, he announced he is suing the government for violating the Charter that he helped craft. Yesterday, he spoke with Barry about curr...2022-02-1748 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationTrudeau Has Already Violated The Charter - Interview With Former Newfoundland Premier Brian PeckfordYou are important! That’s why we have the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, according to the Hon. Mr Brian Peckford: because every individual is unique, with a special place in this country. It’s from that spirit of warmth and respect for every person that Mr. Peckford speaks with such incredible passion, conviction and integrity!
As a former premier of Newfoundland, Mr. Peckford is the last surviving author and signatory of the Charter. Last month, he announced he is suing the government for violating the Charter that he helped craft. Yesterday, he spoke with Barry about curr...2022-02-1748 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationThe Experts Don’t Own Us: Interview with Bruce PardyIn 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 dangers of a managerial state in which experts regulate our lives for the collective good? Or will we stand for individual freedom?
As Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn declared:
“Let the lie come into the world, let i...2022-02-1554 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationLaw for AllWhy does the rule of law matter? And how do we come together in the face of differences?
In the latest Freedom Feature, recorded earlier in February, Barry discusses the rule of law with Dr. Brian Lee Crowley, Managing Director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute in Ottawa. The two consider what happens if a government decides to pick and choose which laws apply depending on its own ideology. They also share concerns about academia, revisionist history, and the influence of certain “progressive” ideas that tend to undermine rather than strengthen our society.
Dr. Crowley shares some powerf...2022-02-1048 minThe Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationUpdate from CanadaBarry talks to a US radio host about the invocation of Canada's Emergencies Act by Trudeau2022-02-0326 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationInterview on Canada's New Conversion Therapy LegislationWhy is Canada’s new Conversion Therapy Bill so problematic? Listen as Barry discusses concerns around Bill C-4 with Dr. Don Hutchinson and Dr. Iain Provan.
Bill C-4, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (Conversion Therapy), went through the Parliament of Canada in record time. There was unanimous consent in the House and the Senate. Part of the rationale was that the bill had already been passed just before the 2021 election but died on the order paper when the election was called. However, guests Dr. Don Hutchinson and Dr. Iain Provan explain that Bill C-4 was very d...2022-01-0655 min
The Freedom Feature Podcast - First Freedoms FoundationA Psychosis of CultureWhat happens when fundamental freedoms are not explicitly protected? And can we find any hope or humour in the current situation? Listen as Barry W. Bussey interviews legal philosopher and scholar Dr. Iain Benson.
Dr. Benson has written extensively on religion, secularism, and the “language of values” as opposed to virtues. He has appeared before all levels of court in Canada and assisted in drafting the South African Charter of Religious Rights and Freedoms. He is currently a professor of law at the University of Notre Dame, Sydney, Australia and Professor Extraordinary, University of the Free State, Bloemf...2021-12-301h 07