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Pairodocs' PodcastsLisa BildyLisa Bildy is an important person in my life. Were it not for her and the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (please consider donating!), I’m not all that sure I’d still be practicing medicine.The first time I ran into the guardrails of the increasingly narrow road of allowable free speech was in 2019. You can read some details here. We physicians pay for insurance to an organization called the CMPA (Canadian Medical Protective Association). For the substantial amount that we pay, we are supposed to receive legal representation in case of court cases or college comp...2023-10-1430 min
Pairodocs' PodcastsAmy HammAmy Hamm is a nurse, but has training in journalism, and is an excellent writer. She has written for Quillette, the Post-Millennial, and elsewhere.However, apparently clarity of thought and communication combined with a deep knowledge of subject matter is not an appreciated skill set in the 2020’s. Amy found this out when she dared to challenge the required thinking around the very difficult and contentious transgender issue.Amy uses the word “TERF” in our discussion. For those of you who don’t know, this is a nouveau, derogatory term meaning “Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist”. To translate...2023-10-0222 min
Pairodocs' PodcastsFree Speech in Medicine Conference Preview #1 - Bruce PardyBruce Pardy is an accomplished man. He is a law professor at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. He is the driving force behind rightsprobe.org. He has presented to parliamentary committees, done high profile events with the likes of Jordan Peterson, and written important and impactful op-eds for national publications.He is well-read, philosophical, and even better he is a fun guy and an amazing speaker. We are honoured that he has agreed to speak at our conference. This podcast is an introduction to Bruce, and a sneak preview of his talk.As...2022-09-2523 min