Asher Honickman's guest appearances

Asher Honickman

The John Oakley Show

Runnymede Radio

Hub Podcasts

Jordan Peterson

Tyler Cowen

David Skok

Francis Fukuyama

Eric Kaufmann

Jimmy Soni

David Frum

John Markoff

Matthew Continetti

Michael Ignatieff

Paul Daly

Stephen Harper

Charlie Hebdo

Ilya Somin

Henry Olsen

OwlTail

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada’s daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology.The Hub Dialogues feature The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad.This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with Canadian lawyer and legal thinker Asher Honickman about the state of judicial thought in Canada including the influence of the so-called "Living Tree" doctrine, Canada's Originalist tradition, and the policy and political consequences of these two judicial approaches.If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's daily email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Subscription is free. Simply sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/.The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future.Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada’s daily information source for public policy – <a href="https://www.thehub.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thehub.ca</a>) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology.The Hub Dialogues feature The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad.This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with Canadian lawyer and legal thinker Asher Honickman about the state of judicial thought in Canada including the influence of the so-called "Living Tree" doctrine, Canada's Originalist tradition, and the policy and political consequences of these two judicial approaches.If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's daily email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Subscription is free. Simply sign up here: <a href="https://newsletter.thehub.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://newsletter.thehub.ca/</a>.The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future.Visit The Hub now at <a href="https://www.thehub.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thehub.ca</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode #83: Dialogue with Asher Honickman 

This episode of Runnymede Radio features Asher Honickman, a partner at Matthews Abogado LLP in Toronto. He is also the founder and CEO of Advocates for the Rule of Law, a legal think tank dedicated to promoting the rule of law in Canada. Interviewed by Mark Mancini, the National Director of the Runnymede Society, Asher discusses Canadian federalism, using two high-profile lawsuits – one concerning pipelines, the other concerning the federal carbon tax – as the basis for their conversation.

Asher Honickman: Canadian Federalism

Discussion with Professor Bruce Pardy, Queen's Faculty of Law and Asher Honickman, Advocates for the Rule of Law. What does Bill C-16 mean and how would alleged human rights violations under Bill C-16 be litigated? We discuss the Ontario Human Rights Commission's guidelines and how they might interact with an allegation of a Charter breach of freedom of expression, civility vs. legal obligations, classical conceptions of negative versus positive human rights, and some procedural and principled implications of Bill C-16.Links:Professor Pardy's opening comments at the Senate's Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8ReMwdurlkProfessor Pardy and Jordan Peterson debate Bill C-16 at Queen's Law: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzkNHpiJ7AE&amp;t=1327s

Discussion with Professor Bruce Pardy, Queen's Faculty of Law and Asher Honickman, Advocates for the Rule of Law. What does Bill C-16 mean and how would alleged human rights violations under Bill C-16 be litigated? We discuss the Ontario Human Rights Commission's guidelines and how they might interact with an allegation of a Charter breach of freedom of expression, civility vs. legal obligations, classical conceptions of negative versus positive human rights, and some procedural and principled implications of Bill C-16. Links: Professor Pardy's opening comments at the Senate's Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8ReMwdurlk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8ReMwdurlk</a> Professor Pardy and Jordan Peterson debate Bill C-16 at Queen's Law: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzkNHpiJ7AE&amp;t=1327s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzkNHpiJ7AE&amp;t=1327s</a>

Bruce Pardy and Asher Honickman: Bill C-16 is Law. Now What?