# Episode 115: Court AGREES natural garden is speech. Plus, criminalizing 'minimization' of residential schools?

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Podcast: [Not Reserving Judgment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-reserving-judgment-6570186)
Published: 2026-01-07T18:35:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcast.show/2614722/episode/151287175/
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## Resource

We tell you about Wolf Ruck's successful challenge to Mississauga's anti-weeds bylaw, the dropping of a ticket issued by Kingston police who used a surveillance drone, and a proposal to criminalize "condoning, denial, justification, or minimization" of residential schools. Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode: VICTORY: Ontario court strikes down bylaw that let city mow down naturalized garden (TheCCF.ca) CCF Intervenes to Stop Charter Being Stretched to Protect Bike Lanes Crown withdraws ticket issued after Kingston police use drone to spy on woman in vehicle (TheCCF.ca) Federal government won’t say whether it will criminalize residential school denials (The Globe and Mail) Toronto lawyer faces criminal contempt proceedings after admitting to misleading court about AI use (Law Times) Not Reserving Judgment is a podcast about Canadian constitutional law hosted by Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, and Christine Van Geyn. The show is brought to you by the Canadian Constitution Foundation, a non-partisan legal charity dedicated to defending rights and freedoms. To support our work, visit theccf.ca/donate.

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