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Power Play of the Administrative State – Interview With Jeffery Tucker
Beat 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...
The War On Truth – Interview With Lawyer Michael Alexander and Drs. Mark Trozzi, Charles Hoffe, Crystal Luchkiw, Patrick Phillips
Beat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ Those physicians who were not convinced of the efficacy of the COVID 19 vaccine and spoke out about it they are shunned by their medical regulatory bodies. ...
Right To Stand Against Evil – Interview With Marko Kolic
Beat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ Marko Kolic shares his struggle with losing his employment working for the Federal Government. Marko is a very religious man, and he shares how his faith...
Loving People Through Keeping The Church Open – Interview With Pastor David Ripley
Beat 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...
No Space For Conservative Thought
Beat 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...
Religious Freedom Under Siege in Canada? Interview with Jojo Ruba
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...
Brains, Biohacking and Social Apartheid – Interview With Nathan Wiley
Brains, Biohacking and Social Apartheid – Interview With Nathan Wiley Beat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ We often think of graduate school as a place for critical thinking. This interview...
Go Local Resist Globalism – Interview With Professsor Iain T. Benson
Beat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ Professor Iain T. Benson, of the University of Notre Dame Australia (Sydney) is of the view that the way to protect freeom is to go local and resist...
Sugar Coating The Emergencies Act
Beat 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...
2022 – Longest Year of My Entire Life – Interview With Tom Marazzo
Beat 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...
16 Ways That The Truckers Saved Canada – Rod Taylor’s Interview of Barry W. Bussey
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...
2022 Year In Review – Interview with Lawyer Daniel Freiheit
Beat 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...
Frontline Nurse Discarded
Beat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ Frontline nurse Michelle Roberts shares her experience of being let go by the City of Toronto because she did not take the Covid-19 Vaccine. Hers is but...
Political Policing – Interview with Donald Best
Beat 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...
Discussion on Bill 36 – Interview with Dr. Taylor Bean and Lawyer Bob Yeager
Beat 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...
When Your Conscience Says, “No!” A Talk By Barry W. Bussey
Barry W. Bussey was invited to give an introductory talk on religious conscience at a Brampton Church, near Toronto, Canada.
Calling Out The Airlines – Interview With Greg Hill
Beat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ Free To Fly is an organisation that seeks “To unite people through one of the most cherished freedoms of modern civilization – the freedom to travel great...
16 Ways The Truckers Saved Canada
Pre-Order Your Copy Today: 16 Ways The Truckers Saved Canada by Barry W. Bussey — Kickstarter I will never forget the scene at the Trucker Freedom Convoy 2022 in Ottawa. So many people who had had enough of the government’s draconian COVID-19 measures took part in...
University for Vaccinated Students Only – Interview with Kendra Hancock and Dr. Matt Strauss
Beat 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...
This Fight Is Not Over – Interview With Tom Marazzo
Beat the censors, sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ Tom Marazzo has been a constant presence at the Public Order Emergency Commission hearings held in Ottawa since they began on October 13. He gave testimony of...
2022 Diefenbaker Lecture
Law Professor Ryan Alford gave the inaugural Diefenbaker Lecture of the First Freedoms Foundation. This year's lecture was co-sponsored with Augustine College located at St. Peter's St. Paul's Anglican Church, 152 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The title of...
$10,000 Fine For Going to Church – Interview with Kristen Nagle
Beat the censors sign-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...
Canada Under Lawfare – Interview with Daniel Freiheit
Sign-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...
Fighting For A Better Canada – Interview with Derek Sloan
Sign-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...
COVID In Canada Was Worse Than Communism
Sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ Dr. Emanuel Baston practiced medicine in Romania and came to Canada about 20 years ago. Unable to obtain a residency in Ontario he is now laying tiles in the construction...
Modern Day Blasphemy
Sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ Cara Hamstra has been targeted with a human rights complaint because she does not accept the modern day narrative. She is a videographer who has been forced out of business...
Day One: Public Order Emergency Commission
Barry Bussey and Prof. Bruce Pardy did a live stream tonight October 13, 2022 at 8:00pm EST and discussed the opening day of the Public Order Emergency Commission
Stop Medical Extortion
Sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ Psychotherapist, author, and speaker Ted Kuntz, M.Ed., describes how a tragic vaccine injury altered his family’s life. This personal experience caused him to research the...
Defending Home School
Sign-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...
Stand Up For Our Roots – The Dundas Street Debacle
Sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ Should Dundas Street in Toronto be renamed? What does the furor over Henry Dundas (and other figures like Edgerton Ryerson) reveal about our cultural moment? Freedom Feature...
You 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...
Magna Carta Must Not Be Forgotten
Sign-up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ Can a thirteenth century document “written in Latin on the hide of a sheep” mean anything to us today? Dr. John Robson (historian, columnist, documentary filmmaker, Executive...
Who Is Artur Pawlowski? Part Two
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...
When 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...
Who Is Pastor Artur Pawlowski? Part One.
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...
What’s wrong with Bill C-11?
According to the government, Bill C-11 (https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-11/third-reading) is designed to update the Broadcasting Act. It gives the CRTC sweeping power to “regulate and supervise” the internet. Critics have raised serious concerns...
Who Is Artur Pawlowski? Interview Soon To Be Released
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...
We Have All Failed Our Democracy – Brian Peckford
The Honourable Brian Peckford’s, P.C., second visit on Freedom Feature centres around the importance of maintaining our democracy. Mr. Peckford reminds us that it requires a lot of engagement from the public which has fallen short. If we are to maintain our freedom we...
Brian Peckford on Queen Elizabeth II
In a soon to be published interview I asked Mr. Peckford for his thoughts on Queen Elizabeth II - here is a rough cut of that discussion. Incidentally, the interview with Mr. Peckford was about the upcoming Public Inquiry concerning the government's use of the...
Trudeau’s Tiananmen Square
Tom Marazzo one of the main organisers involved in the Ottawa Trucker Freedom Convoy. As a retired military officer, he was called in to Ottawa during the Freedom Convoy to help organise all the logistics needed for a sustainment plan to ensure that the protest...
Death By A 1000 Cuts – Interview with Jennifer Kappany
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...
Holding Government Accountable
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,...
Wake Up! A Storm Is Brewing
What are human rights? André explains Abraham Kuyper’s “sphere sovereignty” concept, which offers a helpful paradigm for thinking about our society and our place in it. The notion of “sphere sovereignty” recognizes that institutions like the church and the family are...
Bill 21 Will Be Challenged
Quebec’s Bill 21 (which prohibits public servants from wearing religious symbols at work) violates religious freedom, which is why the provincial government invoked the Charter’s “notwithstanding clause” to pass the legislation. Guest Bob Reynolds explains the...
Canada Has A Corruption Problem
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...
Freedom Marches On – Interview With James Topp
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...
It’s Time To Fight For Freedom – Maxime Bernier Interview
Is freedom a bad word? Freedom Feature guest Maxime Bernier, leader of the People’s Party of Canada, describes what it was like being imprisoned for holding a political rally; why the trucker protests were so important and effective; and what it means to be a free...
Time for an Awakening
In this profound discussion, Dr. Joshua Mitchell, professor of political theory at Georgetown University, explores themes from his latest book, American Awakening: Identity Politics and Other Afflictions of Our Time (2020). Referencing the wisdom of Alexis de...
Journalism in Canada: Freedom Feature with Noé Chartier
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...
The Great Covid Panic – Freedom Feature with Book Authors
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...
No Jab, No Degree
University students and newlyweds David and Stephanie met with First Freedoms in December to receive legal counsel in applying for accommodation for their religious beliefs. Recently, they met again to share an update on their situation. Find out what they've gone...
Christianity and Law: Freedom Feature with Bruce Cameron
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,...
Our Role in Guarding Freedom – Philip Slayton Interview
“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...
Why Free Speech Matters
Free speech allows us to think, solve problems, and seek after truth. We live in a time when governments and corporations are more inclined to censor "disinformation" than to encourage a free marketplace of ideas. Yet the examples of history remind us that attempting...
Leaked Abortion Decision: Freedom Feature with Prof. Bruce Cameron
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...
Padres and the Past: Livestream on CAF Chaplains with Barry W. Bussey
On Tuesday, May 10, Barry W. Bussey offered his commentary on the topic of chaplains in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). Recently, an advisory panel declared that, since mainstream religions have (in their view), "sexism, misogyny and discrimination woven into [their]...
A Look at Financial Freedom: Freedom Feature with David McAlvany
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...
Regulating Morality? Dr. Bussey on the LeDrew Three Minute Interview
Watch as Barry W. Bussey chats with Stephen LeDrew on the complexity of our laws, the unaccountability of bureaucrats, and the importance of cultivating an internal sense of right and wrong.
Delta Hospice and the War on Conscience: Interview with Angelina Ireland
Guest 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...
Is Alberta Done with Canada?
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...
The Charter at 40: Livestream Recording
In this week's livestream conversation, Barry W. Bussey recounts the historical context for the creation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, along with debates over the proper role of the judiciary versus the legislature. Let us know what you think. What...
Equity or Equality? Barry W. Bussey on the LeDrew Three Minute Interview
In this three minute interview, Barry W. Bussey and Stephen LeDrew discuss the difference between equality of opportunity and equity (equality of outcome).
Totalizing Crisis: Freedom Feature with Peter Stockland
Discussing 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...
Fighting Mandates: Livestream with Keith Wilson, QC
Is our constitution worth the paper it's written on? Why are so many lawyers unwilling to represent clients who have suffered because of government mandates? Constitutional lawyer Keith Wilson, QC, appeared as a guest for a live Freedom Feature conversation with Barry...
Reasonable Limits: Freedom Feature with Dwight Newman
Can 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...
March for Freedom: Interview with James Topp
In this in-depth and inspiring conversation, Mr. Topp, a veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces, shares his personal experiences and his purpose in marching from Vancouver to Ottawa. He describes what Canada means to him and urges Canadians to treat each other with...
Society’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...
Totalitarian Rule of Man Replacing Neutral Rule of Law
In this interview, recorded as a livestream on Tuesday, March 22, Barry W. Bussey and his guest, law professor Bruce Pardy, discuss how critical theory (specifically critical race theory) is pervading the law schools and the legal systems of North America. What does...
What Did the Government Know? And When Did They Know It? Freedom Feature with Dr. Joseph Hickey
What 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...
How Do We Keep Our Democracy? Freedom Feature with Stephen LeDrew
Join 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...
Dr. Bussey on Lessons for Living
On Sunday, March 13, Dr. Bussey appeared as a guest on the Lessons for Living program hosted by Bill Santos. You can watch their conversation here, and stay tuned for Part II next Sunday, March 20, on CTV.
Police On Guard for Thee: Freedom Feature with Clay Farnsworth
Have our lawmakers stopped reading the law? This is a question posed by retired RCMP member Clay Farnsworth in our latest Freedom Feature conversation, recorded on February 28. Mr. Farnsworth explains what the organization, Police on Guard for Thee, is doing to defend...
Utopian Danger: Freedom Feature with Dr. Ryan Alford
Dr. 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...
Time for Faith: Freedom Feature with Harold Albrecht
Should people of faith be involved in politics? What can Christians do to stand up for the vulnerable and the voiceless? Former pastor and Member of Parliament Mr. Harold Albrecht shares his concerns about government overreach, including his personal...
Law for All
Why 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...
Comply or Else – Interview with Jeffrey Tucker
Economic 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 has Already Violated the Charter! – Brian Peckford Interview
You 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...
Don’t Give in to Fear: Interview with Dr. Charles Hoffe
Trudeau claims that people like Dr. Hoffe are racist, misogynist, and anti-science. Are these labels true? See for yourself. Dr. Hoffe grew up resisting apartheid in South Africa. He has decades of experience as a family physician, committed to evidence-based...
The Experts Don’t Own Us: Interview with Bruce Pardy
In 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...
Canada Under the Emergencies Act: What Does it Mean?
What power does the government have under the never before used Emergencies Act? Is this extremely authoritarian response justified? What does this mean for free speech and pluralism in Canada? The protests are a sign that the democratic process in Canada has broken...
What is happening in Ottawa? Freedom Feature Interview with Davina Peters, Nadine Ness and Don Hutchinson
In response to media reports, Freedom Feature guests Davina Peters and Nadine Ness offer their personal accounts of the situation in Ottawa. Their impressions differ drastically from the narrative given in the mainstream media or by certain politicians. Nadine...
A Nurse’s Perspective on Mandates: Freedom Feature
Why would someone refuse a vaccine at great personal cost? In this heartfelt interview, nurse Judy Bacalso shares her medical and religious perspectives on the vaccine mandates, along with the personal impact on her life and family. Please note the views...
Respecting One Another: Conscience and the Freedom 2022 Trucker’s Convoy
Describing his weekend in Ottawa to witness the Freedom 2022 Trucker’s Convoy firsthand, Dr. Bussey explains how and why it’s important to look through the lens of those who have a different view than ourselves. Historically, Canada has accommodated conscientious...
A Psychosis of Culture – Freedom Feature with Iain Benson
What 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,...
A Principled Stand: Freedom Feature with Derek Sloan
What does our attitude towards conscientious objectors reveal about our society? And what role do politicians have in promoting (or eroding) civil society? For a lively reflection on freedom, faith and family in Canada, watch my discussion with politician and Leader...
Freedom Feature: Interview on Bill C-4
Why 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...
“Not the Canada He Immigrated To”
Why is this man being denied access to his wife after 62 years of marriage? Listen as 90 year old Alex Sparenberg and his daughter, Kim, share their situation and what it reveals about the current state of freedom in Canada. - - - Please note the views expressed by...