Verdicts & Voices

Verdicts and Voices: The 2025 Federal Election

Verdicts & Voices

Show Notes

In this special election edition of Modern Law: Verdicts and Voices, we take a closer look at the federal parties’ criminal justice platforms, former attorneys general Anne McLellan and Peter MacKay talk about major legal issues that have been missing from the political debate during the campaign and CBA President Lynne Vicars talks about the association’s priorities for this campaign.

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