Sexual Harassment, The Kafkaesque Trial of Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, & Hong Kong

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ON this episode we first check-in on our southern neighbours, the U.S.
Alex talks with Gloria Allred, a founding partner at Allred, Maroko, & Goldberg & legal counsel for one of the alleged victims of sexual harassment by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Alex and Gloria discuss the sexual harassment scandal that has grown around the governor, how the President has publicly asked him to step down, and about Cuomo's explanation as to what happened.
Next, Alex speak with retired Colonel Michel Drapeau of Michel Drapeau Law Office, the first established private law firm to practice military law. They discuss the ongoing legal battle for Major-General Dany Fortin to not only clear his name, but also find out what he has been charged with. Fortin's entire, promising, career has been derailed and possibly ended all due to charges that he has not ever seen. Alex and Col. Drapeau discuss the not only the absurdity of the trail, but also the ominous repercussions this misuse of the legal system could bear.
And finally, Alex talks with Christian Leuprecht, a professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada & Queens University, as well as a Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. They examine what it means for Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Beverly McLachlin to renew her seat as a foreign judge on the Court of Final Appeal, the highest level of court in Hong Kong. Christian and Alex discuss what has happened to Hong Kong's democracy and freedoms in the past 3 years, and what it means to have a Canadian judge involved in that system.

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