# Peter Sankoff

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Ghomeshi Trial Issues / The Importance of Letting Kids be Kids

We spoke about the many issues raised by the Jian Ghmeshi trial as we spoke with Peter Sankoff, professor of law at the University of Alberta Also, we spoke with Erika Christakis, author of "The Importance of Being Little" Listen to the roroshow podcast at roroshow.com Learn more about your ...

Criminal Threats or Political Venting? / Latest Cycle Track Numbers

We spoke with law professor Peter Sankoff about online threats directed at the Premier and whether police are likely to lay charges. Also, author and cycling enthusiast Tom Babin on the last numbers for Calgary's controversial cycle track Listen Monday to Friday from 9:30 to 12:30. You can a ...

Prosecution pressures

Editor’s Note: This segment mentions a January 19, 2023 web story that has been updated. As detailed in the Editor’s Note accompanying that story, CBC could not substantiate the content of emails referenced here or confirm their existence. Read the full Editor’s Note here.https://www.cbc.ca/new ...

#11: Celebrating 10 Years of Animal Justice with Founder Nick Wright

Animal Justice is celebrating 10 years! Hosts Peter Sankoff and Camille Labchuk sit down with Nick Wright, founder of Animal Justice, for an in-depth look back at how the group got started, the early days, and how the organization has grown in the first decade of leading the legal fight to save ...

Issues with Canada's EV Mandates, Issues Facing Legal Aid Alberta, and PR Tips Ahead of Stampede

As we continue to work towards a greener Canada, a big part of the plan is the ‘move’ toward Electric Vehicles, with the Federal Government going so far as to have mandates for them. But, are these EV mandates actually reachable? We discuss with Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordabl ...

Reclaiming the smartphone generation; Can a bystander smash a window to save a dog?; Do Olympic medals lead to more kids in sports?; Shifting Canada's immigration strategy

Today's guests: Paul Bennett – Director of the School House Institute, Adjunct Professor of Education at St. Mary’s University, and author of Weapons of Mass Distraction – from MLI Peter Sankoff – Professor at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Law, and Lead Counsel at Sankoff Criminal Law. P ...

PODCAST: Alberta's ballooning deficit, Ottawa bullish on LNG to Europe, Clarifying self-defence law, Overhauling arts & media funding

Welcome to Episode 27 of the Rob Breakenridge Show - plenty of ground to cover this week. We start with the latest on Alberta’s sudden swing in fiscal fortunes. Last year’s surplus has turned into a sizeable - and growing - surplus for the current fiscal year. In a striking departure from the T ...

Why the courts have the peasants sharpening their pitchforks

In this episode of On The Line, host Matt Gurney sits down with Peter Sankoff, a Alberta-based criminal defence lawyer and law professor, to talk about one of the country’s more heated current debates: should non-citizens receive legal leniency in criminal cases to avoid disrupting their immigra ...