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EPISODE 17: Marie Henein has been called Canada’s most high-profile criminal defence lawyer, acting as counsel on high profile cases which have captured national – and even international – attention. She has argued at all levels of court, including the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada, and regularly appears on lists highlighting the best and most influential lawyers in the country. In this wide-ranging interview, Marie talks about gender stereotypes, getting more women into positions of authority, the influence of her mother and how she deals with the weight of her remarkable career.
EPISODE 16: Mary Walsh is a Newfoundland actor, writer, comedian, activist and mother… and she’s a Canadian treasure who has created and starred in some of this country’s most iconic tv shows, including CODCO and This Hour Has 22 Minutes. She has received the Order of Canada, the Governor General’s Lifetime Achievement Award and several honourary degrees, she has written a novel, she has worked in numerous films and other tv productions and she is a noted advocate for mental health awareness. In this deeply personal and compelling episode of The Honest Talk, Mary talks candidly with Jen and Catherine about addiction, abandonment and why she only gets happier as she gets older.
EPISODE 15: Dr. Pamela Palmater is an award-winning Mi’kmaw lawyer, author and social justice activist from Eel River Bar First Nation who has worked to advance native education, sovereignty and nation-building for the past 25 years. Pam is Chair of Indigenous Governance at Ryerson University, but she’s also a respected podcast host, a blogger, and her latest book - Warrior Life: Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence – has just been published. In this episode, she talks to Jen and Catherine about the importance of her family in fueling her activism, the systemic racism she has battled her entire life, but also the very real hope she feels for the future.
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