Does Ontario Actually Need Tougher Judges? | The Agenda

Premier Doug Ford recently declared that he thought it was time for Ontario to start electing judges, ranting against "bleeding heart" jurists and suggesting that all appointments are political. Could tougher judges indeed help fix our system? What's the best way to ensure judicial independence, and who gets to define it? Guests: Donna Kellway, President of the Ontario Crown Attorneys' Association Boris Bytensky, President of the Criminal Lawyers' Association of Ontario Peter Copeland, Deputy director of domestic policy at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and former director of policy to the solicitor general of Ontario and Shakir Rahim, Director of the criminal justice program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association Subscribe to The Agenda with Steve Paikin and Nam Kiwanuka on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/theagenda?s... Listen to the podcast: https://www.tvo.org/podcasts/the-agen... Follow on social media: Instagram -   / theagendatvo   Facebook -   / theagenda   Twitter -   / theagenda   Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/tvotoday.bsk... Subscribe to TVO Media Education Group newsletters: https://www.tvo.org/newsletters Get the TVO Today app: App Store: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/tvo-tod... Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... See more ways to access The Agenda with Steve Paikin and TVO Today: https://www.tvo.org/tvo-anytime-anywhere The Agenda with Steve Paikin is TVO Today's flagship current affairs program, devoted to exploring the social, political, cultural and economic issues that are changing our world. We consistently offer a diversity of viewpoints and in-depth analysis of what lies behind the headlines. See more about The Agenda with Steve Paikin at https://www.tvo.org/theagenda