July 5, 2012 show: Professor Michel Seymour on collective rights for peoples

On July 5, 2012, CHUO 89.1 FM (Ottawa) The Train's Denis Rancourt interviewed Professor Michel Seymour (Department of Philosophie, University of Montreal) about his academic research on the collective rights of groups and associations of citizens within a national state, rights beyond the simple rights of individuals.

Racism and John Akpata on Ottawa police misbehaviour

On August 4, 2011, CHUO 89.1 FM (Ottawa) The Train's Denis Rancourt read an introductory essay about the theory and practice of racism in society before interviewing spoken word artist and politician (Marijuana Party of Canada) John Akpata on the topic of police misbehaviour in Ottawa, Canada's capital.

John explained how citizens can participate to make police accountable. He also described his recent conflict with police (reported by the national media) over his constitutional right to not let a cop take his cell phone using the sole pretext that it contains witness evidence.


John mentioned these two key resources:

OIPRD - Office of the Independent Police Review Director
Police Services Act - Ontario