#205 - Former CBSA Chief On Immigration Investigations & Removal Priorities
Former CBSA Chief Christian Lane explains how CBSA immigration investigations and deportations work in Canada.Topics discussed include CBSA investigative priorities, removals, organized crime investig...
9 Mar 56min
#204 - Stop Bill C-12! With Sharry Aiken
This epsiode offers insight into Professor Aiken's ongoing efforts to raise concern with Bill C-12 (the Stronger Borders legislation currently before Senate) -- both with the Canadian government, and ...
6 Mar 41min
#203 - New Express Entry Manager Category (2026): Who Actually Qualifies — and Who Doesn’t
This was originally intended to be a YouTube only episode but several podcast listeners asked that we add it to the audio-only feed as well. A break down the new Express Entry categories announced on ...
5 Mar 7min
#201 - IRCC’s Security Screening Delays: Causes, Timelines, and Legal Impacts
As of November 2025, internal IRCC projections reveal a stark reality about Canada’s security screening system. Based on recent processing times by partner agencies and current inventory levels, perma...
3 Mar 15min
#202 - The Emergencies Act and the Freedom Convoy
Josh Dehaas, Interim Litigation Director at the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF), joins to walk through the Federal Court of Appeal’s Emergencies Act decision, often referred to as the “Freedom ...
24 Feb 45min
#200 - Building a Corporate Immigration Law Practice
Jonathan Leebosh is a recently retired partner and longtime leader of EY Law’s immigration practice in Vancouver.In this episode Jonathan reflects on a career that took him from refugee camps in Hong ...
17 Feb 57min
#199 - Is Canada’s Population Decline Good for the Economy?
Canada is deliberately slowing, and possibly reversing, its population growth. But what does that actually mean for the economy?We are joined by economist Mikuel Scutterat for a wide-ranging and candi...
9 Feb 53min
#198 - How Decisions Get Written, with Justice Peter Edelmann
In this audio-only reunion episode, former Borderlines Podcast host Peter Edelman joins to discuss life on the British Columbia Court of Appeal. Topics discussed include how decisions get made and w...
3 Feb 1h 8min
