Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan

About Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan

Legal news and issues with lawyer Michael Mulligan on CFAX 1070 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Publisher

Michael Mulligan

Category

government · news · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Sept 2019

Latest episode

10 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

322 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Oct 2026

   No-Fault ICBC Insurance Under Fire

   No-fault auto insurance is sold as the simple answer: fewer lawsuits, faster benefits, lower premiums. But what happens when the crash is not a fender bender, and someone’s life is permanently changed? We walk through why BC’s ICBC no-fault model has erupted into a provincial election fight, and why the promise of “enhanced care” can feel very different depending on whether you have a minor injury or a catastrophic one. We’re joined by Michael Mulligan, a criminal defence lawyer in Victoria,...

2. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Safe Supply On Trial

   A criminal trafficking charge sounds straightforward until you look at what’s happening on the ground in British Columbia’s overdose crisis. We dig into a BC Supreme Court decision sparked by the Drug User Liberation Front (DULF), a group that received Vancouver Coastal Health funding for drug checking and overdose prevention, then went further by buying drugs on the dark web, testing them, and providing them at cost to people who use drugs. After media attention and political blowback, fundi...

3. 

   24 Sept 2026

   Should Government Be Able To Rewrite The Rules For The Law Society?

   Government changing the rules for how lawyers are regulated sounds technical until you ask one blunt question: can a legal system stay fair if the bar is not independent from the state? We dig into British Columbia’s Bill 21 (the Legal Professions Act) and the ongoing court challenge over whether the independence of the legal profession is a constitutional requirement, not just a tradition. When the government is a frequent opponent in civil claims, Charter litigation, and criminal prosecutio...

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.4 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100

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Quality

70

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

81

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