Ep 5 Canada's Riot Laws

Episode Five Show Notes and Sources 

Riots (This recording was edited after initial publishing on August 19, 2025 because of some audio glitches)

(Sorry it took so long to get this one out, my cat died and our entire province is on fire. We recorded this over a month ago before the major riots in LA and other US cities started. We mention Her Majesty's Penitentiary in this episode and how there have been talks to replace it for over ten years with no progress. Days after we recorded this episode, they announced they were finally breaking ground to build the replacement due to be complete in 2029.)

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Episode Description:

Karen and Alex discuss the Riot Act and at least four hockey riots. 

Cases Discussed:

Murray Hill Riot: 1969 Montreal, QC |

Saint John Street Railway Strike: 1914 New Brunswick |

The Asbestos Strike: 1949 Asbestos, QC |

Her Majesty's Pen Chapel Riot: 2014 St. John’s, NL |

Rocket Richard Riot: 1955 Montreal, QC |

1993 Stanley Cup Riot: Montreal, QC |

1994 Stanley Cup Riot: Vancouver, BC |

2011 Stanley Cup Riot: Vancouver, BC

Sources:

• Getting Rid of the Riot Act- Manitoba Journal https://themanitobalawjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/articles/MLJ_47%20(Pre-print).4/474-getting-rid.pdf

• Wikipedia - The Riot Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_Act

• Unlawful Assembly in Canada https://www.criminalcodehelp.ca/offences/disorderly-conduct/unlawful-assembly/

• Charterpedia     https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/rfc-dlc/ccrf-ccdl/check/art2c.html

• The Canadian Encyclopedia https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/riot

• Murray Hill Riot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray-Hill_riot#Riot

• 1914 Saint John Street Railway Strike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1914_Saint_John_street_railway_strike#Railway_union

• The Asbestos Strike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos_strike

• HMP Chapel Riot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMP_chapel_riot

• Richard Riot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Riot

• 1993 Stanley Cup Riot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Stanley_Cup_Finals#Riot

• 1994 Stanley Cup Riot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Vancouver_Stanley_Cup_riot

• 2011 Stanley Cup Riot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Vancouver_Stanley_Cup_riot

• Department of Justice and Public Safety https://www.gov.nl.ca/jps/files/publications-2014-2015-ac-quart-mid-cts-april-june-2014.pdf

• The Canadian Encyclopedia: The Rand Formula https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/rand-formula