Podcast: Expert UBC Medicine witness on testifying in DULF trial (E04: Oct 10, 2026)

Hosts: Emma Arkell and David P. Ball

This week, we continue our coverage of the landmark Supreme Court of B.C. decision to toss charges for founders of a harm-reduction compassion club, Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum, who were convicted of drug trafficking.

This week's guest is an expert witnesses who testified in the case about his research with the Drug User Liberation Front (DULF). Thomas Kerr is professor and head of Social Medicine in UBC's Department of Medicine, and research director with the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU). 

REFERENCES:

• UBC's Thomas Kerr: 
• De Facto's coverage:

CREDITS:

• Theme music courtesy of Devours (November, Homecoming Queen, and 10 Things I Crave About You) with permission
• Originally aired on Vancouver Co-operative Radio CFRO 100.5FM
• Broadcast from the unceded Coast Salish territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlil̓wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations