Event
The 40th Anniversary of the Canadian Charter: Unfinished Business
Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. A roundtable, co-hosted by Colleen Sheppard & Vrinda Narain
Event ProgramÌý(All times are for Montreal, Eastern Daylight Time; all sessions will be hosted on Zoom and recorded.)
09:15 am (ET)
Welcome and IntroductionÌý
Colleen Sheppard
Ìý09:30 – 11:00 am
Session 1:Ìý Missing Rights?
Moderator:ÌýNandini Ramanujam
Speakers:
- Mirja Trilsch: “The Charter at 40 – Who’sÌýstillÌýafraid of social rights?â€
- Sébastien Jodoin: “Including the Right to a Healthy Environment in the Charterâ€
- François Crépeau:Ìý“The human rights of migrants: a blind spot everywhereâ€
11:00-11:15Ìý -- BREAK --
11:15 – 12:45 pm
Session 2: Interpretive Complexities
Moderator: Vrinda Narain
Speakers:
- Tamara Thermitus:Ìý «ÌýLe droit à l’égalité et l’accès à la justiceÌý: une utopie pour les personnes racisées ?Ìý»
- Joshua Nichols:Ìý"Section 35 is not in theÌýCharter: A Review of the Constitutional "Background" of R. v. Sparrow"
- Colleen Sheppard: “Retrospective on Substantive Equality: Fissures & Fractureâ€
12:45 – 13:00 pm
Closing remarksÌý:Vrinda NarainÌý
More information:ÌýÌýhuman.rights [at] mcgill.ca
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