PAST EVENTS

On June 11-12, 2025, the uOttawa Public Law Centre hosted a national conference to mark the 150th anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada. “The Supreme Court of Canada at 150: The Past, Present and Future,” was a collaboration between the Public Law Centre, the University of Montreal and the Chancellor’s Chair in Aboriginal Law and Policy at Dalhousie University. It was jointly organized by Professors Vanessa MacDonnell (University of Ottawa), Naiomi Metallic (Dalhousie University), and Noura Karazivan (University de Montreal). 

The Public Law Centre hosted a lunchtime conversation with Andrew Flavelle Martin about his book, Legal Ethics and the Attorney General. The book examines the position of the Attorney General in Canada, emphasizing the ethical standards they must uphold as lawyers and the importance of professional accountability in maintaining the rule of law.

The uOttawa Public Law Centre hosted a two-day conference in honour of the late Benoît Pelletier, Professor Emeritus at the University of Ottawa.

The Public Law Centre hosted a virtual book launch for Professor Marie-France Fortin’s new book, entitled The King Can Do No Wrong: Constitutional Fundamentals, Common Law History, and Crown Liability. The book, which was shortlisted for the International Forum on the Future of Constitutionalism’s 2024 Book of the Year prize, traces a fascinating history of an antiquated common law tradition that considered the king to be immune from prosecution. While government officials working under the king were, historically, fully liable for their actions, confusion crept in around the loosely defined notion of the “Crown”, or the government itself.

The uOttawa Public Law Centre hosted a full-day workshop on academic freedom in collaboration with the Law Commission of Canada, the Office of the Vice Provost, Equity, Diversity and Inclusive Excellence and the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC). This event brought together scholars, legal experts, and advocates to discuss the evolving challenges and protections surrounding academic freedom in Canada and globally.

The uOttawa Public Law Centre together with the UBC Allard School of Law Project on Deliberative Governance and Law co-hosted an event on the potential for deliberative minipublics to reinvigorate democracy in Canada. Featuring uOttawa colleagues Dr Seána Glennon and Professor Mike Pal, and Professor Hoi Kong of UBC's Allard School of Law. The panel was moderated by Centre co-director Professor Vanessa MacDonnell.

On January 6, 2025, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he would resign as Prime Minister once a new Liberal leader was elected. He also announced that he had advised the Governor General to prorogue Parliament and that she had granted the request, with Parliament set to return on March 24, 2025.

In light of these events, the uOttawa Public Law Centre brought together leading experts for a discussion on the forthcoming litigation, the political and legal dimensions of prorogation, and the potential impact of judicial intervention. Professors Vanessa MacDonnell, Paul Daly, and Adam Dodek offered their insights in a conversation moderated by Kristen Boon, Susan & Perry Dellece Dean of the Faculty of Law’s Common Law Section.

The Public Law Centre at the University of Ottawa partnered with the University of Ottawa’s Professional Development Institute, the International Commission of Jurists, the Centre for Constitutional Studies at the University of Alberta, and the Faculty of Law at the University of Montreal to host a panel series titled "A Call to Action: Fundamental Rights and the Notwithstanding Clause."

The Public Law Centre at the University of Ottawa hosted an event as part of our series on freedom of expression. We welcomed Richard Moon, Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Windsor, who spoke about his new book, The Life and Death of Freedom of Expression.

The Public Law Centre at the University of Ottawa and the Conway Professionalism Speaker Series hosted the launch of Adam Dodek’s new book, Heenan Blaikie: The Making and Unmaking of a Great Canadian Law Firm.

The Civil Law Section had the honor of welcoming a delegation from the Association of High Jurisdictions of Cassation of French-speaking Countries (AHJUCAF). As part of this visit, members of the Public Law Centre at the University of Ottawa delivered a presentation on the Centre and its research activities related to AHJUCAF’s areas of interest.

The Public Law Centre at the University of Ottawa, in collaboration with the Civil Law Section, hosted an expert panel on ag-gag laws and their implications for freedom of expression and the right to protest.

The Public Law Centre and the Common Law Section at the University of Ottawa welcomed 22 judges from the Ontario Court of Appeal for an exceptional day of learning, discussion, and mentorship. This was the Court’s first visit to Fauteux in ten years. Led by Chief Justice Michael Tulloch, the visit provided students with a rare opportunity to engage directly with members of the judiciary. The judges shared their perspectives on various areas of law, allowing students to gain valuable insight into how legal issues are approached in the courts.

This four-year project aimed to apply data analysis methods to the study of Supreme Court of Canada jurisprudence and to explore the trends emerging from it. The book examines precedent archetypes, judicial disagreements, the bilingualism of doctrinal sources cited by the SCC, and the growing accessibility of judicial data analysis, among other key topics.

Professor Vanessa MacDonnell provided an analysis of John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v. Government of Saskatchewan (Attorney General of Saskatchewan). Professor Jamie Liew discussed the case of Dorinela Pepa v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. Additionally, Professor Peter Oliver gave an overview of Quebec Maritime Services Inc., et al. v. Attorney General of Quebec, et al., and Professor Jena McGill presented the case of Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia. Finally, Professor Adam Dodek highlighted our upcoming event in June 2025—a scholarly conference to mark the 150th anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada.

The Public Law Conference is the leading biennial forum for the discussion of public law topics in the common law world. The University of Ottawa was thrilled to co-host the fifth edition of this series from July 2-5, 2024, marking the Conference’s 10th anniversary and the first time it has been held in North America.

The Conference co-convenors, Professors Vanessa MacDonnell, Michael Pal, and Jason Varuhas, and the uOttawa Public Law Centre team welcomed over 250 attendees to Ottawa, bringing together a truly global and diverse group of judges, scholars, barristers, public law practitioners, and doctoral students to discuss some of the most pressing public law questions of our time. Canada proved an ideal place to consider the full scope of the Conference theme, “Rights, Duties, and Powers” in public law, given its multijuridical legal system.

On May 23, 2024, the Centre celebrated the retirement of Professor Martha Jackman with a symposium focused on the major social justice issues that have marked her exceptional career. This event was organised in collaboration with the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics and the Shirley Greenberg Chair for Women and the Legal Profession.

On Thursday, May 16, 2024, the Centre hosted the symposium Exploring Methodologies in Public Law Research. This event was organized in partnership with the Centre for Critical Legal Studies (CERCRID) as part of the renewed strategic research agreement between the University of Ottawa and Jean Monnet University in Saint-Étienne, France.

As part of this collaboration, the Centre welcomed Professor Baptiste Bonnet, Dean of the Faculty of Law at Jean Monnet University Saint-Étienne and member of CERCRID; Professor Maryline Grange, also a member of CERCRID; and Professor Mouna Mouncif-Moungache, Deputy Director of CERCRID.

On May 2, the Public Law Centre hosted the 2024 edition of the Ottawa-Queen’s Works-in- Progress Workshop. Participants presented draft papers on a wide range of public law topics, including jury trials, AI, military governance, feminist constitutionalism, and democratic understanding of rights. The event provided an excellent opportunity for colleagues to discuss their work and receive valuable feedback. 

On March 23, 2024, the Public Law Centre had the pleasure of welcoming Professor Juan Jiménez-Salcedo (University of Mons, Belgium) to discuss the European approach to multilingualism in the judicial system. Professor Jiménez-Salcedo’s captivating presentation covered the multilingual approach within the European Union and Belgium.

On March 1, 2024, the Public Law Centre brought together scholars and legal experts from Canada and beyond to discuss Professor Rosalind Dixon’s new book, Responsive Judicial Review: Democracy and Dysfunction in the Modern Age.

Professor Dixon’s work presents a representation-based conception of judicial review, with significant implications for recent debates in constitutional law and politics in Canada, including discussions on the notwithstanding clause, unwritten constitutional principles, and the appropriate role and limits of judicial review in a democratic society.

The Administrative Law and Governance Colloquium on Executive Power took place in Winter 2024. The Colloquium was organized by Professor Paul Daly, member of the Public Law Centre and holder of the University Research Chair in Administrative Law and Governance. Executive power has been the subject of passionate debates in liberal democracies for centuries. This symposium welcomed Professors Robert Craig (Bristol), Peter Shane (NYU), Philippe Lagassé (Carleton), and Ariane Vidal-Naquet (Marseille).

In January 2024, the Public Law Centre hosted Sir David Williams Professor of Public Law at the University of Cambridge, Legal Adviser to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution and Law Commissioner for Public Law and the Law in Wales, Professor Alison L. Young, for a lecture.

Professor Young presented her latest book, Unchecked Power? How Recent Constitutional Reforms Are Threatening UK Democracy. Following her presentation, Professor Vanessa MacDonnell, Co-Director of the uOttawa Public Law Centre, and Professor Grégoire Webber from Queen’s University offered their comments.

On November 23, 2023, the uOttawa Public Law Centre organized a talk by Will Bateman, Associate Professor and Associate Dean (Research) at Australian National University. Professor Bateman leads multi-jurisdictional projects on the legal regulation of public and private finance, with a special focus on central banking, sovereign debt markets, digital currencies, and sustainable investing. Professor Bateman presented chapters of his forthcoming book, The Monetary State: Law, Money and Liberal Constitutionalism (Oxford University Press, forthcoming).

On November 14, 2023, the uOttawa Public Law Centre partnered with the Civil Law Section’s Cycle de Conférence and the Association des étudiant.e.s en droit criminal et carcéral to host an academic presentation on a groundbreaking criminal law decision issued by the Superior Court of Quebec in Luamba v Procureur général du Québec. In Luamba, the Court concluded that the police power to stop vehicles at random was unconstitutional.

The Court held that random traffic stops constitute an arbitrary detention and result in racial profiling and discrimination, none of which are justified in a free and democratic society. Together, Terry Skolnik, professor and Co-Director of the Public Law Centre and Fernando Belton, defense lawyer, director of the Saint-Michel legal clinic, and lecturer, discussed this important case and its implications in Quebec and in the rest of Canada.

From November 8-10, 2023, the uOttawa Public Law Centre, the University of Alberta and the York Research Chair in Pluralism and Public Law at Osgoode Hall Law School, held by Professor Ben Berger, hosted a conference on Evolving Approaches to Constitutional Interpretation in Canada. The conference opened with an interdisciplinary panel on the interpretation of culturally central texts. The panels that followed examined a range of important interpretative questions, including what makes constitutional interpretation different than ordinary interpretation; the role of immanent principles and architecture in the interpretation of Canada’s constitution; how critical theories might inform the interpretation of Canada’s constitution; the relationship between fact-finding and interpretation; whether originalism has a role in Canadian constitutional interpretation; and whether the basic rules of Charter interpretation are in need of revision. 

On October 11, 2023, the PLC hosted a discussion of Supreme Court of Canada cases to watch in 2023-2024. Professor Anthony Daimsis presented an analysis of Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc. v Pine Valley Enterprises Inc.while Professor Carissima Mathen discussed Attorney General of Canada v Joseph Power. Professor David Robitaille analysed Attorney General of Canada v Attorney General of Alberta. In addition, Professor Graham Mayeda presented Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, et al. v His Majesty the King, et al., and Professor Florence Robert presented Jim Shot Both Sides, et al. v His Majesty the King.

Le 17 mai 2023, le Centre de droit public de l’Université d’Ottawa et le professeur Philippe Lagassé, titulaire de la chaire Barton du Norman Paterson School of International Affairs à Carleton University, ont organisé la Conférence Barton 2023. La conférence a été donnée par le professeur Harshan Kumarasingham de l’University of Edinburgh. L’intervention du professeur Kumarasingham a porté sur la relation critique entre la constitution britannique et l’empire.

On April 3, 2023, the uOttawa Public Law Centre and the Faculty of Law’s Common Law Section hosted the Thomas Feeney Annual Memorial Lecture. Professor Noura Karazivan of the Université de Montréal delivered the lecture, which focused on whether the Supreme Court of Canada’s interpretation of section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms should be re-considered. The lecture was followed by a roundtable discussion between University of Ottawa Faculty of Law Professors Vanessa MacDonnell, Adam Dodek, Carissima Mathen, Benoît Pelletier and Professor Philippe Lagassé, Barton Chair at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University.

On March 31, 2023, the uOttawa Public Law Centre hosted a panel exploring a range of legal issues related to tent encampments in Canada and the US, including the relationship between encampments and constitutional law, criminal law and procedure, private law, and legal theory. The event welcomed Professor Alexandra Flynn (University of British Columbia), Professor Ben McJunkin (Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University) and Professor Terry Skolnik (Co-Director of the Public Law Centre).

On March 29, 2023, the uOttawa Public Law Centre and eight other university research centres and institutes hosted a conference on the Rouleau Commission Report, attended by over 200 participants.

The conference examined four of the report’s main themes: (1) policing and national security, (2) populism, (3) emergency powers and (4) misinformation/disinformation. Bringing together leading experts from the University of Ottawa in the fields of law, politics, public administration, economics, criminology, sociology, communications, technology and health, the speakers dissected the report and identified possible avenues for reform of the Emergencies Act.

On March 30, 2023, the uOttawa Public Law Centre hosted an academic workshop for the upcoming book entitled Homelessness, Liberty, and Property (Cambridge University Press, 2024), written by Terry Skolnik, Associate Professor and Co-Director of the uOttawa Public Law Centre.

On March 3, 2023, the uOttawa Public Law Centre, uOttawa OUTLaw and the Conway Professionalism Speaker Series held a webinar on Misgendering in the Legal Profession. The invited speakers were Chan Tov McNamarah, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at Cornell Law School; Adrienne Smith, Adrienne Smith Law; and Samuel Singer, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, University of Ottawa.

On February 13, 2023, the uOttawa Public Law Centre hosted a discussion on Democratic Backsliding and the Decline of the Rule of Law in Poland led by Michał Wawrykiewicz, a Polish attorney specializing in constitutional law, human rights law and European.

Every other Tuesday from February 7 to April 4, 2023, Professor Paul Daly hosted the 2023 Administrative Law and Governance Colloquium. The topic for 2023 was “The Legitimacy of the State”. The speakers addressed various challenges to legitimacy in liberal democratic states by focusing on a range of institutions: the executive branch, the civil service, administrative agencies, immigration enforcement and central banks. The overall goal was to outline contemporary legitimacy challenges and likely responses. 

The Colloquium featured Professor Margit Cohn (The Executive); Professor Liz Fisher and Professor Sidney Shapiro (Administrative Agencies); Professor Joseph Heath (Civil Service); Professor Robert Thomas (Immigration); and Professor Peter Conti-Brown (Central Banks).

On February 2, 2023, Professor Marie-France Fortin of the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section, with the support of the uOttawa Public Law Centre, hosted a workshop for her forthcoming book The King Can Do No Wrong: Constitutional Fundamentals, Common Law History and Crown Liability (Oxford University Press, 2023). The book traces the evolution of the principle that the king can do no wrong, a fundamental principle in the common law world that shapes public law. The book revisits and sheds new light on how the principle might inform our current understanding of Crown liability and the availability of remedies against the state.

On January 20, 2023, the Faculty of Law, the Common Law and Civil Law Sections, the Decolonizing Water Partnership, the Centre for Environmental Law and Global Sustainability, and the uOttawa Public Law Centre hosted the Inaugural Lecture of Professor Aimée Craft, University Research Chair Nibi miinawaa aki inaakonigewin: Indigenous Governance in Relationship with Land and Water.

In addition, a mural was painted on the third floor of Fauteux Hall, the current home of the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law. The mural was designed and painted by the Onaman Collective to reflect Anishinaabe teachings and legal principles. The mural is a teaching tool and a reminder of the importance of Indigenous legal traditions in Canadian law. This project represents a commitment to Indigenous legal orders and education in law schools, in line with Truth and Reconciliation Call to Action 28.

On January 10, 2023, the PLC hosted a guest lecture by Visiting Professor Francisca Pou Giménez (Institute of Legal Research, UNAM) on her new co-edited volume, Proportionality and Transformation: Theory and Practice in Latin America (Cambridge University Press, 2022). Professors Ed Béchard-Torres (Toronto Metropolitan University) and Charles-Maxime Panaccio (uOttawa Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section) provided comments, and the conversation was moderated by Public Law Centre Co-Director Vanessa MacDonnell.

On November 23, 2022, the PLC hosted a discussion on various Supreme Court of Canada cases to watch in 2022-2023.

Professor Jamie Liew presented an analysis of Canadian Council for Refugees, et al. v Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, et al. while Professors Graham Mayeda and Sylvia Rich discussed R v Sharma. In addition, Professor Florence Robert provided insights into Attorney General of Québec, et al. v Attorney General of Canada, et al. and Professor François Larocque presented Commission scolaire francophone des Territoires du Nord-Ouest, A.B., et al. v Minister of Education, Culture and Employment of the Northwest Territories, et al. Lastly, Professor Paul Daly discussed Earl Mason, et al. v Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, et al.

On November 10, 2022, the PLC hosted a webinar on the Blackhorse v. Pro-Football, Inc., case, which concerned the striking down of six trademarks on the basis that they may disparage a substantial composite of Native Americans. The discussion was moderated by Veldon Coburn, Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa, and heard from Amanda Blackhorse, activist and social worker, and Jesse A. Witten, Partner at Faegre Drinker who served as counsel in the case.

On November 8, 2022, the uOttawa Public Law Centre, the University of Ottawa’s Forum on Water Law and Governance, the Centre for Environmental Law and Global Sustainability, and the Centre on Governance hosted an event for the launch of the edited collection, entitled Canada Water Agency: Multisectorial Issues of Law and Governance (LexisNexis, 2022).

On November 8, 2022, the uOttawa Public Law Centre and Professor François Larocque, the Canadian Francophonie Research Chair in Language Rights held a panel discussion on recent developments in language rights in Canada.

Moderated by Professor Larocque, the discussion covered themes such as intersectionality and language rights, Aboriginal languages, and the development of section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

On September 28, 2022, the uOttawa Public Law Centre and Professor Philippe Lagassé, the William and Jeanie Barton Chair, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, hosted a talk by Professor of Law Gavin Phillipson from the University of Bristol School of Law on the UK Supreme Court’s Miller II decision.

To mark the retirement of the Honourable Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella from the Supreme Court of Canada, the uOttawa Public Law Centre and the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice (CIAJ) held a two-day conference in May 2022 examining her influence on law and society. The Conference was chaired by Centre Co-Director Vanessa MacDonnell, Centre Fellow Stephen Bindman, and Gerald Chan of Stockwoods L.L.P., Toronto. Over 200 participants from across Canada and around the world joined this celebration (both online and in person). You can watch the majority of the presentations here.

In March 2022, in partnership with Tribunal Watch Ontario, the Centre organized a panel discussion with experts, including Professor Anne Levesque, on the decline of access to justice in Ontario administrative tribunals. The panellists addressed various concerns, notably staffing shortages, problems regarding the nominations process, and emerging practices within the tribunals. Watch here.

The legal and political rules that protect the confidentiality of collective decision-making at the highest level of the state executive have come under increasing scrutiny in Canada. Behind Closed Doors: The Law and Politics of Cabinet Secrecy (UBC Press) is the first comprehensive work on this controversial doctrine. In this bilingual event held in March 2022, Co-Director Vanessa MacDonnell chatted with Professor Campagnolo about his new book. Watch here.

The Centre was proud to maintain the tradition of celebrating the appointment of new Supreme Court of Canada justices in partnership with both sections of the Faculty of Law. In March 2022, the Centre hosted all nine justices of the Supreme Court in our first in-person event since the start of the pandemic, to mark the historic appointment of Justice Mahmud Jamal to the Supreme Court of Canada.

In March 2022, the Centre hosted a discussion on public and private law control police misconduct. The Centre collaborated with the Observatoire pluridisciplinaire sur le devenir du droit privé, the Laboratoire de recherche vulnérabilité, trauma et culture, and the Clinique juridique de Saint-Michel for this event. The panellists analyzed the limitations, difficulties and developments in both public and private law relating to police misconduct. Watch here.

Organized in partnership with the Civil Law Section of the Faculty of Law, this discussion with Professor Amar Khoday of the University of Manitoba, held in February 2022, delved into critical race theory, racial bias, and the minimization of racism. In his recent article “Black Voices Matter Too: Counter Narrating Smithers v The Queen” (2021) 58:3 Osgoode Hall Law Journal 567, Professor Khoday presents a legal history and counter-narrative of the Court’s official account in Smithers v. R. Watch here.

The Centre hosted three book launches related to Professor Daly’s new book. The first one, hosted in November 2021 for a United Kingdom audience, was a partnership with the Centre for Constitutional Studies, University College Dublin. The second launch was organized in collaboration with the Gilbert + Tobin Centre for Public Law, University of New South Wales, for an Australian audience. The third launch, this time for a Canadian audience, took place in January 2022. Watch here.

On November 26, 2021, the uOttawa Public Law Centre and OUTLaw hosted a panel reflecting on key trans legal issues in Canada. The panel, which included Professor Samuel Singer, discussed recent successful legal changes and their limitations, particularly for trans people on the margins.

On November 24, 2021, the PLC hosted a discussion on the decision Toronto (City) v Ontario (Attorney General), 2021 SCC 34, a major constitutional case challenging Ontario legislation that reduced the size of Toronto City Council from 47 to 25 wards during an ongoing municipal election. In a 5-4 decision, a majority of the court rejected the challenge, which was brought on the basis of s. 2(b) of the Charter—freedom of expression—and the unwritten constitutional principle of democracy. A panel of four experts, including professors Marie-France Fortin and Mike Pal, as well as fellow Steve Chaplin, provided rapid-response commentary on the case. Watch here.  

In collaboration with the Federal Court of Canada, the Centre hosted two live Federal Court hearings on immigration cases: Al-Abayechi v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2021 FC 1280 (hearing in English in October 2021) and Manenga v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2022 FC 233 (hearing in French in October 2021).

Co-organized by the PLC and the Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on the Rights of the Child, this panel, held in October 2021, and moderated by Professor Mona Paré, examined what role children’s rights and youth leadership play in ensuring good policy outcomes for Canada’s young people in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, and in the context of the release of Canada’s first state of the youth report. Watch here.

The event features 5 essays that discuss the challenges stateless people have faced during the COVID-10 pandemic that will be published by the Statelessness and Citizenship Review. Featuring grassroots organizers and researchers from five countries (Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Kuwait and Malaysia) the panel provides insights into the challenges stateless persons experience but also proposes policy recommendations for these contexts and for wider consideration.

A fireside chat with Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor and legal correspondent for Slate. Moderated by Professor MacDonnell, this conversation will cover Dahlia Lithwick’s journey from Ottawa to Washington and her experiences as a legal correspondent at the U.S. Supreme Court. Watch here.

The Federal Government recently introduced legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). These recent developments are important for both the Indigenous and legal communities and the uOttawa Public Law Centre invites you to attend this discussion on the domestic implementation of UNDRIP. Watch here.

Presented by the uOttawa Public Law Centre and the Research Chair, Linguistic Rights and Issues at the University of Ottawa 

A 90-minute bilingual discussion on whether the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms required the Prime Minister to recommend and the Governor General to appoint persons capable of speaking and understanding both official languages to the office of Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.Bilingual Event.

On March 22, 2021, this conference explored the obstacles and opportunities that exist around the creation of the Canada Water Agency, particularly from a social sciences and humanities perspective. Four themes were discussed: the legal considerations of Canadian water governance, international experiences in water governance, and sectoral approaches to the protection of water resources. This bilingual and interdisciplinary event was organized by the Public Law Centre, the Centre for Environmental Law and Global Sustainability and the Centre on Governance from the University of Ottawa, with the support of the Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue. Watch here.

On March 17th, 2021, Professor Jamie Liew sat down with the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development to learn about his path in law, how his education at the uOttawa Faculty of Law prepared him for his career, and how his experience coming to Canada as a refugee has shaped his approach to law and politics. Watch here.

The uOttawa Public Law Centre and the Research Chair, Linguistic Rights and Issues at the University of Ottawa presented: app Launch and demonstration of the planctus application. Planctus is a mobile application to educate the public on language rights and to facilitate the drafting and transmission of language complaints to the various competent authorities in Canada. Watch here.