ÉVÉNEMENTS PASSÉS

Les 11 et 12 juin derniers, le Centre de droit public de Uottawa a organisé une conférence nationale sur les 150 ans de la Cour suprême du Canada. La Cour suprême du Canada à 150 ans: Le passé, le présent et le futur représentent une collaboration du Centre de droit public, de l’Université de Montréal et de la Chaire du chancelier en droit et politiques autochtones de l’Université Dalhousie. Cet événement a été organisé conjointement par les professeures Vanessa MacDonnell (Université d’Ottawa), Naiomi Metallic (Université Dalhousie) et Noura Karazivan (Université de Montréal). 

Le Centre de droit public a organisé une conversation à l’heure du déjeuner avec Andrew Flavelle Martin au sujet de son livre, Legal Ethics and the Attorney General. L’ouvrage examine le rôle du procureur général au Canada, en mettant l’accent sur les normes éthiques qu’il doit respecter en tant qu’avocat, ainsi que sur l’importance de la responsabilité professionnelle pour le maintien de la primauté du droit.

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

Le Centre de droit public a organisé un lancement virtuel pour le nouveau livre de la professeure Marie-France Fortin, intitulé The King Can Do No Wrong: Constitutional Fundamentals, Common Law History, and Crown Liability. Cet ouvrage, qui a été finaliste pour le prix du Livre de l’année 2024 du International Forum on the Future of Constitutionalism, retrace l’histoire fascinante d’une tradition désuète de la common law selon laquelle le roi était considéré comme immunisée contre toute poursuite. Alors que les représentants du roi étaient, historiquement, pleinement responsables de leurs actes, une certaine confusion s’est installée autour de la notion mal définie de la « Couronne », ou du gouvernement lui-même.

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.

À la lumière de ces événements, le Centre de droit public de l’Université d’Ottawa a réuni des experts de premier plan pour discuter du litige à venir, des dimensions politiques et juridiques de la prorogation, ainsi que des répercussions possibles d’une intervention judiciaire. Les professeurs Vanessa MacDonnell, Paul Daly et Adam Dodek ont partagé leurs analyses lors d’une conversation animée par Kristen Boon, doyenne Susan-et-Perry-Dellelce de la Section de common law de la Faculté de droit.

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.

Le Centre de droit public de l’Université d’Ottawa et la série de conférences Conway sur le professionnalisme ont organisé le lancement du nouveau livre d’Adam Dodek, 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.

La Conférence de droit public est le principal forum biennal de discussion sur les sujets de droit public dans le monde de la common law. L’Université d’Ottawa a été ravie de coorganiser la cinquième édition de cette série qui a eu lieu du 2 au 5 juillet 2024, marquant le 10e anniversaire de la Conférence et la première fois qu’elle a eu lieu en Amérique du Nord.

Les coorganisateurs de la Conférence, les professeur.e.s Vanessa MacDonnell, Michael Pal et Jason Varuhas, ainsi que l’équipe du Centre de droit public, ont accueilli plus de 250 participants, réunissant un groupe véritablement mondial et diversifié de juges, d’universitaires, d’avocats, de praticiens du droit public et d’étudiants au doctorat pour discuter des questions de droit public les plus pressantes de notre époque. Le Canada s’est avéré un endroit idéal pour examiner toute la portée du thème de la conférence, « droits, devoirs et pouvoirs » en droit public, étant donné son système multi-juridique.

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.

Le 16 mai 2024, le Centre a accueilli le colloque Exploration des méthodologies de recherche en droit public. Cet événement a été organisé en partenariat avec le Centre de recherches critiques sur le droit (CERCRID), dans le cadre de l’accord de recherche stratégique renouvelé de l’Université d’Ottawa avec l’Université Jean Monnet à Saint-Étienne, en France.

Dans le cadre de cette entente, nous avons accueilli le professeur Baptiste Bonnet, doyen de la Faculté de droit de l’Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne et membre du CERCRID, la professeure Maryline Grange, également membre du CERCRID, et la professeure Mouna Mouncif- Moungache, directrice adjointe du CERCRID.

Le 2 mai 2024, le Centre de droit public a accueilli l’édition

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.

L’ouvrage de la professeure Dixon présente une conception du contrôle judicaire fondé sur la notion de la représentation, par ce fait entraînant des implications importantes pour les débats récents entourant le droit constitutionnel et la politique au Canada. Ceux-ci incluent des discussions concernant la disposition de dérogation, les principes constitutionnels non-écrits, et le rôle approprié ainsi que les limites du contrôle juridique dans une société démocratique.

Le Colloque en droit administratif et en gouvernance, au sujet de pouvoir exécutif, a eu lieu en hiver 2024. Le colloque a été organisé par le professeur Paul Daly, membre du Centre de droit public et titulaire de la Chaire de recherche de l’Université en droit administratif et en

En janvier 2024, le Centre de droit public a accueilli la professeure Alison L. Young, professeure de droit public Sir David Williams à l’University of Cambridge, conseillère juridique auprès du House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution et Law Commissioner for Public Law and

La professeure Young a présenté de son dernier livre intitulé « Unchecked Power ? : How Recent Constitutional Reforms Are Threatening UK Democracy ». La professeure Vanessa MacDonnell, codirectrice du Centre de droit public uOttawa, et le professeur Grégoire Webber, de l’Université Queen’s ont offert leurs commentaires par la suite.

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.

La Cour a décidé que les contrôles routiers aléatoires constituent une détention arbitraire et entraînent un profilage racial et une discrimination, qui ne sont pas justifiés dans une société libre et démocratique. Terry Skolnik, professeur et codirecteur du Centre de droit public, et Fernando Belton, avocat de la défense, directeur de la clinique juridique de Saint-Michel et conférencier, ont discuté ensemble de cet important dossier et de ses implications au Québec et dans le reste du 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.

Le 31 mars 2023, le Centre de droit public de l’Université d’Ottawa a accueilli un groupe d’experts qui a exploré un éventail de questions juridiques liées aux campements de tentes au Canada et aux États-Unis, y compris la relation entre les campements et le droit constitutionnel, le droit pénal et la procédure, le droit privé et la théorie du droit. L’événement a accueilli la professeure Alexandra Flynn (University of British Columbia), le professeur Ben McJunkin (Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University) et le professeur Terry Skolnik (codirecteur du Centre de droit public).

Le 29 mars 2023, le Centre de droit public de l’Université d’Ottawa et huit autres centres de recherche et instituts universitaires ont organisé une conférence sur le rapport de la Commission Rouleau, à laquelle ont assisté plus de 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.

Le 3 mars 2023, le Centre de droit public de l’Université d’Ottawa, OUTLaw de l’Université d’Ottawa et la série de conférences Conway sur le professionnalisme ont coorganisé un webinaire sur les préjugés dans la profession juridique. Les conférenciers invités étaient Chan Tov McNamarah, professeur adjoint de droit invité à la Cornell Law School ; Adrienne Smith, Adrienne Smith Law ; et Samuel Singer, professeur adjoint à la Faculté de droit, Section de common law, Université d’Ottawa.

Le 13 février 2023, le Centre de droit public de l’Université d’Ottawa a organisé une discussion sur le recul démocratique et le déclin de la primauté du droit en Pologne, animée par Michał Wawrykiewicz, avocat polonais spécialisé en droit constitutionnel, en droit de la personne et en droit européen.

Tous les deux mardis, du 7 février au 4 avril 2023, le professeur Paul Daly a organisé le colloque sur le droit administratif et la gouvernance 2023. Le thème de 2023 était « La légitimité de l’État ».

Le colloque a réuni les professeurs Margit Cohn (pouvoir exécutif), Liz Fisher et Sidney Shapiro (agences administratives), Joseph Heath (fonction publique), Robert Thomas (immigration) et Peter Conti-Brown (banques centrales).

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.

En outre, une murale a été réalisée au troisième étage du pavillon Fauteux, siège actuel de la Faculté de droit de l’Université d’Ottawa. La murale a été conçue et peinte par le collectif Onaman pour refléter les enseignements et les principes juridiques des Anishinaabe. Il s’agit donc d’un outil d’enseignement et un rappel de l’importance des traditions juridiques autochtones dans le droit canadien. Ce projet représente un engagement en faveur des ordres juridiques autochtones et de l’enseignement dans les facultés de droit, conformément à l’appel à l’action 28 de la Commission de vérité et réconciliation.

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.

Le 23 novembre 2022, le CDP a organisé une discussion sur diverses affaires de la Cour suprême du Canada à suivre en 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).

Le 8 novembre 2022, le Centre de droit public de l’Université d’Ottawa et le professeur François Larocque, titulaire de la Chaire de recherche sur la francophonie canadienne en droits et enjeux linguistiques, ont organisé une table ronde sur les récents développements en matière de droits linguistiques au 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.

Le 26 novembre 2021, le CDP et OUTLaw ont organisé un panel de discussion sur principaux enjeux relatifs aux personnes transgenres au Canada. Le groupe d’expert.e.s, dont le professeur Samuel Singer, ont discuté des récents changements juridiques et leurs limites — particulièrement pour les personnes transgenres marginalisées. 

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.

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.

Présenté par Le Centre de droit public de l’Université d’Ottawa et la Chaire de recherche, Droits et enjeux linguistiques de l’Université d’Ottawa.

Cette discussion bilingue de 90 minutes abordait la question de savoir si la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés oblige le premier ministre à recommander et la gouverneure générale à nommer des personnes capables de parler et comprendre les deux langues officielles au poste de lieutenante-gouverneure du Nouveau-Brunswick.

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.