Presentations
Martha Jackman | Bruce Porter | Gwen Brodsky | Barbara Cameron | Shelagh Day | Vincent Greason Lucie Lamarche | Margot Young | Leilani Farha | Sharon McIvor | Yvonne Peters | Useful Links
Martha Jackman, Co-Director (Academic)
Witness testimony to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, study of Bill C-19, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act (March 28-29, 2012) at p. 82, 89-90, 94, 97-99.
“Condition Critical: Creating a Social-Rights Framework for Health Care Decision-Making” (Presentation delivered at the Reconceiving Human Rights Practice for the New Social Rights Paradigm Symposium, University of Ottawa, 15 October 2011).
“Positive Obligations on Governments to Address the Under-representation of Women” (Lecture delivered at the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund and Equal Voice Expert Roundtable on Under-representation of Women in Elected Office, Toronto, Ontario, June 2011).
“Cross-border Care Through a Charter Lens” (Lecture delivered at the Institute of Population Health Symposium on Cross-border Health Care, Ottawa, Ontario, June 2011).
“La responsabilisation du système de santé et la Charte” (Lecture delivered at the Annual Conference on Emerging Issues in Public Law, University of Ottawa, May 2011).
“Théorie et pratique en droit et justice sociale” (Course delivered at the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, 2010 & 2011).
“Constitutional and Comparative Law Dimensions of Socio-economic Rights in Canada” (Guest Lecture delivered at the Faculty of Law, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile, December 2010).
Participant, Council of Canadians with Disabilities’ End Exclusion 2010: Disabling Poverty / Enabling Citizenship (Ottawa, Ontario, 1-2 November 2010).
“La pauvreté : droits et recours à l’échèle internationale / Poverty: Rights and Remedies Under International Law” (Keynote Speech delivered at the 3rd Annual Poverty Summit of the New Brunswick Common Front for Social Justice, Moncton, New Brunswick, 15 October 2010).
“NGOs Dealing with Issues Affecting Women” (Working Meeting held with Canadian Human Rights Commission, 13 May 2010).
“Recent Developments Regarding Cost Awards in Public Interest Litigation and Access to Justice” (Continuing Legal Education Seminar on Civil Litigation delivered in Ottawa, Ontario, March 2010)
“La Charte et la pauvreté: une maison de carton?” (Guest Lecture delivered at the University of Ottawa Institute of Women’s Studies, November 2009).
“Remedial challenges in socio-economic rights litigation” (Lecture delivered at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Institute for the Advancement of Justice, Ottawa, Ontario, September 2009).
“The implications of the Kapp decision for Charter equality litigation” (Lecture delivered at the Annual General Meeting of the Court Challenges Program, Ottawa, Ontario, May 2009).
“La Charte et la pauvreté: une maison de carton? / Poverty and the Charter: Sleeping Under a Box?” (Workshop delivered at the Gordon F. Henderson Chair in Human Rights Symposium on Feminist Perspectives on Human Rights in Canada, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, 29 March 2009).
Witness testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women, regarding the proposed restoration of the Court Challenges Program (December 4, 2007) at p. 1, 8-10, 11-14 (December 4, 2007) at p. 2-3, 11-13.
Witness testimony to the House of Commons Official Languages Committee, study regarding health care for minority language communities (September 16, 2003).
Witness testimony to the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights, study regarding the status of Canada's adherence to international human rights instruments and on the process whereby Canada enters into, implements and reports on such agreements (April 15, 2002).
Witness testimony to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, examination of the state of health care system in Canada (June 6, 2001)
Witness testimony to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, analysis of Bill S-5, to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to add social condition as a prohibited ground of discrimination (May 13, 1998)
Witness testimony to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, analysis os Bill S-5, to amend the Canada Human Right Act in respect of people with disabilities (November 19, 1997).
Witness testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, pre-budget consultations (October 23, 1996).
Witness testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources (March 21, 1996)
Witness testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, pre-budget consultations (November 21, 1995)
Bruce Porter, Co-Director (Community)
“Social Rights in Anti-Poverty and Housing Strategies: Making the Connection” (Presentation delivered at the Reconceiving Human Rights Practice for the New Social Rights Paradigm Symposium, University of Ottawa, 15 October 2011).
“International Human Rights and Strategies to Address Homelessness and Poverty in Canada: Making the Connection” (Panel Presentation delivered at the Institute of Population Health, Toronto, Ontario, 30 September 2011).
Participant, Council of Canadians with Disabilities’ End Exclusion 2010: Disabling Poverty / Enabling Citizenship (Ottawa, Ontario, 1-2 November 2010).
“Strategic Litigation Initiative in Support of the OP-ICESCR” (Workshop delivered in New York City, New York, 12-13 October 2010).
“In Defense of “Soft” Remedies (Sometimes): Enforcing Principled Remedies to Systemic Social Rights Claims in Canada” (Paper delivered at the International Symposium on Enforcement of ESCR Judgments, Bogota, Columbia, 6-7 May 2010).
“Developments in International Law and Drafting History of the Optional-Protocol to the ICESCR” (Paper delivered to the UN CESCR, New York City, New York, 2 November 2009).
“Enforcing Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: The Hope and Challenge of the Optional Protocol” (Panel Presentation delivered at Furman Hall, NYU School of Law, 23 September 2009).
Witness testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, study regarding the federal contribution to reducing poverty in Canada (April 23, 2009) at p. 6, 10, 11, 12.
Witness testimony to the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights, Study on the Universal Periodic Review (a review of the machinery of government dealing with Canada's international and national human rights obligations) (April 20, 2009) at 28.
Witness testimony to the Senate subcommittee on Cities of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, examining current social issues pertaining to Canada's largest cities (May 1, 2008) at 50.
Special Presentation to Judges and Lawyers from Japan, China, Korea and Mongolia, judicial training hosted by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the International Commission of Jurists, Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia, January 26-28, 2004.
The Struggle for Social Rights in Canada: Where to From Here, A Discussion with Bruce Porter. Centre for Urban and Community Studies, University of Toronto (March 17, 2003)
Witness testimony to the House of Commons committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, regarding Canada's World Trade Organization Agenda (April 28, 1999).
Witness testiony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, study of Bill C-76, An Act to implement certains provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 1995 (May 16, 1995).
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Gwen Brodsky
Lecture: “Governments as Litigators in Human Rights Cases: Guarantors or Opponents of Rights?” UBC Faculty of Law, Centre for Feminist Legal Studies, January 21, 2014.
“Anxiety About Remedies for Social Rights Violations and the Role of Systemic Evidence: Are the Courts Putting the Cart Before the Horse?” (Presentation delivered at the Reconceiving Human Rights Practice for the New Social Rights Paradigm Symposium, University of Ottawa, 15 October 2011).
“Accommodation in the 21st Century” (Lecture at the Annual General Meeting of the British Columbia Coalition of Persons with Disabilities, Vancouver, British Columbia, 11 June 2011).
Facilitator for the Kawaskimhon Moot Court, Vancouver, British Columbia, 4-6 March 2011.
“PD v AG BC and the Constitutional Right to Legal Aid in Family Law Matters” (Panel Presentation delivered at the Ottawa Law Review Symposium: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Re B.C. Motor Vehicle Act, University of Ottawa, 24 February 2011).
“Poverty / Access to Services and Benefits: A Constitutional Case Study” (Presentation delivered at the Canadian Bar Association - Nunavut Branch, Iqaluit, Nunavut, May 2010).
Witness, House of Commons Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development: Study on Bill C-3 (Ottawa, Ontario, 13 April 2010).
“Poverty and Equality Promises: New Strategies for Legal Advocacy” (Guest Lecture delivered at the Faculty of Law, University of Victoria, 24 February 2010).
“Rewriting Equality: The Women’s Court of Canada” (Panel Presentation delivered at the College of Law, University of Saskatchewan, 16 March 2009).
“The Women’s Court of Canada and Barriers to Substantive Equality” (Panel Presentation delivered at the Faculty of Law, University of Calgary, 13 March 2009).
“The Women’s Court of Canada and Barriers to Substantive Equality” (Panel Presentation delivered at the Faculty of Law, University of Alberta, 13 March 2009).
“The Women’s Court of Canada and Barriers to Substantive Equality” (Panel Presentation delivered at the Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia, 9 March 2009).
“The McIvor Case” (Guest Lecture delivered to Women, Law, and Social Change Course (LAW 307), University of British Columbia, 2 March 2009).
“Using Constitutional and International Human Rights to Advance Women's Social and Economic Rights” (Inaugural Address for the United Nations Development Programme’s Centre for Constitutional Dialogue Speaker Series, Kathmandu, Nepal, 10 February 2009).
Barbara Cameron
“Budgeting for Women’s Human Rights” (Presentation delivered at the Reconceiving Human Rights Practice for the New Social Rights Paradigm Symposium, University of Ottawa, 15 October 2011).
“The Office and Powers of the Governor General: Political Intention and Legal Interpretation” (Paper delivered at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Political Science Association, Wilfred Laurier University, 17 May 2011).
“CEDAW Workshop” (Community Workshop delivered in Ottawa, Ontario, 9-10 February 2011).
Invited participant, Workshop on Constitutional Conventions (Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, 3-4 February 2011).
“Minority Government: Blessing or Curse” (Lecture delivered at the Department of Political Science, York University, 18 November 2010).
“Budgeting for Women’s Human Rights” (Community Workshop delivered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 15 November 2010).
“Budgeting for Women’s Human Rights” (Community Workshop delivered in Toronto, Ontario, 2 November 2010).
“Budgeting for Women’s Human Rights” (Community Workshop delivered in Vancouver, British Columbia, 19 October 2010).
Witness, House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, pre-budget consultations (Ottawa, October 6, 2010) at p. 18-20.
Organizer, Think Tank Meeting on Women’s Human Rights and Macroeconomic Policy Choices (Centre for Feminist Research, York University, 7-8 June 2010).
“Accountability Regimes for Federal Social Transfers: An Exercise in Deconstruction and Reconstruction” (Presentation delivered at the conference on Understanding and Evaluating New Intergovernmental Accountability Regimes: Canada in Comparative Perspective, School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Toronto, 5 February 2010).
“Prorogation, Dissolution and the Governor General’s Reserve Powers” (Presentation delivered at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Political Science Association, Carleton University, 27 May 2009).
“Perverse incentives, parliamentary conventions, and the selection of a Prime Minister” (Panel Presentation delivered at the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights on the Future of Canada’s Democracy: Lessons Learned and Where to go from Here, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, 21 April 2009).
“Domestic Accountability Mechanisms and Human Rights Implementation: Still Looking for a Sustainable Model” (Panel Presentation delivered at the Gordon F. Henderson Chair in Human Rights Symposium on Feminist Perspectives on Human Rights in Canada, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, 28 March 2009).
“The Reserve Powers, Parliamentary Conventions, and the Two-Party Bias of Canada’s Political Traditions” (Lecture delivered at the conference on What Makes a Government Coalition Work: A Canada-European Dialogue, sponsored by the Friedrich Eberts Foundation and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Ottawa, Ontario, 12 March 2009).
Witness testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, study of the proposed budget (May 15, 1995).
Shelagh Day
“Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada and the Standard of Due Diligence” (Presentation delivered at the Reconceiving Human Rights Practice for the New Social Rights Paradigm Symposium, University of Ottawa, 15 October 2011).
Participant, United Nations Experts Group Meeting with the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women on State Obligations to Eliminate Violence against Women (Boston, Massachusetts, 26-27 April 2011).
“Remarks” (Presentation delivered at the International Women’s Day Breakfast, B.C. Federation of Labour, 8 March 2011).
Facilitator for the Kawaskimhon Moot Court, Vancouver, British Columbia, 4-6 March 2011.
“CEDAW Workshop” (Community Workshop delivered in Ottawa, Ontario, 9-10 February 2011).
Witness testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women, study of violence against Aboriginal women (January 18, 2011) at p. 40, 46, 49-50, 52, 54.
“NGOs Dealing with Issues Affecting Women” (Working Meeting held with Canadian Human Rights Commission, 18-19 November 2010).
“Activism and Social Justice” (Presentation delivered at the Annual Conference of the B.C. Association of Social Workers, 9 November 2010).
Witness testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, pre-budget consultations (September 27, 2010) at p. 20, 22, 25, 29.
“Challenges and Strategies” (Remarks delivered at Together for Women’s Security: A Conference convened by the Governor General of Canada, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Ottawa, Ontario, 10 September 2010).
“Feminist Ideas of the Canadian Nation” (Panel Presentation delivered for Feminist Legal Activism at Fifty: Critical Reflections, University of Ottawa, 14 May 2010).
“NGOs Dealing with Issues Affecting Women” (Working Meeting held with Canadian Human Rights Commission, 13 May 2010).
“‘Citizenship and Social Justice’ or ‘Fend For Yourself’ and ‘Shut the Fuck Up!’: Messages from the Neoliberal State” (Paper delivered for Cosmopolis/Cosmopolitics, Humanities and Citizenship after Neoliberalism?, Simon Fraser University, 5-8 May 2010).
“Poverty and Equality Promises: New Strategies for Legal Advocacy” (Guest Lecture delivered at the Faculty of Law, University of Victoria, 24 February 2010).
“Stuck in the Mud: Why Canada Can't Deal With Systemic Discrimination Against Women” (Paper delivered for 25 Years After: A Retrospective on the Abella Commission and Employment Equity, Carleton University, May 2009).
“Shadow Reports and Treaty Compliance Review: What have Women Accomplished in Canada?” (Panel Presentation delivered at the Gordon F. Henderson Chair in Human Rights Symposium on Feminist Perspectives on Human Rights in Canada, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, 28 March 2009).
“Rewriting Equality: The Women’s Court of Canada” (Panel Presentation delivered at the College of Law, University of Saskatchewan, 16 March 2009).
“The Women’s Court of Canada and Barriers to Substantive Equality” (Panel Presentation delivered at the Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia, 9 March 2009).
Witness testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women regarding the proposed restoration of the Court Challenges Program (December 4, 2007) at p. 1, 8-10, 11-14.
Presentation: Defending the Rights of Mothers, NAWL Conference, Ottawa (May 11, 2007).
Witness testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women, roundtable regarding global issues as they relate to women (December 14, 2004) at p. 3, 5 - 10.
Witness testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women, perspectives on Status of Women Canada (November 18, 2004) at p. 9, 10, 12, 14.
Witness testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, pre-budget consultations (October 27, 2003).
Witness testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, pre-budget consultations (October 7, 1998).
Vincent Greason
“Poverty as a Human Rights Violation (Except in Government Anti-Poverty Strategies)” (Presentation delivered at the Reconceiving Human Rights Practice for the New Social Rights Paradigm Symposium, University of Ottawa, 15 October 2011).
"Rapport des droits humains - Ligue des droits et libertés" (Consultations held with national partners, Montreal, Quebec, 16 September 2011).
“Human Rights as a Social Work Issue” (Workshop delivered to School of Social Work practicum supervisors, Ottawa, Ontario, September 2011).
"Rapport des droits humains - Ligue des droits et libertés" (Consultations held with national partners, Montreal, Quebec, 31 March 2011).
“Human Rights” (Guest Lecture delivered to Théorie et pratique en droit et justice sociale (CML 3512/DCL 5503), Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, March 2011).
“Dignité et inclusion à travers la défense et le respect des droits de la personne” (Lecture delivered for National Social Work Week, Ottawa, Ontario, March 2011).
“Quebec Act to Combat Poverty and Exclusion” (Community Workshop delivered at Faculty of Education, Concordia University, March 2011).
“Putting Law to Work in the Community / Lorsque le milieu communautaire s’approprie le droit : théorie et pratiques” (Course delivered at Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, Winter 2011).
“Rapport des droits humains - Ligue des droits et libertés" (Consultations held with national partners, Montreal, Quebec, 15 December 2010).
“Role of Chagnon Foundation in Quebec” (Workshop delivered at CEGEP de Joliette, November 2010).
“Is Social Justice Still Relevant” (Lecture delivered at the Social Justice Speaker Series, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, 13 October 2010).
“Human Rights” (Guest Lecture delivered to Droit des biens (CML 1608), Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, September 2010).
“Role of Chagnon Foundation in Quebec” (Workshop delivered to Board of directors of Centraide-Outaouais, September 2010).
“Indicators and Measuring Human Rights” (Community Workshop delivered in Trois-Rivières, 16 April 2010).
“Enquête conscientisante on violation to the right to health in Gatineau” (Workshop delivered to Maison communautaire Deschênes, April 2010).
“Enquête conscientisante on violation to the right to health in Gatineau” (Workshop delivered at Association des étudiants, UQO, April 2010).
“Quebec Act to Combat Poverty and Exclusion” (Community Workshop delivered in Lanaudière, 11 March 2010).
“Enquête conscientisante on violation to the right to health in Gatineau” (Workshop delivered at Conseil central de la CSN, March 2010).
“Human rights responsibilities of community actors” (Community Workshop delivered in Gatineau, Saint-Hubert, Joliette, Baie-Comeau and Victoriaville, Winter 2010).
“Indicators and Measuring Human Rights” (Community Workshop delivered to Collectif régional de l’Outaouais pour un Québec sans pauvreté, 7 December 2009).
“Indicators and Measuring Human Rights” (Community Workshop delivered to Ligue de droits et libertés, 7 November 2009).
“Quebec Act to Combat Poverty and Exclusion” (Community Workshop delivered in Mauricie, 29 September 2009).
“Role of Chagnon Foundation in Quebec” (Workshop delivered at Forum social Lanaudière, April 2009).
“Quebec Act to Combat Poverty and Exclusion” (Community Workshop delivered in Victoriaville, 11 March 2009).
“Quebec Act to Combat Poverty and Exclusion” (Community Workshop delivered in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, 3 March 2009).
Lucie Lamarche
Witness testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, study of Bill C-23 (An Act to Amend the Canada Elections Act and Other Acts and to Make Consequential Amendments to Certain Acts, otherwise known as the Fair Elections Act) (April 2, 2014) at p. 1, 4-6, 8.
Panel de discussion: les universités, la recherche et les quatre thèmes de la fondation Trudeau (Panel Discussion on Universities, Research and the Trudeau Foundation's Four Themes) (2013)
Witness testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, pre-budget consultations (October 16, 2012), at p. 5, 9-10.
Witness testimony to the Senate Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights, issues relating to human rights, including review of the machinery of government dealing with Canada's national and international human rights obligations (February 6, 2012) at p. 26, 36-37, 40-41, 44, 46, 48.
“Environment and Human Rights” (Course to be delivered at the University of Ottawa, Winter 2012).
“Introduction to the Inter American System of Human Rights” (Course to be delivered at the University of Ottawa, Winter 2012).
Organizer, “Human Rights and the City Lecture Series” (Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, November 2010-March 2011).
“Introduction to International Law of Human Rights” (Course delivered at the University of Ottawa, 2010 & 2011).
"Le contrôle des espaces publics par les autorités policières et par les agents de sécurité” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 31 March 2011).
"Le droit des travailleuses domestiques à l’égalité de traitement” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 3 March 2011).
“La Déclaration régionale de principes en matière d’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes en Outaouais (2011): le cas de l’égalité entre les sexes dans les instances décisionnelles et consultatives” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 17 February 2011).
“Human rights responsibilities of community actors” (Community Workshop delivered in Montreal, Quebec, 2010).
“Bilan de l’année 2010” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 9 December 2010).
"L’industrie des gaz de schiste au Québec: aussi une affaire de droits humains” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 18 November 2010).
"Le droit des femmes à la santé reproductive et la nouvelle politique canadienne d’aide au développement” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 13 May 2010).
“NGOs Dealing with Issues Affecting Women” (Working Meeting held with Canadian Human Rights Commission, 13 May 2010).
"Le territoire et les droits humains, le cas de la Charte des droits et des responsabilités des citoyens de la ville de Montréal” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 6 May 2010).
"Budget-Tarifs et Droit humains: la lutte au déficit a-t-elle toujours le dernier mot?” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 1 April 2010).
"Le rapport de la Rapporteure spéciale des Nations Unies sur les minorités et le racisme dans les villes canadiennes” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 18 March 2010).
"Une décision de la Cour du Québec reconnaît les abus subis par les aides immigrantes dans les familles québécoises et octroie des dommages" (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 11 February 2010).
"La récente publication du rapport du Sénat: Pauvreté-Logement-Itinérance: les 3 fronts de la lutte contre l’exclusion au Canada” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 17 December 2009).
"La Convention des Nations Unies relative aux droits de l’enfant a 20 ans” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 19 November 2009).
“Indicators and Measuring Human Rights” (Community Workshop delivered to Ligue de droits et libertés, 7 November 2009).
"Le rapport Goldstone des Nations Unies sur le conflit dans la Bande de Gaza en décembre 2008: oui, le droit international a été violé” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 22 October 2009).
"Le retour du débat sur les valeurs québécoises et les accomodements raisonnables et le dépôt du Projet de loi 16” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 8 October 2009).
"L’intégration scolaire des enfants atteints d’un handicap et la Loi québécoise sur l’instruction publique” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 24 September 2009).
"L’été 2009 et la Politique étrangère du Canada en matière de droits de la personne : un sombre bilan” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 27 August 2009).
“Le rapport 2008 du Comité International de la Croix-Rouge” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 28 May 2009).
"L’aide internationale canadienne et l’Afrique : que reste-t-il de la lutte contre l’extrême pauvreté?” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 21 May 2009).
Witness testimony to the House of Commons Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development following Universal Periodic Review of Canada's fulfillment of human rights obligations by the United Nations Human Rights Council (May 28 2009).
"L’épidémie de grippe porcine et le droit à la santé” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 14 May 2009 / 30 April 2009).
"La réglementation des activités de procréation assistée et le droit aux origines” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 23 April 2009).
"Philanthropie, pauvreté et droits humains : la recette des riches, ailleurs et ici” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 16 April 2009).
"Lorsque le sort des femmes afghanes dépend de la géopolitique mondiale” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 9 April 2009).
"Le Sommet du G 20 à Londres et les plus pauvres de la planète” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 2 April 2009).
Witness testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, study on the federal contribution to reducing poverty in Canada (March 31, 2009) at p. 3, 7-9, 12.
Witness testimony to the Senate Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights, issues relating to human rights, including review of the machinery of government dealing with Canada's national and international human rights obligations (March 30, 2009) at p. 42-45, 49-50, 52, 55.
"La violence au Mexique, le narco trafic et les meurtres de femmes : pour qui l’armée intervient-elle?” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 19 March 2009).
"La journée internationale des femmes…sur fond de crise économique” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 5 March 2009).
“La visite canadienne du Président Obama et le syndrome Buy American: le protectionnisme économique favorise-t-il le droit au travail?" (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 19 February 2009).
"L’équité salariale” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 12 February 2009).
"La prière en ouverture des séances des conseils municipaux du Québec : qui ne dit mot consent…” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 5 February 2009).
“Guantanamo : la suite…” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 29 January 2009).
"La crise de l’emploi au Canada et le droit à la protection sociale : pourquoi faut-il bonifier le régime d’assurance emploi?” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 22 January 2009).
“La « dé »mesure des attaques israéliennes sur Gaza: Quelle est la mesure du droit de la guerre?” (CBC Radio Canada Commentary Series, La Chronique des droits de la personne, 15 January 2009).
,« Le droit à la Ville «Made in Québec»: un exercice de gouvernance marqué par le pragmatisme ? Le cas de Montréal »,Laboratoire de recherché sur la gouvernance publique: territoire et communication, colloque largotec, presentee a l’Université de Paris XII-Val-de-Marne, 13, 14 et 15 décembre 2007.
Witness testimony to the Senate Committee on Human Rights, in an examination of the status of Canada’s adherence to international human rights instruments and on the process whereby Canada enters into, implements, and reports on such agreements (May 27, 2002) at p. 5.
Margot Young
Prezi: Victoria v Adams, Social Justice and the Law (November 13, 2013)
Prezi: Housing justice (November 25, 2012)
BC Has the Second highest poverty rate in the country, On the Coast, CBC Radio (November 21, 2012).
“Substantive Equality Reconsidered: Social Rights Under the Charter” (Presentation delivered at the Reconceiving Human Rights Practice for the New Social Rights Paradigm Symposium, University of Ottawa, 15 October 2011).
Speaker: Coordinating Compliance between Gender Equality and Trade (University of Ottawa, Ontario, December 2, 2010).
“Sleeping Rough and Shooting Up: British Columbia’s Social Justice Issues Go to Court” (Lecture delivered at Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia, 29 October 2010).
“Taking Equality Struggles to Court” (Panel Presentation delivered for Feminist Legal Activism at Fifty: Critical Reflections, University of Ottawa, 14 May 2010).
Witness testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, study of the federal contribution to reducing poverty in Canada (Vancouver, British Columbia, November 30, 2009) at p. 3, 6-9.
“Law and Inequality” (Lecture delivered at Faculty of Law, University of Victoria, 16 September 2009).
Witness testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women, study of the Public Sector Equitable Compensation Act (Videoconference, June 4 2009) at p. 3-13.
Participant, Roundtable on Legal Aid (Canadian Bar Association, UBC Robson Square, Vancouver, British Columbia, 2 June 2009).
“Accountability and Poverty Reduction Plans” (Panel Presentation delivered at Making Common Cause and Effecting Real Change: Advocating for Poverty Reduction in Alberta and British Columbia, Canadian Council of Social Development Social Forum, Calgary, Alberta, 20 May 2009).
“CEDAW Reports and Women’s Rights” (Press Conference: Lone Mothers, Housing, and Poverty, Healing Our Spirit Lodge Society, Vancouver, British Columbia, 9 April 2009).
”Social Sustainability and the City” (Lecture delivered for UBC Dialogue: How Will the 2010 Games Affect the Environmental, Social and Economic Vitality of Our Communities?, Richmond, British Columbia, 1 April 2009).
“An Income of Her Own: Welfare Reform and a Basic Income” (Workshop delivered at the Gordon F. Henderson Chair in Human Rights Symposium on Feminist Perspectives on Human Rights in Canada, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, 29 March 2009).
“International Human Rights Complaints” (Guest Lecture delivered to Sex, Politics and the State Seminar, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Carleton, 27 March 2009).
“Rights for Real: Law and Social Justice” (Guest Lecture delivered at Vancouver Flying University, Vancouver, British Columbia, 24 March 2009).
“International Human Rights and Canadian NGOs” (Guest Lecture delivered to Human Rights Seminar (Professor Bill Black), University British Columbia, 10 March 2009).
“Women and Guaranteed Income,” (Guest Lecture delivered to Women, Law, and Social Change Course (LAW 307), University of British Columbia, February 2009).
Witness testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, pre-budget consultation (October 17, 2005) at p. 4, 10-12.
Witness testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, pre-budget consultations (October 27, 2003).
Witness testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, study of Bill C-2, an Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Employment Insurance Regulations (March 14 2001)
Witness testimony to the subcommittee on tax equity for Canadian families with dependent children of the Standing committee on Finance, study of tax equity for Canadian families with dependent children (May 10, 1999).
Witness testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, pre-budget consultations (October 7, 1998)
Witness testimony to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, study of Bill S-5, to amend the Canada Human Rights Act, Canada Evidence Act, and the Criminal Code in respect of persons with disabilities (November 27, 1997).
Collaborating Researchers
Leilani Farha
“NGOs Dealing with Issues Affecting Women” (Working Meeting held with Canadian Human Rights Commission, 18-19 November 2010).
“Home and Abroad: New Places and Spaces for Women’s Social/Equality Rights” (Panel Presentation delivered for Feminist Legal Activism at Fifty: Critical Reflections, University of Ottawa, 14 May 2010).
“NGOs Dealing with Issues Affecting Women” (Working Meeting held with Canadian Human Rights Commission, 13 May 2010).
Witness, House of Commons Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development: Study on Universal Period Review (Ottawa, Ontario, 1 April 2010).
Witness, House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities: Study on Federal Contribution to Reducing Poverty in Canada (Ottawa, Ontario, 31 March 2009).
Witness, Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights: Study on Universal Period Review (Ottawa, Ontario, 30 March 2009).
“Focus for the Future” (Panel Presentation delivered at the Gordon F. Henderson Chair in Human Rights Symposium on Feminist Perspectives on Human Rights in Canada, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, 29 March 2009).
Sharon McIvor
Witness testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women, study of violence against Aboriginal women (January 28, 2011) at 53-54.
“NGOs Dealing with Issues Affecting Women” (Working Meeting held with Canadian Human Rights Commission, 18-19 November 2010).
“Whatever you do for the Least of my Sisters you do for me” (Panel Presentation delivered for Feminist Legal Activism at Fifty: Critical Reflections, University of Ottawa, 14 May 2010).
“NGOs Dealing with Issues Affecting Women” (Working Meeting held with Canadian Human Rights Commission, 13 May 2010).
Witness, House of Commons Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development: Study on Bill C-3 (Ottawa, Ontario, 13 April 2010).
“The Women’s Court of Canada and Barriers to Substantive Equality” (Panel Presentation delivered at the Faculty of Law, University of Calgary, 13 March 2009).
The Women’s Court of Canada and Barriers to Substantive Equality” (Panel Presentation delivered at the Faculty of Law, University of Alberta, 13 March 2009).
Witness testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women, regarding the proposed restoration of the Court Challenges Program (December 4, 2007) at p. 6, 11, 14.
Witness testimony to the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights, study of the division of real matrimonial property on-reserve (September 29, 2003) at p. 19, 27-37.
Yvonne Peters
“Making Disabilities Rights Real for Women: A Cumul of Strategies in Canada” (Workshop delivered at the Gordon F. Henderson Chair in Human Rights Symposium on Feminist Perspectives on Human Rights in Canada, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, 28 March 2009).