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Bill 96 and the constitution - What you need to know | CBC Radio

April 28, 2022 | Numerous English-language advocacy groups have raised concerns about potential constitutionality issues with Quebec's recently tabled Bill 96, which was introduced as a means to safeguard the status of the French language. In this interview on CBC Radio, Max Bell School professor and humans rights lawyer Pearl Eliadis weighs in.

Published: 2 May 2022

One Hundred Days: How to explain a genocide | Literary Review of Canada

May 2022 | Writing for the Literary Review of Canada, Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis reflects on her three UN missions to Rwanda in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide and provides perspective on the trajectory of the country in the ensuing years.

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Published: 23 Apr 2022

For the health of all women in Quebec, without exception | M茅decins du Monde

As a member of the pro bono legal team supporting M茅decins du Monde (Doctors of the World) Canada,聽Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis is pushing the Quebec government to extend public health care to women in Quebec whose immigration status is precarious and who need reproductive and sexual health services.

Published: 23 Apr 2022

Pearl Eliadis on Emergencies Act | CBC Radio Noon Quebec & Quebec AM

February 15, 2022 | On聽Radio Noon Quebec with Shawn Apel, and on Quebec AM, professor Pearl Eliadis discusses the criteria for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoking the聽Emergencies Act in response to the ongoing convoy protests across Canada.

Published: 15 Feb 2022

Defining freedom in the time of COVID with Pearl Eliadis and Nicholas King | Video

February 9, 2022 | 9I制作厂免费 Alumni hosted a Made by 9I制作厂免费 webcast featuring professors聽Pearl Eliadis and Nicholas King entitled聽"Defining freedom in the time of COVID."

Published: 11 Feb 2022

A no-vax tax | CBC's Radio Noon Quebec with Shawn Apel

January 12, 2022聽| Joining the CBC's聽Radio Noon Quebec with Shawn Apel, Professor Pearl Eliadis cautions that it's premature to discuss the legality of the "no-vax tax" or health contribution the Quebec government is proposing on unvaccinated Quebecers, as the legislation has not been made publicly available yet.

"We don't know enough yet to know if it's legal, but I do think it's bad public policy," she comments.

Published: 13 Jan 2022

Quebec's 'anti-vax tax' difficult to enforce, experts say | Montreal Gazette

January 12, 2022 | After the Quebec government announced unvaccinated Quebecers would have to pay a "health contribution," Professor Pearl Eliadis weighs in on the legality and enforcement of such a proposition.

鈥淎re we really going to go and find 800,000 people, (some of whom) are low-income earners or have disabilities?鈥 she asked. 鈥淲hat are we going to do, seize their couch (if they can鈥檛 afford to pay)?鈥

Published: 13 Jan 2022

'Hassle' for tourists: Letter from June 2021 shows P.E.I. business group seeking relaxed COVID controls | CBC

January 5, 2022 | Professor Pearl Eliadis was interviewed for this public health article about聽COVID-19 pandemic restrictions for Prince Edward Island and their impact on businesses and tourism.

Professor Eliadis聽said something the pandemic has shown is that public health and economic interests aren't in competition 鈥 they are one and the same.

Published: 7 Jan 2022

Pearl Eliadis on Bill 96 | The Telegraph

December 28, 2021 | Pearl Eliadis commented聽that this legislation is the latest in a years-long push to effectively authorise "blatant discrimination against religious minorities in Quebec".

Eliadis said that while it was important to have protections in place for the French language, with Bill 96, "Quebec is starting to drift off into territory where they're really prepared to take pretty much any measures, sometimes outside the law ... to achieve that goal."

Published: 5 Jan 2022

Supreme Court ruling could change how human rights law is applied in Quebec | The Chronicle Journal

December 1, 2021 | A recent Supreme Court ruling has narrowed the聽scope of jurisdiction on discrimination cases. Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis聽argues that this new precedent is dangerous, running counter to the direction in which human rights law has evolved.

Published: 9 Dec 2021

The Culture Wars in Quebec? | Globe Justice Journal

November 11, 2021 | In this article, Max Bell School Professor Pearl Eliadis expresses her concern over the human rights restrictions that Quebec's Bill 96 poses, particularly to recent immigrants and other vulnerable individuals.聽

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Published: 16 Nov 2021

Quebec swiftly passes new bill to prohibit anti-vaccine protests near schools, hospitals | CTV News

September 23, 2021 | Quebec recently聽passed a聽new bill prohibiting anti-vaccination protestors from demonstrating outside聽schools and hospitals. Max Bell School's Pearl Eliadis comments: 鈥淭his is a rushed bill, it鈥檚 coming in really quickly."

Published: 7 Oct 2021

Bill 96 is in violation of international human rights law | CJAD 800

September 17, 2021聽| Radio interview with the聽Max Bell School's Pearl Eliadis on the controversy of Bill 96.

Listen to the interview.

Published: 7 Oct 2021

No, COVID-19 vaccines do not violate the Nuremberg Code | CTV News

September 7, 2021 |聽In a sign of the extraordinary times through which we're living, Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis was recently asked to explain why the Nuremberg Code is not a formal treaty, and how聽vaccine mandates fit into our聽human rights framework.

Published: 16 Sep 2021

Quebec vaccine passport elicits protest | Global News

August 13, 2021 | The Quebec government's plan to implement a vaccine passport system for some non-essential services has drawn the ire of some Quebecers. But despite the fact that such a system may infringe on certain Charter rights, it will likely be able to weather potential legal challenges, says Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis.

Published: 19 Aug 2021

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