The McGill Law Journal Podcast

This episode explores the constitutional battle surrounding Quebec's Bill 21 and its implications for religious freedom, gender equality, and minority rights. The discussion examines the tension between Section 28 of the Canadian Charter, which guarantees gender equality, and Section 33, the notwithstanding clause, which Quebec used to shield the law from certain Charter challenges. Featuring perspectives from Professor Vrinda Narain and Me Cee Strauss, the episode considers whether Section 28 can limit the use of Section 33 and what the Supreme Court of Canada's decision could mean for the future of equality rights and legislative power in Canada.

This McGill Law Journal podcast episode discusses the doctrine of piercing the corporate veil in Canada, focusing on its exceptional nature and its impact on corporate governance and access to justice. Daniel Grodinsky, a commercial litigator, explains the criteria for lifting the corporate veil in Quebec, emphasizing the need to prove shareholders as alter egos, use of the corporation to mask wrongdoing, and the nature of the wrong committed. Douglas Sarro, a law professor, highlights the restrictive approach of Canadian courts, exemplified by the 2018 Chevron case, and suggests potential evolutions in corporate accountability through alternative theories. The conversation underscores the tension between certainty and justice in corporate law.

In this episode, MLJ Podcast Committee member Megan Campbell sits down with Professor Sébastien Jodoin and Professor David Lepofsky for a discussion of accessibility in legal education and practice. Topics include wellness in legal pedagogy, the need for disability-inclusive law school curricula, and the role of lived experience in legal research.   For up-to-date information about the Disability Inclusive Climate Action Research Program, please visit https://www.disabilityinclusiveclimate.org/ For more information about the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Alliance, please visit www.aodaalliance.org David Lepofsky's Open Source Memoir, "Swimming Up Niagara Falls": https://wyaj.uwindsor.ca/index.php/wyaj/article/view/8579 "People With Disabilities Need Lawyers Too! A Ready-To-Use Plan for Law Schools to Educate Law Students to Effectively Serve the Legal Needs of Clients With Disabilities as Well as Clients Without Disabilities": https://wyaj.uwindsor.ca/index.php/wyaj/article/view/7780

In this episode, 1L podcast committee members Ben Rutkowski, Erin Porter, and Adela Pirillo are joined by Professor Robert Austin, Associate Director of the Center for European and Eurasian Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. They discuss the complex legacies of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, with a particular eye to the treatment of women in transitional justice. They reflect on what lessons can be drawn from the ICTY for future transitional justice processes.   Please note that this episode contains discussion of sexual and gender-based violence. Take care when listening.  

Alongside renowned Kahnawà:ke Mohawk activist and scholar Taiaiake Alfred, 1L MLJ Podcast Committee members Aaminah Qureshi, Mia Kruger and Tarek Maussili discuss the pitfalls of "pretendianism"—the phenomenon of non-Indigenous people misappropriating Indigenous identities. Their conversation includes reflections on modes of Indigenous self-identification, and on the material harms of opportunities for Indigenous communities being misallocated.