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11-21-25 | Access to Justice, Criminal Law, Public Law

Keys to the Court: Gurbaj Singh Multani

This documentary explores Gurbaj’s path to the Supreme Court, through his own words. A dropped kirpan that became a matter of national importance, rallied an entire community, and ignited a conversation that still resonates today.

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11-17-25 | Agri-food law and policy, Civil Law, Research Methodology

A Wolf in the Sheepfold: Protecting Farm Animals

Daphnée B. Ménard, a doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa, explains how companion animals are better protected than farm animals under the legislation, and how the legal criteria are not applied consistently across animal species.

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11-04-25 | Access to Justice, Children's Rights, Droit de l'enfant, Droit de l'enfant, Public Law

Keys to the Court: The “Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique” Case

This documentary follows the journey of Marie-Pierre, a committed mother and spokesperson for her community. It delves into the heart of a historic battle for French-language education in British Columbia, showing that every child deserves adequate education—in the language of their choice.

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10-24-25 | Access to Justice, Criminal Law, Public Law

Keys to the Court: The Rodney Small Case

On an October night in 1993, teenager Rodney Small was arrested by a police officer who claimed the then 15-year-old boy had run into him with his bike and hit him. Rodney had no idea that his story would become a legal battleground for larger questions about race, policing practices in Halifax, and the impartiality of Corinne Sparks, the country’s first Black woman judge. 

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