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01-06-26 | Access to Justice, Courts, Public Law

Public Interest Standing: Analysis of Article 85 of the Code of Civil Procedure in Light of the Downtown Eastside Ruling

In 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada’s landmark Downtown Eastside Sex Workers ruling expanded the criteria for public interest standing. But how does this framework align with the Code of Civil Procedure of Quebec, which sets out a more restrictive approach to the issue? In this visual publication, Paul-David Chouinard, a doctoral candidate at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law, explores this conflict of norms and the context surrounding the Downtown Eastside ruling.

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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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11-04-25 | 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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