{"id":111082,"date":"2025-12-05T08:09:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T13:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jurivision.ca\/?p=111082"},"modified":"2026-02-20T14:19:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:19:19","slug":"keys-to-the-court-frederic-st-jean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jurivision.ca\/en\/keys-to-the-court-frederic-st-jean\/","title":{"rendered":"Keys to the Court: Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric St-Jean"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What if you had to argue your own case before the Supreme Court of Canada? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once a promising wrestler, an accident and a medical error turned Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric St-Jean\u2019s life upside down. He became a lawyer and decided to represent himself in a legal battle for the victims of medical malpractice that led him all the way to the country\u2019s highest court.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this documentary, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric recounts his unpredictable journey and the highs and lows of his decade-long court case. 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