94: Gender Equality Law (Pam Hrick)

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This week, we're chatting with Pam Hrick - the Executive Director of LEAF - about gender equality law and the progress that remains. Topics: Quebec's Bill 21 and substantive gender equality; Saskatchewan's pronoun school pronoun policy; and coercive control as a criminal offence. This program contains 30 minutes of substantive content for the Law Society of Ontario's CPD requirements.

⚫ How could Quebec's controversial Bill 21 (banning religious symbols) engage the Charter right to substantive gender equality? (8:03)⚫ How would a requirement to notify parents of students' preferred pronouns impact sections 7 and 15 of the Charter? (17:43)⚫ What sorts of consequences could result from the federal criminalization of coercive control? (27:12)⚫ Our Ask-Me-Anything segment, featuring questions submitted by patrons of the Lawyered community (37:57)🔵 Tell us about your journey of building a legal career that involves advocating for gender equality rights. (38:35)🔵 What do you think about the efficacy of the federal government's LGBTQ2+ Action Plan? (41:40)🔵 How would you describe the status of gender equality within the legal profession? (44:40)🔵 How does the concept of 'intersectionality' impact the area of gender equality law? (49:21)

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