Arpil 7, 2026 | Pearl Eliadis聽joined Canadaland Politics to break down what's at stake as the Supreme Court of Canada wraps up its longest-ever hearing on Quebec's Bill 21, the province's law restricting religious symbols in public-sector jobs.
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Published on: 21 Apr 2026
February 12, 2026 | Pearl Eliadis recently appeared on CBC Radio鈥檚 Can You Joke About That?, a documentary on edgy comedy featured on CBC Radio Specials. Discussing the Supreme Court decision in the case involving comedian Mike Ward, Eliadis argued that while the Court鈥檚 majority concluded the routine targeted Ward鈥檚 celebrity persona rather than disability, and therefore did not meet the legal threshold for hate speech, the ruling highlights a gap in the law.
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Published on: 12 Mar 2026
Pearl Eliadis has been elected as Chair of the Court Challenges Program (CCP) Official Languages Rights Expert Panel. In this capacity, she will lead the work of the Panel, which is responsible for deciding on funding requests from individuals and not-for-profit organizations engaged in test cases of national importance that have the potential to clarify and advance constitutional and quasi-constitutional official language rights.
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Published on: 1 Oct 2025
January 23rd, 2025 | In an interview on Let鈥檚 Go with Sabrina Marandola on CBC, Pearl Eliadis discussed the Supreme Court of Canada鈥檚 decision to hear a legal challenge against Quebec鈥檚 Bill 21. Eliadis emphasized the significance of the Court鈥檚 move, stating, 鈥淚t鈥檚 the Supreme Court saying that it鈥檚 important and an issue of national significance.鈥�
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Published on: 28 Jan 2025
December 1, 2021 | A recent Supreme Court ruling has narrowed the聽scope of jurisdiction on discrimination cases. Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis聽argues that this new precedent is dangerous, running counter to the direction in which human rights law has evolved.
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Published on: 9 Dec 2021
In December 2015, the federal government has asked the Supreme Court for a six-month extension to draft new laws on doctor-assisted dying. The Supreme Court聽will hear oral arguments on this request starting聽January 11, 2016.
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Published on: 8 Jan 2016
