94: Gender Equality Law (Pam Hrick)
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.
\u26ab How could Quebec's controversial Bill 21 (banning religious symbols) engage the Charter right to substantive gender equality? (8:03)
\u26ab How would a requirement to notify parents of students' preferred pronouns impact sections 7 and 15 of the Charter? (17:43)
\u26ab What sorts of consequences could result from the federal criminalization of coercive control? (27:12)
\u26ab Our Ask-Me-Anything segment, featuring questions submitted by patrons of the Lawyered community (37:57)
\U0001f535 Tell us about your journey of building a legal career that involves advocating for gender equality rights. (38:35)
\U0001f535 What do you think about the efficacy of the federal government's LGBTQ2+ Action Plan? (41:40)
\U0001f535 How would you describe the status of gender equality within the legal profession? (44:40)
\U0001f535 How does the concept of 'intersectionality' impact the area of gender equality law? (49:21)
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