Pearl Eliadis on Emergencies Act | CBC Radio Noon Quebec & Quebec AM
February 15, 2022 | On聽Radio Noon Quebec with Shawn Apel, and on Quebec AM, professor Pearl Eliadis discusses the criteria for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoking the聽Emergencies Act in response to the ongoing convoy protests across Canada.
Defining freedom in the time of COVID with Pearl Eliadis and Nicholas King | Video
February 9, 2022 | 成人VR视频 Alumni hosted a Made by 成人VR视频 webcast featuring professors聽Pearl Eliadis and Nicholas King entitled聽"Defining freedom in the time of COVID."
A no-vax tax | CBC's Radio Noon Quebec with Shawn Apel
January 12, 2022聽| Joining the CBC's聽Radio Noon Quebec with Shawn Apel, Professor Pearl Eliadis cautions that it's premature to discuss the legality of the "no-vax tax" or health contribution the Quebec government is proposing on unvaccinated Quebecers, as the legislation has not been made publicly available yet.
"We don't know enough yet to know if it's legal, but I do think it's bad public policy," she comments.
Quebec's 'anti-vax tax' difficult to enforce, experts say | Montreal Gazette
January 12, 2022 | After the Quebec government announced unvaccinated Quebecers would have to pay a "health contribution," Professor Pearl Eliadis weighs in on the legality and enforcement of such a proposition.
鈥淎re we really going to go and find 800,000 people, (some of whom) are low-income earners or have disabilities?鈥 she asked. 鈥淲hat are we going to do, seize their couch (if they can鈥檛 afford to pay)?鈥
'Hassle' for tourists: Letter from June 2021 shows P.E.I. business group seeking relaxed COVID controls | CBC
January 5, 2022 | Professor Pearl Eliadis was interviewed for this public health article about聽COVID-19 pandemic restrictions for Prince Edward Island and their impact on businesses and tourism.
Professor Eliadis聽said something the pandemic has shown is that public health and economic interests aren't in competition 鈥 they are one and the same.
Pearl Eliadis on Bill 96 | The Telegraph
December 28, 2021 | Pearl Eliadis commented聽that this legislation is the latest in a years-long push to effectively authorise "blatant discrimination against religious minorities in Quebec".
Eliadis said that while it was important to have protections in place for the French language, with Bill 96, "Quebec is starting to drift off into territory where they're really prepared to take pretty much any measures, sometimes outside the law ... to achieve that goal."
Supreme Court ruling could change how human rights law is applied in Quebec | The Chronicle Journal
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.
The Culture Wars in Quebec? | Globe Justice Journal
November 11, 2021 | In this article, Max Bell School Professor Pearl Eliadis expresses her concern over the human rights restrictions that Quebec's Bill 96 poses, particularly to recent immigrants and other vulnerable individuals.聽
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Quebec swiftly passes new bill to prohibit anti-vaccine protests near schools, hospitals | CTV News
September 23, 2021 | Quebec recently聽passed a聽new bill prohibiting anti-vaccination protestors from demonstrating outside聽schools and hospitals. Max Bell School's Pearl Eliadis comments: 鈥淭his is a rushed bill, it鈥檚 coming in really quickly."
No, COVID-19 vaccines do not violate the Nuremberg Code | CTV News
September 7, 2021 |聽In a sign of the extraordinary times through which we're living, Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis was recently asked to explain why the Nuremberg Code is not a formal treaty, and how聽vaccine mandates fit into our聽human rights framework.
Quebec vaccine passport elicits protest | Global News
August 13, 2021 | The Quebec government's plan to implement a vaccine passport system for some non-essential services has drawn the ire of some Quebecers. But despite the fact that such a system may infringe on certain Charter rights, it will likely be able to weather potential legal challenges, says Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis.
Vaccination passport implications | Global News
August 18, 2021 | The Quebec government's聽forthcoming vaccine passport system has some people raising legal and human rights concerns. Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis addresses those in this new interview with Global News.
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Unpaid internships can be tempting, but many are unethical | Montreal Gazette
August 12, 2021 | "Young people should use their negotiating power to push back and insist on a fair deal and a fair wage for their labour." Max Bell School Professor and human rights lawyer Pearl Eliadis sheds light on the legal and ethical issues brought about by unpaid internships in for-profit institutions in her article in the Montreal Gazette.
成人VR视频, UdeM to require students to wear masks at all times | CTV News Montreal
While some universities have opted to require students to get fully vaccinated,聽成人VR视频 and Universit茅 de Montr茅al have decided instead to mandate mask wearing for students attending lectures this fall. Find out what Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis had to say about vaccine mandates for students at post-secondary institutions.
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Quebec says COVID-19 vaccine passport are coming | CTV News
As Quebec moves forward with a plan to implement vaccine passports for some non-essential services, Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis weighed in on possible legal and social implications.
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