Stéphanie Chouinard

  • Associate professor, Department of Political Science / Professeure agrégée, Département de science politique, Queen's University, Ontario
Audience members look on as Supreme Court of Canada Justice Andromache Karakatsanis, Chief Justice of Canada Richard Wagner, Justice Nicholas Kasirer and a moderator take part in a town-hall style event covering a range of legal topics in Victoria on Feb. 3, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Bilingualism and merit go hand in hand at the Supreme Court of Canada

Is the new Official Languages Act unfair? Three constitutional experts say that those who claim it is are distorting Canadian realities.
La ministre Ginette Petitpas Taylor, responsable de la Loi sur les langues officielles s'adresse à la Chambre des communes le 2 juin 2023. CP/Justin Tang

À la Cour suprême, le mérite et le bilinguisme vont de pair

La nouvelle loi sur les langues officielles serait-elle injuste ? Trois experts constitutionnels affirment que ceux qui l’allèguent déforment les réalités canadiennes.
Tulips bloom outside the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Bilingualism and diversity: The Supreme Court can — and should — have both

Pitting the representation of historically marginalized groups on the Supreme Court against another constitutionally protected minority — Canada’s francophones — is a misguided race to the bottom.

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