Podcast appearances and mentions of Katharine A Pearson

Daniel Weinstock, titulaire de la Chaire Katharine A. Pearson en société civile et politiques publiques à l'Université McGill, Manon Poirier, directrice générale de l'Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés du Québec, et Geneviève Beaulieu-Pelletier, psychologue, autrice et professeure, discutent de la divulgation du statut vaccinal entre collègues de travail; Georges Privet offre une chronique sur le traitement au cinéma du prix d'une vie humaine; l'acteur Marc Messier présente son premier spectacle solo; Michel Laberge parle de sa compagnie, General Fusion; Émilie Gagné, opticienne d'ordonnance, parle d'un projet qui aidera les enfants de personnes immigrantes à obtenir des lunettes; Alexandra Szachka nous emmène en Suède pour le procès historique d'un Iranien soupçonné d'avoir exécuté plusieurs opposants politiques en 1988; et Véronique Rivest nous fait part de ses suggestions de sommelière.

The recent discovery of over 1,000 unmarked graves at the sites of three former residential schools for First Nations people, has brought these institutions back into the spotlight. However, many people were never taught about the history of these programs to wipe out native cultures. In this month's episode we talk with Dr. Ronald Niezen of McGill University about the ongoing history of the treatment of First Nation peoples. Dr. Niezen is the author of a 2017 book, "Truth and Indignation: Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Indian Residential Schools", which explored the Canadian government's truth and reconciliation process that occurred from 2010-2015. There is still more work to be done, despite the 94 calls to action that the commission came out with. Explore this important topic with us.Ronald Niezen, is Professor of Anthropology and Associate Member of the Faculty of Law. He held the Katharine A. Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy in the faculties of Law and of Arts between 2013 and 2020, and is a former Chair of the Department of Anthropology. He also held the Canada Research Chair in the Anthropology of Law between 2012 and 2019. He was selected as the William Lyon Mackenzie King Chair for Canadian Studies, Harvard University, for 2018-2019.Professor Niezen researches and teaches in the areas of political and legal anthropology, indigenous peoples and human rights. He is an anthropologist with wide ranging research experience: with the Songhay of Mali, the Cree communities of Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba, and the Sami of northern Europe.

Bill 96 is Quebec's legislation which aims to make French the primary language of the province. Bill 96 would also declare Quebec ‘A Nation'—a move that would require opening up the Constitution. What could possibly go wrong? Premier François Legault says the main reason for the need is the declining use of French in Quebec. Supporters of Bill 96 see it as essential because there is so much English in North America. On the other side of the coin, is minority rights as anglophones in Quebec start to feel targeted. What has many concerned is Quebec's plan to use the Notwithstanding clause to get what it wants. Constitutional law experts are at odds whether Quebec can unilaterally change the Constitution, which further muddies the water.Our Unpublished.vote question last week asked: Do you feel Bill 96 will violate the Canadian Constitution? 91.3%—Yes 5.5%—No  3.3%—UnsureJoining us to discuss Bill 96 today is: Peter Biro Lawyer, Founder of SECTION 1 Warren Kinsella, Columnist, former advisor to PM Jean ChretienDaniel Weinstock, Professor, Faculty of Law and Chair, Katharine A. Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy, McGill UniversityMarion Sandilands, lawyer for QCGNIf you haven't already voted in this week's poll question on this topic, you can still log-on and vote now at: http://unpublished.vote//issue/1123/bill-96-protecting-the-french-language#.YL4ZKNfO9GE.linkReferences: https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/opinion-bill-96-notwithstanding-clause-1.6042446https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2021/05/31/on-quebecs-bill-96-canada-must-protect-minority-rights.htmlhttps://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/the-real-problem-with-quebecs-new-language- https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/opinion-bill-96-language-legislation-infringes-on-civil-liberties https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/brace-yourself-quebec-s-bill-96-8123560/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-by-allowing-quebec-to-change-the-constitution-trudeau-is-opening-up-a/ https://torontosun.com/opinion/kinsella-seeing-past-trudeaus-bill-96-shell-game https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/bill-101-constitutional-curveball-puts-ottawa-on-the-spot-politically-experts-say-1.5427507 https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/french-in-quebec-constitutional-experts-warn-of-divisive-debate-ahead https://nationalpost.com/news/experts-divided-on-whether-quebec-can-change-constitution-to-claim-nationhood https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-quebec-seeks-to-amend-constitution-with-new-language-law/ https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/articles/26971 https://lfpress.com/opinion/columnists/ravary-quebecs-bill-96-is-about-survival-of-a-peopleHave your say on the Unpublished Media network at >>  UnpublishedOttawa.com