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.

McGill University, 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, McGill and Université de Montréal 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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How the killing of a Black man in Repentigny is fuelling calls to end racism in Quebec policing | CBC News

August 6, 2021 | The recent killing of Jean René Junior Olivier—a Black man from Repentigny, Quebec—has sparked outrage and demands for reform of Quebec policing. In this article, Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis comments on why accountability has been so hard to achieve.

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What is the legality of vaccine passports? | CTV News Montreal

What legal pitfalls will the Quebec government need to avoid as it implements a vaccine passport program for the province? In this interview, Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis gives a rundown.

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COVID 'vaccine passports' won't be needed for essential services: Dubé | Montreal Gazette

July 9, 2021 | In light of news from the Légault government that COVID-19 "vaccine passports" will be required for certain activities in hotspot regions of Quebec, Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis commented on the international legal standards such passports will need to meet.

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Four years on, past critics are silent on whether fears around transgender human rights bill were founded | The Hill Times

June 23, 2021 | Four years after Parliament passed Bill C-16, which enshrined protections for transgender and gender-diverse Canadians into law, what are past opponents of the bill saying? According to Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis, critics' concerns were "akin to conspiracy theories."

Dissecting the Bill 21 ruling | CTV News

April 25, 2021 | Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis was interviewed by CTV News, providing perspective on Quebec's Bill 21 and the notwithstanding clause of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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Mais encore… Le jugement sur la Loi 21 crée-t-il «deux Québec»? | Journal Metro

April 25, 2021 | In this Journal Métro article, Pearl Eliadis assesses the Quebec government's decision to invoke the notwithstanding clause to allow the passage of Bill 21, which violates Section 23 of the Canadian Charter.

What the experts say about Quebec’s COVID-19 curfew measure | Global News

April 18, 2021 | Pearl Eliadis speaks to Global News about how Quebec's curfew is exacting a disproportionate adverse effect on the province's most marginalized people, including people who are unhoused.

Group representing hijab-wearing teachers launches appeal against Bill 21 decision | Global News

April 21, 2021 | “The decision touches on virtually every aspect of the Canadian political landscape as it affects fundamental human rights.

Should a bullying comedy routine be illegal? Canada’s high court may decide. | The Christian Science Monitor

April 1, 2021 | Max Bell Professor Pearl Eliadis is quoted in this article, which takes a look at the recent Supreme Court case against comedian Mike Ward, and the consequences of a joke he made against the disability of Quebec artist Jérémy Gabriel. This piece encourages readers to consider the tense relationship between freedom of speech, artistic autonomy, and personal dignity.

Human Rights Approaches to Covid-19: Opening Remarks to a Canadian Law School Conference | PKI Global Justice Journal

May 5, 2021 | Max Bell Professor Pearl Eliadis delivered the opening address at Queen's Human Rights Law Club's “Human Rights in Pandemic Times" conference. In this article by the PKI Global Justice Journal, learn more about Eliadis' address and the conference's key takeaways.

Mind the gaps: Integrating Human Rights and sustainable development goals into evaluation practice

Max Bell School Professor Pearl Eliadis has authored the chapter Mind the Gaps: Integrating Human Rights and Sustainable Development Goals into Evaluation Practice inThe Realpolitik of Evaluation, a recently published book edited by Markus Palenberg an Arne Paulson.

Opinion: All children in Quebec should have health coverage | Montreal Gazette

October 19, 2020 | In this op-ed from the Montreal Gazette, Max Bell School Professor Pearl Eliadis highlights some of the exclusionary flaws in Quebec's public health system.