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Anne Levesque
@anneslevesque.bsky.social
Professeure agrégée au PCLF; associée @broadbent; collabore avec des étudiantes brillantes à @equalitylawCA; aime le fun, le fromage & les jours de plaine (elle/she)
My thoughts on the ongoing Charter challenge of the BC Mental Health Act theconversation.com/b-c-s-mental...
B.C.’s mental health law is on trial — and so is our commitment to human rights
A mental health system that respects Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms can also promote public safety.
theconversation.com
June 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Super texte de @schouinard.bsky.social sur l'importance de la dualité linguistique pour la souveraineté du Canada. À lire à et partager:
www.ledevoir.com/opinion/libr...
La souveraineté du Canada doit passer par la langue
Défendre la langue française ne relève pas du caprice, c’est un geste fort de résistance à l’effacement.
www.ledevoir.com
May 5, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Reposted by Anne Levesque
The HRREC is proud to announce the appointment of Professor @anneslevesque.bsky.social (@uocommonlaw.bsky.social) as the Gordon F. Henderson Chair in #HumanRights 2025-2028. Her term will begin in July 2025, and we look forward to welcoming her to the Centre!

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April 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN'T TRAVEL TO THE UNITED STATES.
Justice Sotomayor with a bone-chilling dissent today: “The implication of the govt’s position is noncitizens AND US citizens could be taken off streets, forced onto planes, confined to foreign prisons with no opportunity for redress…This Nation's laws is designed to prevent, not en-able, their rise.
April 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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I was going to half-jokingly point out that much of what's happening down south wouldn't be covered by the CPP's ambit, but this piece is actually a pretty good response to a recent 'report' launching an ideological attack against the program.
For anyone who believes in accountability, democracy, and human rights, what’s happening south of the border drives home why Canada’s Court Challenges Program is a worthwhile investment, says Anne Lévesque. www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...
A guardrail of democracy
For anyone who believes in accountability, democracy, and human rights, what’s happening south of the border drives home why Canada’s Court Challenges Program is a worthwhile investment
www.nationalmagazine.ca
March 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Reposted by Anne Levesque
For anyone who believes in accountability, democracy, and human rights, what’s happening south of the border drives home why Canada’s Court Challenges Program is a worthwhile investment, says Anne Lévesque. www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...
A guardrail of democracy
For anyone who believes in accountability, democracy, and human rights, what’s happening south of the border drives home why Canada’s Court Challenges Program is a worthwhile investment
www.nationalmagazine.ca
March 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Defending Canadian Democracy: emmettmacfarlane.substack.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
My response to the same ol' tired (and debunked) arguments about the Court Challenges Program www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...
A guardrail of democracy
For anyone who believes in accountability, democracy, and human rights, what’s happening south of the border drives home why Canada’s Court Challenges Program is a worthwhile investment
www.nationalmagazine.ca
March 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM