How has the Supreme Court defined the Canada we know today? Marking the 150th anniversary of the country’s highest court, Shaping Canada offers unprecedented access to those who interpret our laws. In this historic series, we sit down with leading constitutional scholars and, in a rare event, all nine sitting Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada. From Indigenous rights to medical assistance in dying and freedom of expression, discover the human stories behind the landmark rulings that shape our daily lives.
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How has the Supreme Court defined the Canada we know today? Marking the 150th anniversary of the country’s highest court, Shaping Canada offers unprecedented access to those who interpret our laws. In this historic series, we sit down with leading constitutional scholars and, in a rare event, all nine sitting Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada. From Indigenous rights to medical assistance in dying and freedom of expression, discover the human stories behind the landmark rulings that shape our daily lives.
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December 19, 2025
Freedom of Religion with Professor Howard Kislowicz
In 1982, a Calgary drug store stayed open on a Sunday — and launched the first freedom-of-religion case to reach the Supreme Court of Canada under the new Charter. Professor Howard Kislowicz of the University of Calgary joins Hugo Martin to unpack R. v. Big M Drug Mart (1985), which defined what religious freedom means, and Syndicat Northcrest v. Amselem (2004), which reshaped it around sincere personal belief. Together they explore state religious neutrality, human dignity as the Charter's "golden thread," and how courts balance religious freedom against competing rights. This project has been made possible by the Government of Canada.
December 18, 2025
Episode 12 : Equality Rights with Professor Kerri Froc
When the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms took effect, no one knew what its equality guarantee would actually require. In this episode of Shaping Canada, host Hugo Martin speaks with Professor Kerri Froc of the University of New Brunswick about Andrews v. Law Society of British Columbia (1989), the first case to define discrimination under Section 15. Froc traces the pre-Charter "horror story" of equality law, the deliberate drafting of Section 15, and how the grounds-based test built in Andrews still governs equality claims today, from intersectionality to Section 28 and the notwithstanding clause. This project has been made possible by the Government of Canada.
December 17, 2025
Episode 11 : Indigenous Rights and the Sparrow Case with Professors Naiomi Metallic and Karen Drake
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