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High School Students Admitted to the Faculty of Law!

On May 7th, 170 high school students and their teachers spent the day at McGill University’s Faculty of Law. This event, organized by Éducaloi in collaboration with the Faculty, gave students a chance to attend a plenary session, workshops and talks on different legal topics.

Whether they were interested in information technology law, passionate about criminal law, intrigued by forensic medicine or curious to learn more about the daily challenges of children around the world, the students found workshops tailored to their interests.

The day began with a word of welcome from the chairman of Éducaloi’s board of directors, the Honourable Martin Cauchon, and ended with closing words from Shauna Van Praagh, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies at the Faculty and Daniel Jutras, Dean of the Faculty.

Dean Jutras asked the students what they thought of their day. The first comment: “It was really well organized.” (A boost for the organizers to say the least.) The second comment: “It made me realize that the law has a very practical and down-to-earth side.” (Heartwarming for the volunteer speakers!)

A big thank you to all the speakers whose generous contributions made the event a success:

• Christiane Bétie, analyst-investigator, Analysis and Evaluation Department of the Commission d’accès à l’information
  
• Karen Crawley, doctoral candidate, Faculty of Law, McGill University
  
• Dana Ellis, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, McGill University
  
• Me Katherine Gledhill, lawyer
  
• Me Marie-Élaine Guilbault, lawyer
  
• Érik Hudon, ballistics expert, Laboratoire de sciences judiciaires et de médecine légale
  
• Me Nadine Rousseau, lawyer
  
• Sergeant Chantal Mackels, Provincial Coordinator of Community Policing, Sureté du Québec
  
• The Honourable Salvatore Mascia, judge, Court of Quebec – Criminal and Penal Division
  
• Sergeant Mike McCrory, Integrated Technological Crime Unit, RCMP
  
• Me Joanna Myszka, lawyer
  
• Me Caroline Ouellet, notary
  
• Me Marc Perron, lawyer
  
• Me Roseline Poulin, notary
  
• Me Sophie Rompré, lawyer
  
• Shaheen Shariff, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, McGill University

Éducaloi would like to thank Justice Canada whose financial contribution made this project possible. Thanks also to the Chambre des Notaires and the Quebec Bar for their contributions to the participants’ kits.

The McGill High School Outreach Program, a partner in the project, would like to thank the Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation for its support.

To see the pictures from the event, check out our Facebook Page  (http://www.facebook.com/educaloi).