The Charter Project

We filmed and edited interviews with legal experts and others who can offer unique historical perspectives on The Charter, its inception, and how it affects the everyday lives of Canadians. Most interviewees have one or two “brief” videos which provide sample moments from the interview, followed by the rest of the interview in several parts. Interviewees include:

• The Honourable Justice Ian Binnie (former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada)
• The Honourable Justice Frank Iacobucci (former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada)
• The Honourable Roy McMurtry (Former Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Appeal, and key participant in the drafting of The Charter)
• R. Douglas Elliott (counsel at the Supreme Court of Canada on the Reference Re Same Sex Marriage decision)
• Senator Jerry Grafstein (advisor to Prime Minister Trudeau when The Charter was drafted)
• John Whyte  (Constitutional advisor in the Government of Saskatchewan during the years leading up to the patriation of the Constitution)
• Jean Teillet (Aboriginal rights litigator)
• André Marin (Ombudsman of Ontario)
• Patrick Ducharme (Criminal Lawyer, Ducharme Fox LLP)
• Jill D. Makepeace (Criminal Lawyer, Greenspan Humphrey Lavine Barristers)
• Windsor Law Professors: W.A. Bogart, Emir Crowne, Bruce Elman, Laverne Jacobs, Jasminka Kalajdzic, Richard Moon and David Tanovich

This video features our interview with Professor Bruce Elman, more specifically his first of four videos. He speaks about the time leading up to the Charter in this video. When The Charter Project was just starting at Windsor Law, Dean Bruce Elman was one of the first supporters of the initiative, and has been a key advocate and resource since the early days.

CREDITS

• Producers: The Charter Project Team
• Video Editors: Michael Nusair and Craig Irving
• Videographers: Craig Irving, Sean Tighe and Jarrod Farris