Margot Young, BA, LLB, MA

Professor

Peter A. Allard School of Law

Vancouver Campus

Fields

Law

Contact Information

myoung@allard.ubc.ca

phone: 604-822-9685

https://allard.ubc.ca/about-us/our-people/margot-young

Alternate Contact

Alex Walls

Media Relations Specialist

Tel: 604.822.4636

Cell: 778.984.6173

Email: alex.walls@ubc.ca

Expertise

Equality law and theory, social and economic rights, social welfare law, human rights

In the Media

• UBC experts on new census data
• The legal conflict between equality rights and freedom of religion
• International Women’s Day celebrated since 1975
• Fix the discrimination in the Indian Act now
• How ‘essential’ is dock work? Answer could determine if longshoremen can strike
• Family Matters podcast recap: Tickets for babies
• Alberta mom frustrated her breastfeeding infant needed paid ticket for show
• The rich and well-connected sway Vancouver council on school tax
• UBC experts on purchase of the Trans Mountain pipeline
• Stronger tools needed to fix affordable housing “crisis”, say UBC researchers
• Bringing justice to housing costs
• Art installation gives voice to former foster kids
• The LGBT struggle in Sochi
• UBC Law asks B.C.’s Law Society to consider impact of Trinity Western’s ‘covenant’ on LGBT community
• Countdown: Six months to Sochi