The invitations belong to the founder. The platform belongs to the citizens. My words, today, for those who have understood why I’m still standing.
It is with immense pride that I announce today that, over the past fifteen days, I have received three invitations to speak as a conference speaker on access to justice — in universities and at colloquiums, some of them outside the province of Quebec.
The details will come in due course, once everything is confirmed.
But I wanted to take a moment, today, to share this with you.
I am the one being invited. The platform, however, does not belong to me.
I want to be clear about one thing, because it matters.
The invitations I have received are addressed to me as the founder of Justice-Quebec.ca. I am the one who will speak. I am the one who will travel.
But Justice-Quebec.ca is not mine.
This platform belongs to the citizens who read it, who share it, who recognize themselves in it. It belongs to the litigants who found themselves here when no one else was listening. It belongs to the vulnerable people who find a voice here when institutions deny them one.
But it also belongs to the judicial actors who have understood something.
It belongs to the law students who want to change things, who look at the system with the fresh eyes needed to see what others have stopped seeing. It belongs to the lawyers who have written to us because the question of access to justice has become, for them too, a concern they can no longer ignore. It belongs to the notaries who want to take the place that rightfully belongs to them in this conversation, and who understand that their profession also has a role to play.
It belongs to all those who understand that access to justice is not a privilege — it is a right that must be defended, collectively.
Why this distinction matters
When I stand before these students, before these researchers and these colloquiums, I will not be going there to speak about myself.
I will be going there to speak about you.
About what a litigant goes through when abandoned by the system. About what a mother, a father, a child, a person with a disability, an autistic person, a senior, a person standing alone before a tribunal without knowing how to defend themselves, goes through. About what every person discovers when they realize that access to justice is, in fact, reserved for those who can afford it.
That is the voice I carry. It is not mine. It is yours.
The next generation has understood something
If three invitations arrived in fifteen days, it is because the next generation — law students, young associations, the future actors of the judicial system — has understood that Justice-Quebec.ca is not a personal project.
This platform is civic. It exists for the right reasons. It serves no private interest. It depends on no institution. It exists to document, to inform, and to support those who need it.
That is why they read us. That is why they listen to us. That is why they invite me to come and speak to them.
And that is why I accept.
A second piece of news — a new gathering place
Since we benefit today from a moment when many of you are reading us, we also take this opportunity to share a second piece of news.
Due to recent institutional pressures, the platform is changing its name.
The name changes. The mission does not. The rigour, the documentation work, the commitment to vulnerable people, the independence from institutions — all of this remains exactly what it has always been.
The transfer is underway, led by our technical team. In the coming weeks, both platforms will be online simultaneously, ensuring a complete and seamless transition for those who follow us. Redirections will be in place so that no one loses their way.
We invite you to bookmark the new address now: EnDroit.ca. It will appear publicly in the coming days.
Thank You
To everyone who follows this platform, who shares it, who enriches it with their testimony and their support: thank you.
I also take this moment to sincerely thank all those who collaborate with the platform — the lawyers, the notaries, the non-profit organizations, and all the individuals and institutions referenced on our trust page. Your support and your endorsement make this work possible. You are the living proof that access to justice is not a solitary battle — it is a collective cause carried by those who choose, day after day, to extend a hand.
These invitations do not belong to me. They belong to you.
And thank you for sharing this good news — not for me, but for those who need it.
I will return with more information as soon as the dates are confirmed.
The platform belongs to the citizens.
An independent civic platform. In service of those who have nowhere else to turn.
Justice-Quebec.ca is an independent civic platform whose mission is to support, free of charge, people navigating Quebec’s judicial system on their own — by offering practical guides, legal news, and resources accessible to all. The platform will soon become EnDroit.ca.
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