An exclusive conversation with the Honourable Sheilah Martin, appointed to the Supreme Court in December 2017. A former law professor, Dean at the University of Calgary, and advocate for wrongfully convicted individuals, Justice Martin shares her commitment to equal justice for all. She explains how the Charter has transformed Canadian law — from self-defence standards for battered women to removing stereotypes in sexual assault cases. She discusses mandatory minimum sentences, the role of dissent, and landmark cases like Vriend and Roncarelli v. Duplessis. “A decision maker sitting in a court has to understand the diversity of the people that come before court to render proper justice.”