For the first time since 2012, the University of Manitoba Faculty of Law fielded a team in the 2025 Wilson Moot which took place February 21 – 22 in Toronto, ON at the Federal Court facilities. The Wilson Moot, is named in honour of the late Honourable Bertha Wilson, the first female justice appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, and pays tribute to her remarkable contributions to Canadian law.

Founded in 1992, the goal of The Wilson Moot is to explore legal issues concerning women and minorities, and promote the education of students and the legal profession in these areas. Past topics chosen for Wilson Moot problems include Charter implications of the taxation scheme for child support payments, freedom of religion in the context of state-funded education, and a challenge to the anti-terrorism provisions of the Criminal Code.

Manitoba competed in a group of 15 teams from across Canada and Australia. The University of Toronto won, with Osgoode Hall Law School (York) placing second and Bond University (Queensland, Australia), third. A University of British Columbia student won the Peter W. Hogg Memorial Prize (Top Oralist) and Thompson Rivers University won top team facta.

Team Manitoba consisted of Avery Alexiuk (2L), Tess Poulton (2L), Maia Bacchus (3L), Kirsten Nynych (3L), who were coached by Madison Pearlman [JD/18] (Law Society of Manitoba), and Charles Murray (Manitoba Justice, Constitutional Law section). The Moot gave each student the chance to watch oral advocacy and creative problem-solving in action, and allowed them to engage in honing their own advocacy skills at the Federal Court.