FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
APRIL 17, 2007

VANCOUVER, BC - Canadian Bar Association Public Forum

• “Are sentences to lenient?”
• “How can ordinary people afford justice?”
• “Do criminals have more rights than victims?”

The public will have a chance to direct these and similar questions to the most prominent members of B.C.’s legal community on Saturday, April 21st from 12:30pm to 2:00pm at the Vancouver Public Library.

Hosted by Ian Hanomansing, with:

• The Honourable Wally Oppal, Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism
• The Honourable Chief Justice Brenner, Supreme Court of BC
• The Honourable Chief Judge Stansfield, Provincial Court of BC
• VPD Chief Constable Graham
• RCMP Deputy Commissioner Bass
• Terry Schultes, QC, Regional Crown Counsel
• Kerry-Lynne Findlay, QC, Senior Civil Lawyer
• Heidi Mason, Director, Legal Services Society

Following the public forum all Media have private access to available panelists in the Media Room (Alma Van Dusen Room).

Canadian Bar Association BC Branch hosts this public forum as part of the Law Week Open House on Saturday, April 21st from 9:30 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. at the Vancouver Public Library. The event also features a Student Mock Trial, Free Law Classes, Displayers from all sectors of BC’s Justice Community (Real CSI, emergency response demonstrations) and a Citizenship Ceremony.

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The Canadian Bar Association is the professional organization responsible for representing the interests of more than 35,000 members in Canada, including 6,200 lawyers in British Columbia.

For further information please visit:

www.bclawweek.org orwww.cba.org/bc
Contact: Jesse Tarbotton, CBABC Communications Coordinator
Tel: 604-646-7856, E-mail: jtarbotton@bccba.org