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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 10, 2012
VANCOUVER – The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) has announced its roster of award winners for 2012.
The CBA awards recognize legal scholarship, service to the Association, pro bono work, promotion of equality, and advancement of the cause of equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and two-spirited (LGBTT) people. TheJusticia Awards celebrate outstanding journalism that fosters public awareness and understanding of the Canadian justice system and the roles played by institutions and participants in the legal system.
The 2012 CBA Award winners are:
CBA President's Award
Vincent Morier (St-Hyacinthe) & Dianne Pothier (Halifax)
Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Law
Catherine Bell (Edmonton)
Jack Innes Achievement Award
Caroline Nevin (Vancouver)
Cecilia I. Johnstone Award
Madam Justice Freda Steel (Winnipeg)
Justicia Awards
Print: Drew Hasselback - Financial Post (Toronto)
Broadcast: Johanne Faucher & Mireille Ledoux - Radio-Canada (Montreal)
Walter Owen Book Prize
Martine Valois (Montreal) and the authors of Recours et procédure en appel
Edward K. Rowan-Legg Award
Alexander Shalashniy (Regina)
SOGIC Ally Award
Jocelyn Frazer (Calgary)
SOGIC Hero Award
The Hon. Judge J. Gary Cohen (Surrey)
Louis St-Laurent Award for Law
Daniel MacRury, Q.C. (Sydney)
John Tait Award of Excellence
André Marin (Toronto)
The Honourable Walter S. Tarnopolsky Award
Elise Groulx Diggs (Montreal)
Touchstone Award
Valli Chettiar (Vancouver)
Young Lawyers Pro Bono Award
Chantal Desloges (Toronto)
The awards are being given out at the CBA 2012 Canadian Legal Conference in Vancouver from August 11-14. The event is open to accredited journalists who have registered with the CBA Media Centre. Please contact Hannah Bernsteinfor accreditation.
The Canadian Bar Association is dedicated to support for the rule of law, and improvement in the law and the administration of justice. Some 37,000 lawyers, law teachers, and law students from across Canada are members.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Hannah Bernstein
The Canadian Bar Association
Aug 10-14: 613-912-0135
hannahb@cba.org
Communications office:
August 10-14
Vancouver Convention Centre,
East Meeting Room 18
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