January

CBA International Initiatives is providing guidance and support to partners in Vietnam as they create courses on policy development and legislative drafting. They’ve introduced a skills-based method to curriculum development that is a new approach in the country.

Katya Hodge, Manager of Media and Public Relations, had an interesting conversation with Nik Nanos about the polling his firm is conducting for the CBA.

Our Professional Development people have lined up a host of spring conferences, and a brand new slate of substantive law webinars covering topics such as litigating social change through the Charter, civil forfeiture and mental health for the winter law series.

Dana Schindelka, a litigator and dispute resolution specialist for DLA Piper in Alberta, is this year’s winner of the CBA Wellness Forum Award in recognition of his years of activity and successes in the legal wellness field.

The project has the green light, the funding is in place, now the CBA just needs to put some people in its resource bank for a program in East Africa focusing on increasing sustainable growth in the region, particularly for women and communities affected by extractive industries. Can we sign you up?

How many reports does it take to change a government’s mind about proper legal aid funding? Good question. The CBA has produced a few, as have other agencies. And now an in-house report, prepared by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights is striking a familiar chord.

Read the latest updates form the CBA 2.0 Implementation Teams.

In this session, speakers will provide a roadmap for preparing, executing and delivering a cross-border pension governance audit report.

Michael Greene appeared on behalf of the CBA before the Senate Committee on National Security and Defence to present a submission on Bill C-23, Preclearance Act, 2016 prepared by the Immigration Law Section, the Criminal Justice Section and the Commodity Tax, Customs and Trade Section.

The Supreme Court of Canada began the hearing regarding Trinity Western University’s bid to have a law school when their Student Code of Conduct essentially requires all students to refrain from same-sex relationships (among other things).