Media Advisory – Canadian Bar Association Annual Meeting 2017 August 15, 2017 The Canadian Bar Association’s 2017 Annual Meeting takes place in Montreal on August 17. Resolutions that will be debated and voted on include new CBA bylaws and regulations, the need for a national commissioner for children and youth, and a denunciation of the violence against gay and bisexual men in Chechnya.
Ministers to speak at CBA Immigration Law Conference June 02, 2017 Immigration lawyers from across Canada will gather at the Canadian Bar Association’s 2017 Immigration Law Conference to be held June 8-10 at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto.
Running to Help get Ottawa Youth Off the Streets April 26, 2017 On Friday, April 28, some 400 runners and walkers – including lawyers, judges, and the public – are expected to participate in the annual Law Day 5KM Fun Run & Walk at Ottawa City Hall’s Marion Dewar Plaza.
Mock trial explores non-consensual distribution of intimate images at Ottawa Law Day 2017 April 18, 2017 About 300 Ottawa high school students will attend a mock trial exploring the non-consensual distribution of intimate images (section 162.1 of the Criminal Code) as part of the Canadian Bar Association’s Law Day 2017 activities in Ottawa.
CBA President René Basque on court delays and the effects of Jordan April 11, 2017 Statement from the President of the Canadian Bar Association, René Basque on court delays and the effects of the Jordan decision.
CBA launches podcast about sexual assault and sexual harassment in the workplace March 08, 2017 On March 8, International Women’s Day, the CBA National Women Lawyers Forum will launch Not Just a Bystander, a free podcast that grew out of their 2015 campaign about sexual harassment in the workplace.
CBA Urges Government to Expedite Hiring of Judges January 05, 2017 The CBA is calling for Ottawa to speed up the hiring of judges to address a shortage that is contributing to an acute access to justice problem in Canada.
CBA Welcomes New CEO Cheryl Farrow November 29, 2016 Cheryl Farrow has been named Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Bar Association, a role she assumed on Nov. 7.
CBA Statement on the Nomination of Justice Malcolm Rowe to the SCC October 17, 2016 The CBA greets today’s announcement of the nomination of Justice Malcolm Rowe of the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Moncton lawyer René Basque is first Acadian to head Canadian Bar Association August 14, 2016 René J. Basque, Q.C., a partner in the Moncton law firm Actus Law Droit, becomes president of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) at the close of the 2016 CBA Legal Conference in Ottawa on August 14.