  he 2008 Vancouver Law Day open house was held on April 19, 2008 from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm at the Vancouver Public Library at 350 West Georgia Street. Law Day events included a public forum, a mock trial, displays and demonstrations from legal organizations, and free law classes that were hosted by the People’s Law School.
 Law Week 2008
Vancouver Event Photographs
The highly anticipated public forum was held from 12:30 to 2:00 pm in the Alice MacKay Room at the Vancouver Public Library. CBC broadcaster Ian Hanomansing hosted the forum, which presented the public with an opportunity to ask questions of a panel of senior justice representatives. The panel consisted of:
 A citizenship ceremony was held from 10:00 am to 11:05 am at the Vancouver Public Library. The Honourable Mobina Jaffer, Senator, The Senate of Canada, Allan Seckel, QC, Deputy Attorney General, Ministry of Attorney General of British Columbia, The Honourable Chief Judge Hugh Stansfield, Provincial Court of British Columbia and Sophia Yee, Manager, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, were guest speakers at the ceremony. Our thanks to Anne Wong and the staff at Citizenship and Immigration Canada for coordinating the citizenship ceremony.
 The popular province-wide “Dial-A-Lawyer” program was held between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. Members of the public were invited to call and speak with a lawyer for up to 15 minutes. In 2008 we received 236 calls, 118 of those calls were directed to Chinese speaking lawyers who were recruited by S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
 The People’s Law School hosted two free law classes for the public from 9:30 am to 10:15 am and 11:15 am to 12:30 pm in the Alma Van Dusen Room. The L’Association des juristes d’expression française de la Colombie-Britannique hosted a free law class in French on wills and estates law at 1555 West 7th Avenue in Vancouver.
 The RCMP and Vancouver Police Department held demonstrations that gave members of the public an opportunity to see the real “CSI” in action. Police displays and demonstrations included police boats, dogs and vehicles, finger printing and forensics investigation. Many other legal associations and organizations held demonstrations, displays and exhibits from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on the promenade of the Vancouver Public Library.
Administrative Justice Organizations
British Columbia Council of Administrative Tribunals
British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal
Associations & Organizations
Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch
Association des juristes d’expression française de la Colombie-Britannique
The Law Society of British Columbia
Corrections
Corrections Branch, Community Services
Education
The People’s Law School
Simon Fraser University - School of Criminology
University of British Columbia - Faculty of Law: Admissions Office
Legal Services & Pro Bono
CLAS, Human Rights Coalition
Elizabeth Fry Society
The Law Courts Education Society
Legal Services Society
Pivot Legal Society
Pro Bono Law of BC
Propertycop Property Registration and Recovery Society
Representation Agreement Resource Centre
Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre
The Western Canada Society to Access Justice
Ministry of Attorney General
Administrative Justice Office
BC Sheriff Services
Courts Administration Service
Public Information
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
SUCCESS
WorkSafeBC
Public Safety
RCMP Emergency Response Team
RCMP “E” Division Community Policing Services
RCMP Recruitment
RCMP Forensic Identification - “The Real CSI”
VPD Bait Car
VPD Block Watch
VPD Citizen’s Crime Watch
VPD Forensic Identification - "The Real CSI"
VPD Granville Street Community Policing Centre
VPD Recruitment
 On April 17, 2008, a French mock trial was held in room 301 and an English mock trial was held in room 302 at the Vancouver Art Gallery at 750 Hornby Street. The Honourable Mr Justice Kelleher of the Supreme Court of British Columbia presided over the French trial of Jack and the Beanstalk. The Honourable Derek Gillis, Retired Judge of the Provincial Court of British Columbia presided over the English trial.
Pierre Gagnon, a French speaking lawyer with the Ministry of Attorney General, was in attendance to answer questions students and spectators had about the practice of law.
The French trial was held from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm in room 301. Jack Jones, a poor boy who lives with his mother, was tried for theft of harp, theft of hen, and break and enter. Jack Jones was acquitted of all charges. French immersion students from Lord Tennyson Elementary performed in the roles of witnesses and the defendant, Jack Jones. Teacher Suzanne LaPierre accompanied students from Lord Tennyson Elementary.
The English trial was held from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm in room 302. Law 12 students from Eric Hamber Secondary performed in the roles of witnesses and defendant. Teacher David Nicks accompanied students from Eric Hamber Secondary. The defendant was acquitted of all charges.
On April 14, 2008, the Association des juristes d’expression française de la Colombie-Britannique held its Fifth Annual Law Day 2008 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Law Courts Inn of Vancouver, 800 Smithe Street. Members of the public were invited to attend this event. In 2008, topics included linguistic rights and Legal justice in Rwanda.
The Association hosted Me Sylvie Leger and Me Roger Lepage, among others. Me Leger, who directed the centre for linguistic studies at the University of Ottawa and also coordinated the Canadian support project for the Rwandan Ministry of Justice, spoke about her experiences in Rwanda. Me Lepage, who has a wealth of experience working with the court of appeal, at both the provincial and federal levels, on topics including linguistic rights and the court challenges program, spoke about his experiences in working to ensure linguistic rights across the country. A terminology workshop on trials by jury was presented in the afternoon.
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