WHEREAS it is a core value of the legal profession to ensure that the public has access to justice;
WHEREAS at the 1998 Annual Meeting in St. John's the Canadian Bar Association resolved that it would promote pro bono activity;
WHEREAS members of the legal profession give generously of their time to ensure access to justice;
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Canadian Bar Association form a working group to report to Council at the 2002 Mid-Winter meeting in Moncton on the status of the pro bono initiative, and in particular on:
- The nature of pro bono work being performed by its members and how to recognize that work;
- The development of a business plan as to how the CBA should coordinate, facilitate and promote the pro bono work of its members; and
- Methods of obtaining and sharing information about the pro bono initiative at the National and Branch levels.
Certified true copy of a resolution carried as amended by the Council of the Canadian Bar Association at the Annual Meeting held in Saskatoon, SK, August 11-12, 2001.
John D.V. Hoyles
Executive Director/Directeur exécutif