2017

Whereas regular members of the CBA who have retired from the active practice of law by resigning from the Bar, Law Society o Bench pay a lower membership fee as retired members

Whereas the Government of Canada ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in December 1991

Whereas a statement of core principles of the legal profession was adopted by approximately 100 presidents of bar associations and international organizations from more than 40 countries, during a meeting in Paris, France on the occasion of the Opening of the Legal Year of the Paris Bar on November 19, 2005

Whereas National Sections Council wants to foster greater participation in certain Sections by increasing the number of Members-at-Large on Section Executive Committees

Whereas the purpose of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Conference (SOGIC) is to provide a forum for the exchange of information and ideas and for action on legal issues relating to sexual orientation and gender identity and to encourage lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and two-spirited lawyers to participate actively in work of the CBA

Whereas tuition costs for professional programs, including law schools, have escalated in the last few years

Whereas privacy is fundamental to the dignity and autonomy of the person and has been recognized by the Supreme Court of Canada as a fundamental value within Canadian society

Whereas the Court Challenges Program of Canada is an independent non-profit corporation whose objectives are to advance constitutional rights and freedoms by funding test cases of national significance in the areas of equality and official language rights

Whereas the Canadian Bar Association works with the legal profession in Zimbabwe to support the rule of law and respect for human rights

Whereas pensions and benefits is a recognized area of law in Canada