2017

This Section of the National Sections Council of the Canadian Bar Association (the Association) shall be known as "The National __________________ Section" (the Section).

Whereas it is a core value of the legal profession to ensure that the public has access to justice

Whereas the federal government has introduced draft legislation dealing with issues pertaining to reproductive and genetic technology

Whereas National Sections are governed by a Model Section By-law, or, in accordance with Article 57 of CBA By-law No. 1, can adopt their own By-laws

Whereas the Canadian Bar Association established a Reserve Fund in 1992 equal to six months' budgeted expenditures

Whereas CBA By-Law No. 1 prescribes the number of non-voting members that each Branch must elect to the National Council

Whereas a goal of the Canadian Bar Association and its branches is to increase membership, especially among the newer members of the profession and law school students

Whereas the current wording of the Associate Membership class is ambiguous and includes people who do not hold a recognized law degree

Whereas in 1974 the Canadian Bar Association adopted a resolution that "the right of an individual to recover general damages from the wrong-doer in motor vehicle cases and to have such right adjudicated in the courts is one of the most vital hallmarks of the Canadian system of justice"

Whereas Canada is entering into an increasing number of international agreements addressing environmental issues which need timely implementation and enforcement of laws and regulations at all levels of government and cooperative arrangements between those governments