Submissions and Resolutions

A Canadian Bar Association resolution passed at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Council.

A Canadian Bar Association resolution passed at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Council.

A Canadian Bar Association resolution passed at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Council.

The Canadian Bar Association welcomes the federal government's announcement of a new approach to Governor in Council (GiC) appointments and encourages attention to underlying issues that affect the perceived integrity of GiC appointees, particularly for adjudicative tribunals.

The Canadian Bar Association recommends amendments to Bill C-14 (medical assistance in dying) to align with Carter v. Canada.

The Canadian Bar Association recommends amendments to Bill C-14 (medical assistance in dying) to align with Carter v. Canada.

The CBA provides input to the fifth quadrennial Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission on the applicable principles in setting judicial and prothonotary compensation and benefits, to protect and promote judicial independence.

The Canadian Bar Association supports the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action of June 2015 and urges others to do the same. Many of the calls are consistent with CBA policy, and work has already begun on those issues.

The CBA comments on entity regulation to the Federation of Law Societies and encourages the law societies to harmonize any new regulations between jurisdictions

A Canadian Bar Association resolution passed at the 2016 Mid-Winter Meeting of Council.