For many people around the world Access to Justice means Access to Canada. There is an expectation throughout the international community that Canada welcomes refugees and immigrants. Economic expediency has often led to special fast-track immigration programs with varying degrees of successful application and execution, and the same has occurred in response, again in varying degrees, to various humanitarian crises around the world. The Every Lawyer takes a deep dive into Immigration Law in Cana...
Sep 15, 2022•46 min•Ep. 71
Anti-Corruption in August. Julia welcomes Noah Arshinoff to discuss the on-going work of the CBA Anti-Corruption Team as well as: “Global Corruption: Its Regulation under International Conventions, US, UK, and Canadian Law and Practice” by Professor Ferguson, now in its 4th edition. Sometimes known as "Prof. Ferguson's Book", you can find the current edition for free here: Canadian Bar Association - Global Corruption: Its Regulation Under International Conventions, US, UK, and Canadian Law and P...
Aug 04, 2022•32 min•Ep. 70
In this episode of the Every Lawyer, Julia takes a look at the current state of Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying legislation as well as its practical application with Dr. Vanessa Cardy, who is a family doctor and palliative care physician working in northern Quebec, and Shelley Birenbaum from the CBA's End Of Life Working Group. Also includes a basic synopsis of the criteria and safeguards set out in Canada's MAiD legislation and a firsthand account of the procedure. Links: Final Report of t...
Jul 21, 2022•53 min•Ep. 69
The Every Lawyer podcast takes a look at Abortion Rights and Restrictions in Canada and how the right to abortion is or isn’t protected by the Canadian constitution. We get a refresher course on Roe v Wade and take a closer look at the SCOTUS decision reversing it. We find out about how the right to choose is already adequately protected in Canada and why any further legislation on the matter could do more harm than good. We also get some sound advice on how to approach this emotionally laden to...
Jul 07, 2022•43 min•Ep. 68
Excerpts from Brad Regehr's Conversations on Calls to Action with: John Borrows Naiomi Metallic the late Harold R Johnson Stacey Soldier Dr. Val Napolean Signa Daum Shanks Maggie Wente David Nahwegahbow Brenda Gunn Aimee Craft Robin Sutherland and Alyssa Bird.
Jun 16, 2022•58 min•Ep. 67
Florence Ashley is a transfeminine jurist, bioethicist, public speaker, and activist who uses they/them pronouns. They received the CBA SOGIC Hero award in 2019 and have just published their first book Banning Conversion Practices. After speaking with them for some time you realise the depth of their thinking as, again and again, they twist a detail like which database to use into a reflection on how and how not to use the law to empower yourself or sometimes they twist it back as in the midst o...
May 19, 2022•26 min•Ep. 66
We meet with Anna Kuranicheva to discuss an initiative put in place by the CBA Immigration Law Section to provide pro bono services to those impacted by the situation in Afghanistan. Ms. Kuranicheva further explains the challenges her colleagues and her have faced since the initiative started in September and what she believes should be done by the Canadian government to urgently respond to the humanitarian crisis and uphold its pledge to welcome 40,000 Afghan refugees. Finally, for our members ...
Dec 02, 2021•39 min•Ep. 65
We meet with Stephen Rotstein the new CBA President for the year 2021-2022. We discuss his priority for the year and his upcoming podcast Conversations with the President: mental health, community involvement, and more. The first episode of Stephen's series Strengthening our Community will be released on November 18, 2021. Check it out here: Helping Canada’s vulnerable communities with Wei William Tao To contact us (please include in the subject line ''Podcast''): podcasts@cba.org Please subscri...
Nov 04, 2021•19 min•Ep. 64
We discuss the exclusion of lawyers in the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada's online platforms and portals, with Lisa Middlemiss. Lisa Middlemiss has been a lawyer with Gomberg Dalfen since 2013. She is passionate about Canadian immigration and citizenship issues and she advocates at the federal level as a member of the Executive of the Citizenship and Immigration Section of the Canadian Bar Association. Click here for more information on The CBA Immigration Law Section. The Immigrat...
Sep 30, 2021•27 min•Ep. 63
For his final episode as host of Conversations with the President, CBA President Brad Regehr speaks with Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada and Dr Pamela Palmater, full Professor and Chair in Indigenous Governance at Ryerson University. Now that we explored the calls to action that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission directed at the legal profession and the justice system, in this final episode, we shift gears a bit to discuss ...
Aug 19, 2021•48 min•Ep. 61
We are chatting with Julia Kingdon about the new Law Students Section video project 20 minutes, 5 minutes . We look over the different guests and their atypical career paths. Julia has an undergraduate degree in International Development, a master’s degree in Rhetoric and recently completed her Juris Doctor degree. She’s the vice chair of the law students section of the CBA who put on this series. The Law Students Section launched the video project: 20 Questions, 5 Minutes To watch the video fea...
Aug 12, 2021•27 min•Ep. 62
An interview with Jennifer David to discuss the CBA Truth and Reconciliation Toolkit For Firms. Jennifer David (Chapleau Cree First Nation), a skilled and experienced communicator, project manager, planner, facilitator and lead development of CBA Truth and Reconciliation Toolkit. To consult the CBA Truth and Reconciliation Toolkit . To consult the CBABC Reconciliation Response Plan (RRP) To consult The Path - Your Journey Through Indigenous Canada To contact us (please include in the subject lin...
Jul 22, 2021•20 min•Ep. 60
In this episode, President Brad Regher will talk with two private lawyers who have dealt extensively with public servants in the course of their work. They discuss call to Action number 57 which calls for governments at all levels to educate civil servants on the history of Aboriginal peoples in Canada, treaties and Aboriginal rights, Indigenous law and Aboriginal-Crown relations Maggie Wente , a partner with Olthius Kleer Townshend in Toronto, is a member of Ontario’s Serpent River First Nation...
Jul 08, 2021•48 min•Ep. 59
With our guest Shelley Birenbaum, we discuss the CBA’s influence on the implementation of Bill C-7 and the important updates to Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying legislation. Shelley Birenbaum is a member of the CBA’s End of Life Working Group and a health lawyer with the Ontario Bar for over 25 years. She specializes in the legal and ethical aspects of assisted dying. In this episode, we talk about the major issues that the Working Group fought for (eligibility for people with a psychiatric ...
Jun 24, 2021•33 min•Ep. 58
This episode was recorded before the horrific, hate-motivated attack on a Muslim family in London, Ontario, on June 7, 2021. An interview with David Matas, senior legal counsel for B’Nai Brith Canada, who was instrumental in drafting the CBA’s submission on these issues of online hate. We talk Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act, procedural safeguards and the balance between freedom of speech and protection against online hate. Click here to view Legal Remedies for Victims of Hate Speech...
Jun 10, 2021•26 min•Ep. 57
Our guest today is Ray Leclair, vice president of public affairs at LawPRO, co-author of the Mortgage Instructions Toolkit. Click here to view The Mortgage Instructions Toolkit . To contact us (please include in the subject line ''Podcast''): podcasts@cba.org Please subscribe, rate and review our podcast if you are enjoying it on Apple Podcasts ....
May 27, 2021•23 min•Ep. 56
President Brad Regehr discusses the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples with Aimée Craft and Brenda Gunn. Aimée Craft is Anishinaabe-Métis, an associate professor in the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law, and has been voted one of the top 25 influential lawyers in Canada. She’s an expert in Canadian Aboriginal law and an internationally recognized expert in the areas of Indigenous laws, treaties and water. Brenda Gunn is Métis, and is an associate professor at the ...
May 13, 2021•48 min•Ep. 55
Bonus episode presented by CBA National, After the pandemic: How lawyers can make ESG a reality. Ep 12 In this month’s episode, Yves Faguy speaks with Warren Ragoonanan, one of the founding partners of WRD LLP in Toronto, a law firm that serves businesses and entrepreneurs who want to solve social and environmental challenges. They discuss a range of topics from the evolution of ESG and defining a corporation’s purpose to one of the biggest myths surrounding shareholder primacy. To contact us (p...
Apr 29, 2021•40 min
President Brad Regehr discusses the recognition of Aboriginal justice systems with John Borrows and Naiomi Metallic. Professor John Borrows is the Canadian Research Chair in Indigenous Law at the University of Victoria, and has written extensively on Indigenous legal traditions. He is Anishinaabe/Ojibway and a member of the Chippewa of the Nawash First Nation in Ontario. Naiomi Metallic holds the Chancellor’s Chair in Aboriginal Law and Policy at Dalhousie University’s Schulich School of Law. Sh...
Apr 15, 2021•51 min•Ep. 54
Bonus Episode presented by CBA National, After the pandemic: Addressing the gender wage gap in a Covid recovery. Ep 11 In this month’s episode, Yves Faguy speaks with Carly Romanow and Catherine Ewasiuk of the CBA’s National Women Lawyers Forum to discuss the impact of the Covid she-cession and why we need better data to understand wage gaps in the legal profession. To contact us (please include in the subject line ''Podcast''): national@cba.org Please subscribe, rate and review our podcast if y...
Apr 01, 2021•31 min
President Brad Regehr meets with Dr. Val Napoleon and Signa Daum Shanks to discuss Call to Action 28, which calls on law schools to require students to take a course in Aboriginal people and the law. Dr. Val Napoleon is an associate professor and Law Foundation Professor of Aboriginal Justice and Governance at the University of Victoria. She co-founded UVic’s Indigenous Law Research Unit and the Joint Degree Program in Canadian Common Law and Indigenous Legal Orders JD/JID that launched in 2019....
Mar 18, 2021•51 min•Ep. 52
Bonus Episode presented by CBA National, After the pandemic: The rule of law in a climate disrupted world Ep 11 In this month’s episode, Yves Faguy speaks with Jocelyn Stacey, an assistant professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law and author of The Constitution of the Environmental Emergency , to discuss how climate change is likely to disrupt how we govern ourselves under the rule of law. This episode is presented by Lawyers Financial. To contact us (please include in the subject line ''Po...
Mar 04, 2021•51 min
President Brad Regehr discusses Calls to Action 34 and 40 with Harold R. Johnson and Stacey Soldier. They speak on the problem of over-incarceration of Indigenous peoples and how the system failed them. Harold Johnson is a lawyer with Master in Law from Harvard and 10 years as a Saskatchewan Crown prosecutor under his belt. He’s also a prolific author, writing both fiction and non-fiction. Stacey Soldier, an associate with Cochrane Saxberg Barristers and Solicitors in Winnipeg, has worked as a c...
Feb 18, 2021•45 min•Ep. 50
Bonus Episode presented by CBA National, After the pandemic: A Conversation with the Chief Justice of Canada Ep 10 Yves Faguy speaks with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Richard Wagner, to discuss the court’s work during the pandemic, systemic racism, and his temporary role as administrator of the Government of Canada until a new Governor General is appointed. This episode is presented by Lawyers Financial. To contact us (please include in the subject line ''Podcast''): nationa...
Feb 04, 2021•27 min
Bonus Episode presented by CBA National, After the pandemic: The future of justice, Ep 9 In this month’s episode, we talk with Jordan Furlong about a wave of regulatory reforms coming out of the U.S. that are having an impact on the legal industry, and how Canadian jurisdictions should prepare. Jordan is one of the leading analysts of the global legal market. He has written extensively on a range of topics dealing primarily with how law firms and law departments need to prepare for the future of...
Jan 21, 2021•44 min
Conversations with the President: The President’s take on TRC’s Calls to Action, Ep 3: Cultural Competency Training Brad Regehr discusses Call to Action number 27's aim at making sure practising lawyers receive cultural competency training, with Jennifer David and Michael McDonald, Q.C. Jennifer David (Chapleau Cree First Nation) is an experienced communicator, project manager, planner and facilitator. She is committed to creating and portraying an accurate and positive narrative of Indigenous p...
Jan 07, 2021•34 min•Ep. 49
Bonus Episode presented by CBA National, After the pandemic: Protecting the workers of the future, Ep 8 Yves Faguy speaks with York University law professor Dr. David Doorey about needed reforms to our employment and labour laws. In this month’s episode, we talk with Dr. David Doorey about the impact of the gig economy on workers’ rights, legislative efforts to protect autonomous workers, how the courts have fared in shaping our laws in Canada, and the challenges ahead for organized labour. Door...
Dec 17, 2020•56 min
Conversations with the President: The President’s take on TRC’s Calls to Action, Ep 2: Adequate Education Funding For his first episode as host of Conversations with the President, Brad talks with Alyssa Bird and Robin Sutherland about The Truth and Reconciliation’s eleventh call to action is a demand for “adequate funding to end the backlog of First Nations students seeking post-secondary education.” Alyssa Bird is an Anishinaabe and Cree woman from the Pequis First Nation. She earned her Juris...
Dec 03, 2020•37 min•Ep. 47
Bonus Episode presented by CBA National, After the pandemic: The future of justice, Ep 7 Yves Faguy discusses privacy law and data protection with privacy and cybersecurity lawyer Sinziana Gutiu. Gutiu shares her insights into trends shaping the privacy debate at home and abroad, the impact of the Schrems II ruling, Quebec’s effort at updating its privacy law regime, and coming tech developments that we should be thinking about while crafting new laws. To contact us (please include in the subjec...
Nov 19, 2020•40 min
Conversations with the President: The President’s take on TRC’s Calls to Action, Ep 1: Meet Bradley Regehr, CBA President 2020 We are chatting with Brad Regehr, the new Canadian Bar Association President and the first Indigenous person to take on the role. We’re talking about reconciliation, COVID-19 and even his amateur theatre career. His podcast series Conversations with the President - The President’s take on TRC’s Calls to Action highlights many of the 94 calls to action from the Truth and ...
Nov 05, 2020•26 min•Ep. 45
