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Touchstones Newsletter
Touchstones is the biannual newsletter of the CBA's Equality Committee.
Action Plan for Equity: Previous Reports
A report card on the implementation of the recommendations in the Bertha Wilson Report, Touchstones for Change: Equality, Diversity and Accountability:
Racial Equality in the Canadian Legal Profession (February 1999)
Presented to CBA Council by the Working Group on Racial Equality in the Legal Profession.
Report from the Chair of the Equality Committee
UN Special Rapporteur on Racism
David Matas' 2003 submission on racial equality in the legal profession, presented to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Racism.
Publications & Reports for Sale
Touchstones for Change: Equality, Diversity and Accountability
- The landmark "Bertha Wilson Task Force Report" looks at the status of women in the legal profession, with over 200 recommendations.
- 1993, 290 pages, English and French. $50 (CBA non-members) or $40 (CBA members).
Model Policies (Appendix to Touchstones for Change)
- English and French. $25 (CBA non-members) or $15 (CBA members).
The Legal Duty to Accommodate Lawyers with Family Responsibilities
- This in-depth background paper concludes that a legal duty to accommodate lawyers with family responsibilities exists and will apply to many legal organizations.
- 1995, 164 pages, English only. $30 (CBA non-members) or $20 (CBA members).
Equality of Women in the Legal Profession
- A comprehensive teaching manual containing practical suggestions for conducting educational sessions for lawyers, and the substantive background information necessary for session leaders.
- 200 pages plus 2 appendices, English and French. $100.
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