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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 11, 2010
OTTAWA – The federal Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney, is the keynote speaker at the Canadian Bar Association’s (CBA) 2010 National Citizenship and Immigration Law Conference: The Road from Pier 21, on Friday, May 14, at 8:30 a.m. at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront, in the Nova Scotia AB room. He will speak on the topic of refugee reform.
The CBA conference offers two full days of programming with an opening plenary on Low Profile/High Impact issues featuring Brian Goodman, Chair of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. A second plenary deals with Refugee Reform and features Lorne Waldman, of Waldman & Associates, Toronto, and Robert Néron, Assistant Deputy Chair of the Immigration and Refugee Board, Eastern Region.
Breakout sessions focus on topics including balancing enforcement and civil rights, ethics, overseas processing, and family reunification.
The CBA Conference takes place at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel and Resort, May 14-15, 2010. Full details on the program are available on the CBA website. Sessions are open to accredited media. Accreditation may be obtained by contacting Hannah Bernstein.
The Canadian Bar Association is dedicated to support for the rule of law, and improvement in the law and the administration of justice. Some 37,000 lawyers, law teachers, and law students from across Canada are members.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Hannah Bernstein
The Canadian Bar Association
Tel: 613-237-2925, ext. 146
E-mail: hannahb@cba.org |
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