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Conceptual clarity on sex and gender, a unique pilot project for uncontested divorce and the impact of Bill C-41 on aid delivery to Afghan women are some of the subjects covered by initiatives funded through the Law for the Future Fund’s 2023 grants.

Stéphanie Côté of Sherbrooke, Quebec, is the 2023 recipient of the Legal Aid Leader Award for her long-term commitment to legal aid and to providing accessible and affordable legal services to the population.

Steeves Bujold, President of the Canadian Bar Association, has been appointed Website Officer of the International Bar Association’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Law Committee (LGBTI). He is serving his tenure from January 1^st, 2023, to December 31^st, 2024.

The CBA National office will be closed from Friday, December 23 through Monday, January 2. We will reopen on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. 

Barriers to human rights, the abolition of prisons and tax reform are some of the topics covered by initiatives funded through the Law for the Future Fund’s 2022 grants.

Karen Wilford, the Executive Director of the Legal Aid Commission of the Northwest Territories, is the 2022 recipient of the Legal Aid Leader Award for her long-term commitment to legal aid and to providing accessible and affordable legal services to the population.

Addresses and Q&A sessions with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Richard Wagner, as well as Canada’s Justice Minister David Lametti, were highlights of the 104th annual meeting of the Canadian Bar Association, held February 7.

The CBA Business Law Section is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Langlois Prize Law Student Essay Contest:

Every year at the Canadian Bar Association’s annual general meeting, members debate and vote on resolutions that shape the CBA’s governance and its position on issues of importance to the legal community.

Access to justice, the legal status of human ashes and the deficiencies of Canadian criminal law in dealing with domestic abuse are some of the topics covered by initiatives funded through the Law for the Future Fund’s 2021 grants.