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COVID-19 has highlighted many cracks in the justice system from the use of technology to access to justice issues. The need to open up courtrooms via technology is a major issue that has emerged in the COVID-19 era.

The CBA is committed to continuing the conversation on race in the legal profession and to providing support for lawyers to overcome systemic barriers.

Cheryl Farrow has tendered her resignation after close to four years as the CEO of the Canadian Bar Association.

The Women Lawyers Forum Pathways to Power series has inspired women for more than five years. Now, the flagship professional development program has gained international recognition, as the CBA-WLF is the recipient of the 2020 Outstanding Member Program Award by the National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations (NCWBA).

Catherine McKenzie of the IMK firm in Montreal is the 2020 recipient of the Volunteer in Profile Award for her pro bono work in defence of fundamental rights and freedoms.

It is hard to believe that we have passed the two-month mark since COVID-19 disrupted our daily routines. We have had to quickly adapt to working from home and the term physical distancing has become part of our daily lexicon.

The SIRD Project worked with local partners to host the first "physically distanced" sensitization event in Fingirika Village, Kenya in April 2020. Officials presented potentially life-saving information and sanitation materials to residents in Kwale county’s mining villages.

More than 25,000 CBA members participate in National Sections. Now, the CBA is looking for leaders for each of the 41 National Sections that represent practice areas and demographic or professional groups.

What is the role of lawyers in crisis? And what is the CBA doing to respond to the extraordinary situation brought on by social-distancing measures to stop the spread of COVID-19?

‘When you know better, you can do better’ is the CBA’s philosophy in responding to the Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.