OTTAWA — The Chief Justice of Canada, Beverley McLachlin, will now address the Canadian Bar Association’s national Council on Saturday, Aug. 17 at 8:45 a.m. in the Gallery BCD, at TCU Place in Saskatoon. Please note this time change over previously distributed information.
Immediately following her remarks, the Chief Justice will be available for an informal news briefing at approximately 9 a.m. in the Upper East Lounge of TCU Place.
Also headlining the CBA conference:
*Federal Justice Minister and Attorney General Peter MacKay, Dialogue with the Minister, on Monday, Aug. 19, at 1:45 p.m. in Salon ABC at TCU Place. He will be available to media following the Dialogue in the Upper East Lounge;
*CBC’s Peter Mansbridge at the Opening Plenary on Aug. 18, at 1 p.m. in Salon AB, TCU Place;
*Dr. Arin Reeves on diversity and inclusion in the legal profession on Monday, Aug. 19, at 8:15 a.m. in Salon AB at TCU Place;
*Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 8:15 a.m. in Salon ABC, TCU Place;
*Dr. Melina Buckley on equal justice at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20 in Salon ABC, TCU Place.
The 2013 CBA Legal Conference takes place in Saskatoon from August 17-20, and is open to accredited media. Please contact Hannah Bernstein for accreditation.
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, notaries, law teachers, and law students from across Canada are members.
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