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June Brown bag program: Insights on Public-Sector leadership

  • August 16, 2014

Enhancing leadership in the public sector – not just at the top but throughout the system – is key to continuing to meet the ideals of public service excellence, Manitoba Deputy Minister of Justice, Donna Miller, Q.C., told a brown-bag lunch session…

Branch update: New Brunswick

  • August 16, 2014

Debbie Hackett reports that the Government Lawyers Section in New Brunswick is looking at ways to ensure CLE sessions aimed at public-sector lawyers qualify for mandatory CLE credits.

Message from the Chair

  • August 16, 2014

SOGIC Chair Robert Peterson says it’s "surreal" that in 2014 we’re even having the argument that every qualified Canadian should have access to publicly accredited law schools, without discrimination. And yet, that argument is ongoing with…

Q and A with CBA public sector champions: Th

  • August 16, 2014

The Digest asked seven members of the Public Sector Lawyers Forum to talk about how they became involved in the CBA – and why they stayed involved. Networking, collegiality, and CLE were some of the obvious answers.

Message from the Chair

  • August 16, 2014

Welcome to a new year of the national Public Sector Lawyers’ Forum of the CBA! The PSL Forum is your place to connect with other public sector lawyers and help strengthen our voice and role within the Canadian Bar Association.

Branch updates

  • August 16, 2014

It has been a busy season for SOGIC branches. From CPD to Pride to TWU, our branches have remained active and advocating. Have a look at what our branches in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec have been up to.

Winnipeg wind-up

  • August 16, 2014

SOGIC outreach this year included an in-person meeting in Winnipeg featuring a CPD session titled All Manner of Wickedness Abounds, followed by a reception for local members and allies. And that hour that about half the members spent trapped in…