Statement from the CBA President on judicial appointments November 06, 2020 The decision about who gets to be a judge in Canada is made, in the end, by politicians. And political decisions, even when they don’t reach the level of blatant and deliberate stacking for ideology, risk having some sort of partisan taint.
Statement from the CBA President on fisheries dispute in Nova Scotia November 04, 2020 Canada prides itself on being a nation based on the rule of law. The Constitution Act 1982 recognizes and affirms existing treaty rights. In the 1999 Marshall ruling the Supreme Court of Canada held that 1760-61 treaties signed with the Mi’kmaq gave those peoples the right to make a moderate livelihood through hunting and fishing.
Statement from the CBA President on the death of the Hon. Robert Wells, Q.C. (St. John’s, NL) October 30, 2020 The Canadian Bar Association is saddened by the passing of The Honourable Robert Wells, St. John’s, NL, at the age of 87.
CBA guide provides tools for justice advocacy October 26, 2020 OTTAWA – Attaining access to justice has been called a “wicked problem.” No lawyer would argue for less access to justice, but it’s hard to know where to begin to make the case for more.
CBA statement on the passing of former prime minister John N. Turner, Q.C. September 21, 2020 The Canadian Bar Association is saddened at the passing of former prime minister John Napier Turner, Q.C., on Sept. 18. Mr. Turner had been a CBA member for more than 60 years, joining in 1955.
CBA statement on the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg September 21, 2020 The Canadian Bar Association is saddened at the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who fought as bravely against cancer as she did against the notion that women were not equal to men.
Canadian Bar Association joins national call for more diversity in judicial appointments September 14, 2020 The Canadian Bar Association is calling on the federal government to put its stated commitment to diversity in leadership into action by appointing more Black, Indigenous and People of Colour to the federal benches.
Brad Regehr is the new CBA President September 01, 2020 Brad Regehr of Winnipeg begins his year-long tenure as CBA President today.
Statement from the CBA President on Emancipation Day and the history of slavery in Canada July 31, 2020 August 1 is Emancipation Day –a day to reflect on the history of slavery in Canada and its continuing effects in our own time. On this date 186 years ago, the Slavery Abolition Act, an Act of British Parliament, came into effect officially abolishing slavery in most of the British Empire including Canada.
Bill to Establish National Commissioner for Children and Youth June 17, 2020 The Canadian Bar Association welcomes the initiative taken by Senator Rosemary Moodie to table a private member’s bill to establish a National Commissioner for Children and Youth. The CBA appreciates that she has taken the first step toward fulfilling Canada’s international obligations, and its responsibility to the children and youth of this country.