Statement from the CBA President on killings in London, ON June 14, 2021 The Canadian Bar Association is deeply dismayed by the killing of four members of a family in London, Ont., who were targeted because they were Muslim. On behalf of CBA members across Canada I extend condolences to family and friends of the victims.
Statement from the CBA President on the discovery of bodies at former B.C. residential school May 31, 2021 The discovery of the bodies of 215 children buried on the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia has shocked and horrified many Canadians. But it should not come as a surprise. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission recorded that thousands of the children taken away to the residential schools never returned home. Many families never found out what happened to their loved ones.
Teagan Markin awarded the 2021 Viscount Bennett Fellowship May 03, 2021 The Canadian Bar Association’s Fellowship Committee has selected Teagan Markin to receive the 2021-2022 Viscount Bennett Fellowship for her graduate legal studies.
Statement from the CBA President on the Derek Chauvin verdict April 21, 2021 It has been almost a year since the recording of the murder of George Floyd by a police officer was released, shining a stark, unflinching light on the systemic racism faced by Black, Indigenous and other people of colour.
Message from the CBA President on China’s Actions Against Lawyers March 30, 2021 The Canadian Bar Association condemns recent actions by the Chinese government against lawyers simply for doing their job. These sanctions are an attack on the rule of law, democracy and freedom of expression.
Statement from the CBA President February 19, 2021 The Canadian Bar Association welcomes the announcement that its nominee, Dr. Signa Daum Shanks, has been appointed to the Independent Advisory Board Supreme Court Judicial Appointments.
Canadian Bar Association Releases COVID-19 Task Force Report February 17, 2021 There can be no going back to the way things worked in the legal profession and the justice systems before the pandemic, says a report released today by the Canadian Bar Associations Task Force on Justice Issues Arising from COVID-19.
CBA announces 2021 award honorees at virtual AGM February 17, 2021 Each year at its annual general meeting the Canadian Bar Association honors members of the legal profession whose contributions to the Association, the legal profession and the justice system mark them out as deserving of special recognition.
Steeves Bujold acclaimed as Vice President-elect of the Canadian Bar Association January 11, 2021 The Canadian Bar Association is pleased to announce that Steeves Bujold, the CBA Board member from Quebec, has been acclaimed to the position of Vice President for 2021-2022.
CBA welcomes new CEO Simon Coakeley January 07, 2021 The CBA is pleased to announce that Simon Coakeley has been named Chief Executive Officer of the Association, following a robust and extensive process aided by a leading executive search firm specializing in the identification of diverse candidates.