2024

Whereas the Canadian Bar Association established the National Class Action Database in 2007 to assist the judiciary, counsel and the public, to navigate the difficult issues presented by multijurisdictional class actions

Whereas encouraging saving for retirement is an important national issue, of concern to federal, provincial and territorial governments, public policy organizations and the public

Whereas Parliament has significantly increased the number of mandatory minimum sentences in the Criminal Code in recent years

Whereas attendance at the annual meeting of the Small, Solo and General Practice Forum is a barrier to participation in the election process for many members of the Forum executive

Whereas attendance at the annual meeting of the Women Lawyers Forum is a barrier to participation in the election process for many members of the Women Lawyers Forum executive

Whereas the National Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Conference (SOGIC) wishes to foster greater participation on the Executive Committee and facilitate greater representation beyond the existing Branch Conference Chairs in British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec

Whereas the officers of the National Charities and Not-for-Profit Law Section are each elected for a two year term, with no automatic succession to a more senior office

Whereas the National Sections Council Chair and Vice-Chair are each elected for a two year term

Whereas the protections and rights guaranteed under Canadian law must be universally accessible to be both meaningful and legitimate

Whereas the CBA established the Standing Committee on Equality in adopting the recommendations of the Task Force on Gender Equality, Touchstones for Change: Equality, Diversity and Accountability, and the name of the Committee was later changed to the Standing Committee on Equity