The critical issue that I would like to discuss in this presentation is the role that the principle of access to justice should or should not play in the analytical process used to determine the judicial review standards for administrative proceedings.

Green v Law Society of Manitoba, 2017 1SCR 360

I met Judge Amy Sakalauskas in 2015, through our mutual work with the CBA and on the NSBS v TWU appeal proceedings. Since then, Judge Sakalauskas has acted as a mentor and role model for me, and it was a joy to witness her appointment to the Nova Scotia Provincial Court earlier this year. She graciously agreed to sit down with me to discuss her evolution as an LGBT lawyer, jurist, and CBA member.

As Canadians, we are all richer because of our differences. The same goes for our institutions, including the judiciary. The more inclusive we are, the broader our perspectives and the more informed our decisions.

Retired Manitoba Justice Gerald O. Jewers says judges might want to proceed with caution when they decide to take an expert’s opinion to weight following the Supreme Court decision in White Burgess v Abbott.

The Judges’ Forum recognized Justice David Watt at its Colleague in the Spotlight reception on Friday, Aug. 12th.

The Supreme Court of Canada has held that Aboriginal perspective is to be considered and Aboriginal oral history is to be taken as having independent weight in cases being tried in court.