Mandate
- Recommends policy-related priorities to the Board
- Engages volunteers for task forces as necessary
- Develops, approves or recommends policy positions, working with Sections, Subcommittees and task forces
- Recommends to the Board on intervention proposals
- Oversees process for resolutions for debate at the AGM
- Oversees the work of its subcommittees and reports to the Board on their work
- “Policy” for this Committee means law, administration of justice and public interest policies (i.e. what the CBA thinks about issues); Internal policies (i.e. governing how the CBA does things) are generally under the Governance and Equality and Finance Committees
Members
Nine members, Chair is a Board member.
Qualifications
- Experience in the law reform or government relations work of a CBA Section (national or branch).
- Experience in policy development, law reform, test case development or government relations.
- Ability to understand and evaluate complex ideas and information and to exercise sound judgment in making decisions.
- Ability to foster open communications.
- Ability to comprehend written documents in English and French an asset.
Commitment
20 hours/month