“Chuck Norris has been exposed to the Coronavirus. The Coronavirus is now in quarantine for two weeks.”
Nothing says “a changing world” quite like a new pandemic. Many of this issue’s articles contain commentary, information, and reflection on the ways in which the practice of law has, and will continue to be shaped (and hopefully modernized), in reaction to acute demands surrounding COVID-19. As Dave Bilinsky says, COVID-19, as much as it presents a terrible human cost it also presents “a once in a lifetime opportunity to examine how we do things and implement changes that can make the system work better.” It gives us the chance to make the world a better place in the long run.
Inside, employment, families, and Indigenous sovereignty is discussed in relation to COVID-19. You will also find articles on the changing landscape around victims of sexual violence, use of commercial DNA services by police, and rights of children under the changing Divorce Act. — Brandon D. Hastings, Chair, BarTalk E
