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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF RÉDACTRICE EN CHEF Sara Pesko ART DIRECTOR DIRECTRICE ARTISTIQUE Hanna Rioseco LAYOUT EDITOR ÉDITRICE DE MISE EN PAGE Souang Wu COPY EDITORS SECRÉTAIRES DE RÉDACTION Kim Baronet Zack Goobie Catherine Laperrière COLOUMNISTS CHRONIQUEURES ET CHRONIQUEUSES Darien Bahry Me Katarina Daniels Vidish K Parikh CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE COLLABORATEURS ET COLLABORATRICES Julian Guidote Dean Robert Leckey Simon Rollat, DALA droit autrement / legal alternative Special thanks to Prairie Koo for designing the layout. ~ The Quid Novi is published weekly by the students of the Faculty of Law at McGill University. Production is made possible through the direct support of students. All contents copyright © 2021 Quid Novi.

Les opinions exprimées sont propres aux auteurs et ne réflètent pas nécessairement celles de l’équipe du Quid Novi. The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views of the McGill Law Students’ Association or of McGill University. Envoyez vos commentaires ou articles avant jeudi 17h00 à quid.law@mcgill.ca. Toute contribution doit indiquer le nom de l’auteur, son année d’étude ainsi qu’un titre et un sous -titre pour l’article. Les images doivent être soumises séparément. L’article ne sera publié qu’à la discrétion du comité de rédaction, qui basera sa décision sur la politique de rédaction disponible sur notre Facebook @quidnovi.mcgill.

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INSIGHTS

COMMUNAUTÉ

8 | LAWFULLY UNCOMMON/

2 | LETTER FROM THE EDITOR 5 | THE RULE OF LAW IN

LÉGALEMENT INHABITUEL How I Learned About the Alternative Career Opportunities That Legal Education Provides in Canada

9 | CONDOLENCES FOR

Welcome to Quid Novi

3 | UN MOT DU DOYEN

Welcome to the 2021-2022 Academic Year!

CLASS A Prayer for Understanding

4 | FROM THE GELBER Welcome Back!

11 | UNE ABSENCE EXCUSÉE Le cas de Jonathan Drouin

5 | CONTRACTS OF SILENCE How NDAs Can SilenceVictims & Cover Up Wrongdoing

14 | REFLECTIONS ON BEING FAR FROM HOME Why It’s Important to Find People You Can Genuinely Trust

EVENTS PANDEMIC TIMES 1st Annual Rule of Law Lecture

6 | CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE FEDERAL COURTS 50th Anniversary Book Launch & Webinar Series

10 | PAISLEY IRREGULARS ESSAY COMPETITION IN NEGLIGENCE LAW Call for Submissions

13 | ADMIN STRUCTURE OF

THE FACULY OF LAW A chart to help you navigate the organisational structure of our faculty.

15 | LA BOURSE EN MÉMOIRE DE J. STEPHEN TATRALLYAY Application de bourse d’étude

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Welcome to Quid Novi Sara Pesko | 4L

Dear Quid readers,

Do you still accept “overheards”?

Welcome (back)! I hope that by now you’ve all had a chance to adjust to in-person learning and settle into your normal routine.

We do! Did you overhear something funny or bizarre on campus? Did your professor say something funny that’s too good to keep to yourself? Do you have an interesting anecdote? Share it with the Quid!

My name is Sara Pesko and this is my second year as Editorin-Chief of the Quid. This year’s volume will be run by myself, Co-Editors-in-Chief Mark Townsend and Chris Ciafro, as well as a brilliant team of Copy Editors, Layout Editors, Columnists, a Social Media Manager and an Art Director. You’ll have the opportunity to learn more about each Quid member in our weekly “Meet the Team” articles. Over the past few weeks, we’ve received many great questions from you regarding what the Quid is and how it works. Below, you’ll find the answers to those questions, as well as some additional information. In this week’s issue you’ll find reflections on in-person classes, homesickness, hockey, and so much more. Happy reading! What is the Quid? Founded at the Faculty of Law in 1981, the Quid Novi is a weekly journal that is run by the students and for the students. The Quid is meant to serve as a platform and creative outlet for all law students to articulate their ideas, comments, and opinions – legal and non-legal alike.

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Can I send in a submission if I’m not a columnist? Absolutely! The success of the Quid relies on you, the student body, sharing your thoughts. I’d strongly encourage each one of you to submit at least one piece to the Quid before you leave the Faculty. What types of submissions do you accept? One of the most unique things about the Quid is that it does not have specific criteria for the style or content of submissions. In the past, we’ve had submissions in the form of poems, articles, short stories, cartoons, announcements, lyrics, photographs, and the list goes on. Whether you want your submission to be serious, controversial, or comical – the freedom lies with you!

How do I submit an article? You can send your submissions to quid.law@mcgill.ca by 5:00 p.m. every Thursday in order to be featured in the following week’s issue. Is the Quid available only online? The rumours are true, the Quid has officially moved to an online-only platform. However, the Quid team is working hard to get a website up and running that will hopefully be more reader-friendly than our current PDF format. How often does the Quid publish a new issue? A new issue is released every week, on Tuesday morning. Where can I find the latest Quid issue? You can follow us on our Facebook page Quid Novi – Droit McGill Law to stay up to date with the latest Quid Novi issue or keep an eye out for the Quid in the LSA’s The Brief email that is sent out each week. We will also be launching an Instagram account in the coming weeks.

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UN MOT DU DOYEN Welcome Back to the 2021-2022 Academic Year! Dean Robert Lecky

Welcome to the Faculty of Law, or welcome back, as the case may be! I hope that, despite everything, your summer was refreshing. José and I, along with our dogs, Alice and Rupert, left the city a couple of times. After a long year, we were grateful for a change of scenery. I joked the first time I began packing that I had forgotten how to work my suitcase. While I acknowledge the tension and anxiety that many are feeling about the return to in-person teaching, I have been delighted to see students in our building, starting with the arrival of 1Ls on 30 August. I was glad to teach in person again, in the Maxwell Cohen Moot Court as part of Integration Week for the 1Ls and in room 202 for Family Property Law. It had felt eerie and unnatural to be working here alone or nearly alone, as I had been for months. We begin our shared journey of this fall term and academic year from different starting points. Some of you, or your loved ones, have been working in person throughout the pandemic, including in frontline roles. Others have spent the past year and a half mostly online and sheltered at home. It’s likely that we’ll adjust to the return to the faculty in different ways. I urge you to be kind and compassionate towards yourself and others as we move together into a challenging semester. Do please continue to respect applicable rules – notably, wearing a procedural mask when indoors and maintaining one-meter distancing. We are doing our best to maximize student engagement within our limits – and kudos to the Law Students’ Association for its embrace of the vaccination passport. Your feedback will be essential and I urge you to use the established

communication channels of the Graduate Law Students’ Association (GLSA) and Law Students’ Association (LSA), which have regular standing meetings with the associate deans or with me.

l’année prochaine. J’ai hâte d’observer la manière dont ces collègues enrichiront notre communauté intellectuelle ainsi que l’enseignement offert à la Faculté de droit.

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Je suis particulièrement fier de l’ajout au corps administratif. Nous avons récemment accueilli notre diplômée Kimberly Lee-Louis, BCL/LLB’13. Elle devient ainsi la première titulaire du poste de doyenne adjointe (équité – épanouissement des Noir.e.s et des Autochtones). Entre autres, elle servira à titre de conseillère facultaire auprès de la Black Law Students’ Association of McGill (BLSAM) et de l’Indigenous Law Association at McGill/L’association de Droit Autochtone à McGill (ILADA). De plus, elle aidera la Faculté de droit à progresser en ligne avec la réalisation des engagements universitaires en matière de lutte contre le racisme antinoir, d’éducation autochtone et d’Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

Si les mauvaises nouvelles se sont avérées abondantes durant les derniers mois, je tiens tout de même à souligner la nomination de notre diplômé, l’honorable Mahmud Jamal, BCL’93, LLB’93, à titre de juge à la Cour suprême du Canada. Le juge Jamal devient ainsi la première personne racisée à siéger à la plus haute cour du pays. Il devient également le troisième juge y représentant notre communauté diplômée, aux côtés des juges Sheilah Martin, BCL’81, LLB’81, et Nicholas Kasirer, BCL’85, LLB’85. Considérant les 24 facultés de droit au Canada, il est tout de même impressionnant qu’un tiers du banc provienne de la nôtre. * * * Nos corps professoral et administratif se trouvent renouvelés en cette nouvelle année scolaire. Notamment, six additions ont été faites à ce premier : le professeur Peer Zumbansen, spécialiste en droit des affaires et droit transnational; la professeure Alicia Hinarejos, experte en droit de l’Union européenne et en fédéralisme comparé; le professeur Darren Rosenblum, expert en droit des affaires ainsi qu’en droit et sexualité; la professeure Priya Gupta, spécialiste, entre autres, en droit des biens et en critical race theory; le professeur Joshua Nichols, expert en droit constitutionnel et en droit autochtone; et Sarah Riley Case, chercheuse en droit environnemental et en critical race theory, titulaire d’une bourse Boulton et qui deviendra professeure

* * * Mes moments sans rendez-vous, durant lesquels je suis à la disposition des personnes suivant mon cours de Family Property Law ainsi qu’à celle de tout autre membre du corps étudiant, se tiendront de façon bimodale cette automne. Les mardis, de 12 h 15 à 12 h 45, je serai soit à l’extérieur de Old Chancellor Day Hall, soit à l’Atrium. Les jeudis, de 12 h 15 à 12 h 45, j’appellerai, sur Teams, les personnes qui s’inscriront préalablement leurs coordonnées sur ce document Word. Si ces moments ne vous conviennent pas, vous pourriez envoyer votre numéro de téléphone à mon adjointe, Madame Jenni Scissons (dean.law@mcgill.ca), et je vous rappellerai. Bonne rentrée et bon trimestre ! 3

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FROM THE GELBER Welcome Back!

Me Katarina Daniels| Liaison Librarian

Dear readers, Welcome (back) and thanks for taking the time to read From the Gelber, everyone’s favourite library column, packed with library news and services, research tips and tricks, and the occasional meme! This year’s column is going to look a little different, because, as many of you know, I am currently on maternity leave with my now 5-month-old son, Nathan (see the required super cute photo taken by yours truly). Speaking with my colleagues, we realised that we wanted to continue this column, and so, came up with the following formula: the columns will be written on a three-week rotation first by myself, then by my colleague Ana Rogers-Butterworth (who most 1Ls will know by now), and finally by one of our three wonderful student reference assistants, Corrine Tansowny, Riley Klassen-Molyneaux, or George Yeryomin. While our writing styles will differ by week, you can of course depend on the same quality and relevance of the content. To get us started with the new academic year, you might have noticed that our catalogue looks a little different these days. Over the summer, our catalogue received a bit of a facelift! As we announced in 2020, McGill joined forces with the Bureau de coopération interuniversitaire (BCI) and Quebec universities to develop a unified catalogue that allows users to search, access and request documents from across Quebec universities, almost as if these other libraries were simply extensions or branches of the McGill Library. As a result of the pandemic, some of the planned services were put on hold, but with our return to in-person services, things are starting to pick up. The interface was redesigned, and the new look was launched this summer (something for me to tinker around with while on mat leave!). The interface makes it particularly easy to see the most accessible copy of a title; for instance, if our copy at the Gelber is checked out but the copy at Université de Montréal is available, that information will be displayed prominently, without having to click around and expand tabs.

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For now, requesting items from other Quebec university libraries is still done via Interlibrary Loan; the button should appear directly in the record (see screen capture below). Alternatively, you can go to the other library in person to pick up the book, using only your McGill ID card.

We will certainly keep you posted once you are able to borrow from other Quebec university libraries more directly, and once other services available via the catalogue are turned back on. Until then, for more guidance on using Sofia effectively and efficiently, be sure to check out my colleague Dave Greene’s LibGuide. Médias sociaux Eh oui ! La bibliothèque Gelber est sur Facebook et Twitter, et nous avons également notre propre blogue. Suivez-nous pour rester à l’affût des nouveaux services et ressources, des publications par nos membres de la faculté, des trucs et astuces, et bien plus ! Facebook : Nahum Gelber Law Library Twitter : @McGillLawLibrar (oui, l’ « Y » manquant est intentionnel) Blogue : Nahum Gelber Law Library Blog Questions ? N’hésitez pas à nous contacter si la bibliothèque pourrait mieux vous soutenir dans vos études. Pour programmer des consultations, ou si vous avez des questions de référence, veuillez contacter : Sonia : sonia.smith@mcgill.ca Ana : ana.rogers-butterworth@mcgill.ca Nos assistant.e.s de recherche : law.library@mcgill.ca And that’s all from the Gelber! Next week, my colleague Ana will summarize some of the key services available to you at the Gelber. Stay tuned!

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Celebrating the

Célébrons le

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THE FEDER AL COURT OF APPE AL AND THE FEDER AL COURT L A COUR D’AP P EL FÉDÉR ALE E T L A COUR FÉDÉR ALE

Launch of the Federal Courts’ 50th Anniversary Book Lancement du livre du 50e anniversaire des Cours fédérales Friday, October 1, 2021|4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET (via Zoom) Please save the date in your calendars.

Welcome Remarks:

Panelists:

Chief Justice Marc Noël, Federal Court of Appeal

l Martine Valois, Associate Professor, Université de Montréal

Chief Justice Paul Crampton, Federal Court

l Ian Greene, Professor Emeritus, York University

Opening Address:

l Craig Forcese, Full Professor, University of Ottawa

The Honourable Frank Iacobucci

Moderator: An academic review of the last 50 years.

Justice Johanne Gauthier, Federal Court of Appeal

l Peter McCormick, Professor Emeritus, University of Lethbridge

Vendredi, 1er octobre 2021|16 h à 17 h 30 HE (via Zoom) Veuillez inscrire cette date à votre calendrier.

Mots de bienvenue : Juge en chef Marc Noël, Cour d’appel fédérale Juge en chef Paul Crampton, Cour fédérale

Allocution d’ouverture :

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L’honorable Frank Iacobucci

Modératrice : Un regard académique sur les 50 dernières années.

L’honorable Johanne Gauthier, Cour d’appel fédérale

Panélistes : l Martine Valois, professeure agrégée, Université de Montréal l Ian Greene, professeur émérite, York University l Craig Forcese, professeur titulaire, Université d’Ottawa l Peter McCormick, professeur émérite, University of Lethbridge

To register for this event please click here. Si vous souhaitez vous inscrire à cet événement, veuillez cliquer ici.

The National Judicial Institute (NJI) is proud to host this online event. L’Institut national de la magistrature (INM) est fier d’offrir cet événement en ligne.

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THE FEDER AL COURT OF APPE AL AND THE FEDER AL COURT L A COUR D’AP P EL FÉDÉR ALE E T L A COUR FÉDÉR ALE

Delving into the Courts: Three Webinars | Exploration des Cours : trois webinaires Fridays, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET | Les vendredis 11 h à 12 h 30 HE

An academic review of the last 50 years.

Un regard académique sur les 50 dernières années.

Immigration October 29, 2021

National Security November 26, 2021

Intellectual Property December 10, 2021

J. A. Diner (Chair), J. M. Gleason, Prof. M. Valois and Mr. Lorne Waldman

J. Y. de Montigny (Chair), J. C. Kane, Prof. C. Forcese and Mr. Gordon Cameron

J. G. Locke (Chair), J. M. Manson, Prof. J. DeBeer and Ms. Judith Robinson

Immigration 29 octobre 2021

Sécurité nationale 26 novembre 2021

Propriété intellectuelle 10 décembre 2021

J. Alan Diner (président), J. M. Gleason, prof. M. Valois et M. Lorne Waldman

J. Y. de Montigny (président), J. C. Kane, prof. C. Forcese et M. Gordon Cameron

J. G. Locke (président), J. M. Manson, prof. J. DeBeer et Mme Judith Robinson

To register for these events please click here. Si vous souhaitez vous inscrire à ces événements, veuillez cliquer ici.

The National Judicial Institute (NJI) is proud to host this online event. L’Institut national de la magistrature (INM) est fier d’offrir cet événement en ligne.

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LAWFULLY UNCOMMON / LÉGALEMENT INHABITUEL How I Learned About the Alternative Career Opportunities that Legal Education Provides in Canada Simon Rollat | 4L, President of DALA Droit Autrement/Legal Alternative

The following article has been reproduced from the Canadian Lawyer Magazine. The original publication can be found here.

Even when a lawyer chooses to pursue a non-traditional career path, they continue to benefit from legal skills applicable in various settings.

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“The skills we gain in law school are transferable — be it the power of persuasion or the ability to think critically, to write succinctly, or to solve problems,” Larry Markowitz told me. Markowitz is a senior advisor at NATIONAL, an independent public relations firm, and a former securities and corporate law practitioner.

As the president of a group aiming to widen the conversation, I can see there is no ‘typical’ path It has been said that law is the only profession with an industry dedicated to helping you leave it. Nobody knows this better than Randi Bean, founder and president of Life After Law, a recruiting firm that places lawyers of all levels into non-traditional roles by finding alternate ways to apply their legal skills. “There are so many things that lawyers could be doing that are so different from traditional practice,” Bean recently told me. “I don’t think there was enough focus in law school on careers; on how to prepare yourself for the real world, once you’re out of school and transitioning into the work world.” Yet, this is slowly being addressed by Canadian law faculties. As a law student at McGill University, I run a group called “DALA” which aims to empower law students and legal professionals by widening the conversation about where a legal education can take them. I spoke to Bean on behalf of DALA to gain more insight about opportunities for law students.

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DALA was founded in 2015 with the support of McGill’s Law Faculty administration and continues to thrive. When I asked Robert Leckey, dean of the McGill Faculty of Law, about his perception of DALA’s work, he said: “The traditional downtown firms that recruit on campus represent just a fraction of the career paths pursued by our graduates. Our graduates take the valuable knowledge and skills they gain at McGill into a vast range of careers, in many cases doing jobs they never heard of while they were students (or that didn’t exist then). We support DALA to help our students grasp the rich spectrum of possibilities.” DALA features interviews with professionals who have pursued alternative legal careers, such as lawyers-turnedauthors, -bakers, -policy advisors and even -chocolate entrepreneurs! People do leave the legal field. Canadian statistics are not readily available, but in the United States, an estimated 40,000 lawyers walk away from their jobs each year. 8

“When I’m advising a client on how to navigate a public relations crisis, my focus on the precise choice of words in our messaging and my strategic planning—what to say, to whom to say it and when to say it—are not unlike the strategic counsel I used to provide my law firm clients,” Markowitz said. “In fact, in a crisis, we public relations professionals typically find ourselves working alongside legal counsel.” A survey of DALA’s online profiles reveals that a fair share of the lawyers we interviewed who switched careers were burned out from their law jobs. Some lacked a sense of purpose. Others hated their jobs. Many simply came to the realization that it was time to change. Another DALA interviewee, Joshua Fireman, founder and president of Fireman & Company, a leading legal industry-focused management consulting firm, shared his perspective: “As in-house counsel at Canadian Pacific, I was working on technology, negotiation and internet — all the fun stuff. When you realize your favourite parts of your job are the parts where you don’t practise law, you know you won’t follow a traditional lawyer’s career path. “That doesn’t mean I regret my legal education,” added Mr. Fireman. “The law touches every form of human interaction. It is the set of rules that govern all of our human interactions, relationships and contacts, including those in the business world.” Of course, not every lawyer possesses the boldness to make the big jump and embark on a less-travelled path to an uncertain destination. “Making a career change requires a certain entrepreneurial mindset,” said Markowitz. “While lawyers do gain transferable skills through their education and work experience, they are also trained to be risk-averse and to contemplate worst case scenarios, meaning they are not always comfortable with change.”

During our discussion, Markowitz suggested several areas of focus to set the stage for a potential transition away from the traditional lawyer’s role:

reminders to protect ourselves, and for some, witnessing the disease decimate our bodies or the bodies of those we love. Without life, we cannot live.

Network — A supportive network of friends and acquaintances can be a referral source for finding new opportunities and can advocate on your behalf with potential employers or clients.

But, in addition to fearing the loss of life, we also fear the loss of living. Like life, the body houses living: we use our body to be places we haven’t been, exist by experiencing with all our senses, and connecting with the Earth and all her Creation. Without being beside one another, we lose a part of ourselves: we cannot live in Ubuntu (“I am because We are”), because when we are apart, We ceases to be. Without life we cannot live, but what is life without living?

Reputation management — Developing and maintaining a good reputation is essential in any field. Your personal brand will follow you, regardless of your career path. Live below your means — If you grow accustomed to a standard of living that is only sustainable by working in “Big Law,” you might feel trapped and unable to make a career change. I was reminded of Fireman’s words: “Get called to the Bar, but don’t take out a mortgage before you decide what you want to do with your life.” By now, it should be clear that there is no “typical” career path in law. As Steve Jobs famously said, “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So, you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.” My position at DALA has given me great insight on this: the transferable skills you gain from attending law school and practising law are “dots” that will surely connect with your future, because regardless of your professional path, there will always be problems to solve, people to persuade and sentences to craft.

CONDOLENCES FOR CLASS A Prayer for Understanding Julian Guidote | 1L

Like the Indigenous communities that give Condolences before making important decisions, I write this post to lay bear the emotions we all share no matter your opinion on whether class should be in-person, online, or some combination of the two. Following in their tradition, I do so to bind our hearts before our minds. This way, when we do think it is heartfelt, it is not heartless.

Duty: the duty that follows fear. While Duty isn’t the right word, what I mean is that when we fear losing, we hold on tighter to the things we still have. We hold on to life by holding our bodies back from each other; we hold on to living by bringing our bodies closer together. In this way, our different duties drive us apart. Grief: the grief that follows loss. The losses we carry are the same losses that we feared most: loss of life and loss of living. In this way, we all grieve the things that were supposed to be but never were. *** This fourth motion is set apart because unlike the others, it comes from our experience with the people, not the pathogen, in our lives. Betrayal: the betrayal I refer to is the betrayal that follows broken promises. Us McGillians were told that the University would protect us using distancing measures. Then, that directive was changed too close to the beginning of classes for all of us to properly be or feel heard; for all of us to feel like our life is safe the way we were told we would. Us McGillians were also promised an in-person semester; many uprooted their lives accordingly. Then, some of us became sick, and some of us stayed away so as not to become sick. The absence that we are living is happening too quickly for all of us to properly be or feel heard; for all of us to feel like we can live the way we were told we could. ***

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Indigenous traditions made decisions by consensus. However, this consensus does not live only at the end of talks. The Consensus at the end is a Consensus of Minds; but at the start, through Condolences, we strive reach a Consensus of Hearts.

Fear: the fear of loss. This loss includes loss of the life that is housed by our body. The fear is stoked by unceasing reports of death and dying, constant

And so, these are my Condolences. I invite your Condolences too, and with them, hope to reach our Consensus of Hearts. 9

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Paisley Irregulars Essay Competition in Negligence Law 2021-2022 Competition Rules & Call for Submissions INTRODUCTION The Paisley Irregulars Essay Competition in Negligence Law was established in recognition of the Honourable Martin R. Taylor QC, a former Justice of the British Columbia Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, and Cayman Island Court of Appeal. Mr. Taylor led the Canadian Bar Association’s 1990 Conference on the Law of Negligence (aka “The Pilgrimage to Paisley”), which commemorated the 60th anniversary of the judgment of the House of Lords in Donoghue v. Stevenson, [1932] AC 562 (HL), which established the duty of care principle in Anglo-Canadian negligence law. He was also a speaker at the 2012 Paisley Snail Conference organized by the University of West Scotland to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the judgment. The objectives of the Paisley Irregulars Essay Competition in Negligence Law are: 1. To honour Mr. Taylor’s work and interest in Donoghue v. Stevenson, 2. To further scholarship on the topic of duty of care in negligence law, and 3. To promote and reward interest and participation by law students and articled students in legal scholarship, particularly in negligence law. The Paisley Irregulars are an informal group of lawyers and judges (some active, some retired), comprising Mr. Taylor’s former judicial law clerks and several other members honoris causa. Members are located in several Canadian provinces and in the United Kingdom; some are textbook authors or law school professors or adjunct faculty. ELIGIBILITY AND DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS Authors must be either (a) a full-time student pursing a law degree at a Canadian law school, or (b) an articling student (including judicial law clerk) enrolled with a Canadian law society.Papers must be author’s original, unpublished work. Papers (and revisions of papers) previously submitted for academic credit are eligible. Papers previously published or originally prepared for professional development courses are not eligible. For the 2021-22 competition, papers must address the specific theme of: Duty of care issues arising from or related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Papers must be submitted by email by 31 January 2022 (12:00 noon Mountain Time) to the Competition Chair (email: PaisleyIrregularsEssay@gmail.com). Receipt of papers will be acknowledged by return email. Papers received after the deadline will not be considered.

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PRIZE $500 and possible publication (publication details TBD; a leading BC journal has expressed strong willingness and interest in publishing the winning paper). The winning paper will be posted to the Paisley Irregulars website. Prize may be withheld if no paper of sufficient quality is received. JUDGING Papers will be judged by a committee designated by the Paisley Irregulars. Judges will be named at a later date. Papers that plagiarize or that are suspected of plagiarism will be disqualified from consideration. The decision of the judging committee is final. Papers will be evaluated on the following criteria: a. Originality b. Quality of presentation of ideas c. Persuasiveness of argument d. Clarity of thesis statement e. Organization and structure f. Research and the use of relevant sources and authorities

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS 1. Papers must include a cover page showing: author’s name and contact information (telephone and email address), paper title, date of submission, and indication of whether the paper was submitted for academic credit, and if so, state the law school, course name and number, and professor ’s name and contact information (telephone and email address). Author’s name or other personal identifying information must not appear in the body of the paper. 2. Papers must be submitted in Microsoft Word file format (.doc or .docx), and must be set to print on 8½ x11” paper, single sided, in Times New Roman or Arial font, 12-point size, monochrome, with 1-inch margins on all borders. The body of the paper must be double-spaced. Endnotes are to be used (not footnotes), which must also be in 12-point font but may be single spaced. Text and endnotes must not include highlighting or hyperlinks. 3. Papers must be of publishable quality and must be written in English. Following the body of the paper, there must be a Table of Authorities showing legislation, cases, texts/articles, etc., referred to in the paper. The Table of Authorities may be formatted in any standard legal or academic style. Citations must be in accordance with the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation (aka “McGill Guide”) edition current as of submission date. 4. Papers may be up to 12 pages / 2500 words in length. This limit excludes cover page, endnotes, and Table of Authorities. Pages are to show pagination using Arabic numerals, which must be consecutive, beginning with “1” on the first page of text (after the cover page). CONTACT & FURTHER INFORMATION For further information, see the Paisley Irregulars Essay Competition website. Competition Chair: Gregory S. Pun QC, (E) PaisleyIrregularsEssay@gmail.com (C) 778 231 0364

UNE ABSENCE EXCUSÉE Le cas de Jonathan Drouin Darien Bahry| 3L

Comme peut-être chaque fan de hockey ou montréalais, j’ai suivi de très près les séries éliminatoires de la LNH qui avaient lieu au début de l’été, vu que les Canadiens de Montréal en ont fait partie. Le CH a battu un de ses rivaux historiques (les Maple Leafs de Toronto) ainsi que les Jets de Winnipeg et les Golden Knights de Vegas avant de s’en aller en final de la Coupe Stanley. Malgré le fait que le CH a perdu face à une équipe 20$ millions au-dessus de sa masse salariale, il y avait un autre aspect saisissant qui avait attiré mon attention. Il s’agit de l’absence de Jonathan Drouin. Effectivement, Jonathan Drouin, le 23 avril dernier, avait pris, à la surprise générale de tout le monde, une pause du hockey et raté tous les matchs des séries éliminatoires. Par ailleurs, Drouin était l’un des attaquants les plus habiles du CH et il jouait souvent sur le premier ou deuxième trio ainsi que sur l’avantage numérique. Finalement, pendant les séries éliminatoires de 2020, Drouin avait récolté 7 points en 10 matchs, ce qui l’a placé à égalité au premier rang des marqueurs des séries éliminatoires pour le CH. Alors, compte tenu de la situation et sa prouesse en tant que joueur, particulièrement lorsqu’il s’agit des séries éliminatoires, la décision de Drouin était une immense surprise pour le monde du hockey et la ville de Montréal. Dès que Drouin et les Canadiens de Montréal avaient annoncé qu’il allait prendre une pause du hockey, il y avait beaucoup de spéculation venant du monde de hockey par rapport à la raison pour laquelle il a pris la décision de se retirer de l’alignement à un moment crucial de la saison. Pour sa part, Jonathan Drouin n’en a pas parlé beaucoup jusqu’à récemment quand il a donné une entrevue aux médias afin d’éclaircir sa situation. Revenant sur les raisons et les circonstances de la mise en veille de sa carrière, Drouin a expliqué que « tout au long de l’année, j’ai eu des problèmes d’anxiété, des problèmes d’insomnie1 ». D’ailleurs, Drouin a rajouté que cela faisait plusieurs années qu’il éprouvait ses troubles mentaux, mais la semaine où il a décidé de s’occuper de lui-même en prenant sa pause personnelle, le joueur québécois était également tombé malade et n’avait plus d’énergie physique ou mentale pour jouer2. 1 www.tvasports.ca/2021/09/20/jonathan-drouin-se-confie 2 Ibid.

Vol 43 ● No 1 En fait, quand Drouin était tombé malade vers la fin de la saison, il a dit qu’il ne pouvait plus contrôler son corps, et donc il s’est rendu compte qu’il avait besoin de prendre un recul du hockey pour s’occuper de sa santé personnelle3.

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Une telle situation, c’est-à-dire un joueur qui souffre des problèmes de santé mentale, n’est pas totalement étrangère au monde du hockey. En effet, les athlètes professionnels jouent souvent avec des blessures et il y a parfois une certaine attente que les joueurs soient capables de persévérer malgré ces blessures, ce qui s’applique aussi fréquemment, et à tort, aux blessures psychologiques. Toutefois, les blessures psychologiques sont complètement différentes, car elles sont moins connues des joueurs et il y a une certaine stigmatisation qui les accompagne même aujourd’hui. Par exemple, Drouin a expliqué qu’il ne savait même pas ce qu’était l’anxiété et que c’était difficile d’aller chercher de l’aide, puisqu’il ne reconnaissait pas ses problèmes 4. Le « spotlight » et les attentes immenses qui pèsent sur les joueurs de hockey seraient probablement aussi une source de stress, empirant l’anxiété ou les autres problèmes psychologiques ressentis par ces athlètes. D’ailleurs, les médias et les fans sont particulièrement impitoyables à Montréal à l’égard des joueurs du CH, tellement qu’il y avait eu des rumeurs que Drouin avait, à tort, des problèmes de drogue ou d’alcool 5. Bien que tous les fans et médias n’aient pas traité Drouin de cette façon, ce genre de traitement n’aide certainement pas les joueurs qui veulent aller chercher de l’aide pour leurs problèmes de santé mentale, étant donné que cette démarche pourrait potentiellement attirer plus d’ennuis pour le joueur déjà dans une situation précaire. De ce fait, je dirais également que les médias et les fans du hockey se doivent de changer leurs attitudes et leurs attentes envers les joueurs afin que l’atmosphère entourant les joueurs ne soit pas aussi toxique, ce qui pourrait contribuer à la création d’un milieu de travail plus sain pour ces jeunes athlètes. Jonathan Drouin n’est assurément pas le seul athlète professionnel, que ce soit dans la LNH ou ailleurs, qui souffre actuellement d’une maladie mentale. Il y a quelques années maintenant, le gardien de but Robyn Lehner avait annoncé qu’il avait des problèmes de dépendance reliés à ses troubles de santé mentale. Il avait prononcé des paroles magnifiques lors des NHL Awards quand il a dit « I’m not ashamed to say I’m mentally ill, but that doesn’t mean I’m mentally weak 6». Ces paroles incarnent une étape importante pour le hockey, à savoir que les maladies mentales ne 3 www.rds.ca/hockey/canadiens/jonathan-drouin-a-fait-le-point-sur-les-rumeurs-1.14636591

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doivent plus trainer un stigmate néfaste par rapport à la force ou le caractère de la personne en souffrant. Autrement dit, les maladies mentales ne sont pas du tout un indicateur que la personne est faible mentalement. Par ailleurs, les histoires de Lehner et de Drouin démontrent qu’il faut qu’il y ait plus de ressources pour non seulement ces jeunes professionnels mais aussi pour la société en générale. Les stigmates autour des maladies mentales perdurent toujours et ils devraient être effacés de notre pensée collective par rapport aux blessures psychologiques. Pourtant, il y a eu du progrès, tel que montré par les cas de Drouin et Lehner. Ces jeunes professionnels ont pu aller chercher de l’aide afin de se guérir et leurs organisations (les Canadiens de Montréal pour Drouin et les Islanders de New York pour Lehner à l’époque) les ont aidés dans leurs processus de guérison. En ce qui a trait à Lehner, les Islanders ont mis en œuvre un réseau de soutien pour le gardien, car l’organisation pensait qu’un joueur ne peut pas atteindre ses buts ou dépasser les attentes que l’organisation a pour lui si sa vie personnelle n’est pas dans un bon état 7. Pour Drouin le fait que l’organisation et ses coéquipiers aussi ont pris la situation au sérieux et l’ont inclus dans l’équipe même s’il n’était pas sur la glace était extrêmement important pour sa santé mentale, et c’est un bon signe aussi pour la culture de hockey 8. Cependant, il faut reconnaitre que, pour Drouin et Lehner, le combat contre leurs problèmes mentaux ne s’arrêtera pas du jour au lendemain, et la LNH se doit et doit à ses joueurs de continuer à s’améliorer dans le domaine de santé mentale, de sorte que tout joueur se sente à l’aise de prendre les mesures nécessaires s’il en ressent le besoin.

4 Ibid. 5 www.rds.ca/hockey/canadiens/jonathan-drouin-a-fait-le-point-sur-les-rumeurs-1.14636591

7 Ibid.

6 www.si.com/hockey/news/robin-lehner-out-of-the-darkness-and-into-the-light

8 www.tvasports.ca/2021/09/20/jonathan-drouin-se-confie

ADMINSTRATIVE & ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE FACULTY OF LAW Wondering who to go to if you have a question or concern? The following chart can help you navigate the administrative and organizational structure of the Faculty.

Board of Governors

Principal & ViceChancellor

Provost & VicePrincipal (Academic)

Dean

Associate Dean (Academic)

Associate Dean (Graduate Studies)

Manager of Student Affairs

Student Affairs Office

Associate Dean (Research)

Research Office

Assistant Dean (Admissions & Recruitment)

Admissions Office

Assistant Dean (Strategic Planning)

Communications Team

Career Development Office

Assistant Dean (Inclusion - Black & Indigenous Flourishing)

Faculty Administrator & HR Advisor

Professors and Sessional Lecturers

Other Administrative Staff (e.g. Building Director, Finance)

Graduate Studies Office

Figure 1: Administrative Faculty of Structure Law, Administrative Structure Figure 1: Faculty of Law,

Figure 2: Faculty Council and Standing Committees

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REFLECTION ON BEING FAR FROM HOME Why It’s Important to Find People You Can Genuinely Trust Vidish Parikh | 2L

I remember my first day in Montreal. I thought to myself (among other things), finally, a chance to be back in person and gain independence, far from home. Then, sometime after my parents – who so aptly helped me move in and get settled – made the trip back home, it hit me. I was a good 7 hours away from home, and I would be here for most of the school year. This was real. I felt terrified thinking about how to adult, probably because it was the first time in my life that I knew I would be so far from home for so long. Homesickness – yes, the word, the feeling, and everything associated with it – was painful.

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That first night, as I unpacked and got acquainted, I remember getting a message from a fellow 2L who offered for us to meet up and explore the city. I pulled out my phone and typed in the address where we were meeting up. Nothing beats the feeling of walking around a city you have never lived in before while using Google Maps’ walking directions. A rollercoaster of sorts. A few 2Ls met up that day, and I did my best to make sure my introverted self was as lively as possible. As I got acquainted with classmates I had never met before (except through the limiting confines of a Zoom screen), I appreciated how inclusive they were. As an introvert, I often feel like it is (at times) more challenging to make lasting connections. I am a quiet person, and sometimes that results in me feeling excluded. However, I didn’t feel excluded that day with those people. In fact, I felt like people were asking about me and expressing genuine interest in getting to know me for me. I share this anecdote because I think we often get pressured by some amorphous creature – call it society, the collective, etc. – to subconsciously and deliberately be who we are not, just because we feel like it’ll help us fit in. While I am all for growth and development, I am also for preserving one’s identity and core personality. I am for environments and people who appreciate you for who you are. Stay away from those who constantly ask you to change who you are, 14

at your core, just for them to talk to you or make you feel included. They are not your friends. I learned a lot about myself that day, including where and with whom I felt most comfortable. Fast forward to today, and only three weeks have passed since I moved to a new city and new province. I still get homesick from time to time, and meal planning can feel like a chore. Some days are harder than others. But, it’s the people around me – those I know well, and those I am still getting to know – and their small or big actions of kindness and inclusivity that make me feel like I belong. They help me manage my homesickness. I know it takes time to build a home and to get to know a place. But, I think everyone appreciates empathy. Having recently moved, I know how deliberate I was in trying to make important connections with others, and I greatly appreciated those who were willing to do the same with me. The worst feeling on the planet is feeling left out. I have found that simple acts of kindness by others can go a long way towards making someone feel welcome, whether that’s showing someone who has never been to Montreal around the city or offering to be their friend, among other things. Further, as winter approaches, I think one of the best ways to start to feel at home somewhere is to get into a routine, whatever that means for you. So, whether you are a compulsive organizer or super lax, find the workflow that helps you feel settled. In all their mundaneness, routines have a way of making any place feel homely, especially a place as charming as Montreal. This, food, and the people that you surround yourself with are what will get us all through this exhilarating ride that we call law school.

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LA BOURSE EN MÉMOIRE DE J. STEPHEN TATRALLYAY LA BOURSE EN MÉMOIRE DE J. STEPHEN TATRALLYAY

La bourse en mémoire de J. Stephen Tatrallyay (J. Stephen Tatrallyay Memorial Award) est décernée par le Collège canadien des avocats en droit de la construction (« le Collège ») à un étudiant en droit sélectionné par le Collège à sa seule discrétion et selonen les mémoire critères énumérés Stephen (J. Tatrallyay était Tatrallyay un des chefsMemorial de file dans le domaine La bourse de J.ci-dessous. Stephen Feu Tatrallyay Stephen Award) est du droit de la construction au Canada, un ancien Président du Collège et un de ses membres fondateurs. Stephen parses le contributions Collège canadien desdans avocats en droit de ladeconstruction le Collège un étaitdécernée reconnu pour à la doctrine le domaine du droit la construction.(« Cette bourse a ») été àcréée en mémoire pour encourager étudiants à ensa droitseule à rédiger et à soumettre un article l’intentionénumérés du Collège. étudiantdeenStephen droit sélectionné par les le Collège discrétion et selon les àcritères

ci-dessous. L’étudiant en droit Feu choisiStephen se méritera:Tatrallyay était un des chefs de file dans le domaine du droit de la i. une bourse de 1 500 $; au publié Canada, unJournal ancien Président dupublié Collège et un de depuis ses membres ii.construction aura son article dans le du Collège qui est à chaque année 2007; et fondateurs. iii.Stephen sera également publié dans la section Articles » du siteà web du Collège.dans le domaine du droit de la était reconnu pour ses «contributions la doctrine iv. sera invité à assister à la conférence annuelle du CCAC 2022 (frais de conférence, de voyage, d’hôtel et de repas construction. bourse a été créée en mémoire de Stephen pour encourager les étudiants à la charge duCette Collège). en droit à rédiger et à soumettre un article à l’intention du Collège. Critères de sélection L’étudiant droit choisi se méritera: L’article soumis en devra: i. être écrit par un étudiant en droit inscrit dans une université canadienne; ii. traiter d’un sujet d’intérêt pour les avocats en droit de la construction et d’actualité pour la pratique du droit (i) une bourse de 1 500 $; de la construction au Canada; iii. contenir pas moins de 1 400 mots; iv. n’être(ii) soumis aura à aucune de publication; sonrestriction article publié dans le Journal du Collège qui est publié à chaque année v. être bien rédigé avec des idées originales et novatrices et appuyé sur des recherches consciencieuses; et depuis 2007; et satisfaisante pour fins de publication par le Collège. vi. être d’une qualité académique Pour être éligible, l’article doit pouvoir parsection écrit que«l’entièreté estweb originale il doit accepter de (iii) l’auteur seradeégalement publiéaffirmer dans la Articlesdu» travail du site du et Collège. transférer ses droits d’auteur à l’éditeur du Journal. L’étudiant qui soumet un article est réputé avoir accepté ces conditions.

(iv) à assister à àlaaucun conférence Le Collège se réservesera le droitinvité de n’accorder de bourse candidat. annuelle du CCAC 2022 (frais de conférence, de voyage, d'hôtel et de repas à la charge du Collège). La Bourse 1. Le Collège, par l’entremise de son comité exécutif, à sa seule discrétion, détermine si les articles soumis rencontrent les critères et choisit par la suite l’article qui se méritera la bourse (le cas échéant). Le Critères de sélection Collège ne peut être obligé de dévoiler quelque soumission que ce soit ou l’évaluation de celle-ci. soumis en devra: 2.L’article Tout étudiant droit qui soumet un article digne de mention peut se faire offrir l’opportunité de voir son article publié dans le Journal du Collège. 3. Le Collège, l’entremise sonétudiant comité exécutif, un gagnant canadienne; de la Bourse au plus tard (v) par être écrit pardeun en droitprévoit inscritsélectionner dans une université le 29 avril 2022. (vi) participer traiter d’un sujet d’intérêt pour les avocats en droit de la construction et Date limite pour Les candidats devront transmettre leur article par voie électronique au plus tard le 18 février 2022 à l’atd’actualité pour la pratique du droit de la construction au Canada; tention de Brian Samuels, Président du comité des publications du Collège, à l’adresse courriel suivante : brian@samuelslawcorp.com. Tous les articles seront reçus et traités en toute confidentialité (vii) contenir pas moins de 1 400 mots;

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