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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF RÉDACTEUR 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 Kayla Maria Rolland COLOUMNISTS CHRONIQUEURES ET CHRONIQUEUSES Darien Bahry Me Katarina Daniels Vidish K Parikh CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE COLLABORATEURS ET COLLABORATRICES Dean Robert Leckey Special thanks to Prairie Koo for designing the layout.

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CETTE SEMAINE...

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INSIGHTS

COMMUNAUTÉ

EVENTS

8 | LA TRAGÉDIE DE HENRY

2 | UN MOT DU DOYEN

9 | A RIGHT OF PEOPLES AND

RUGGS

10 | INNOVATE TO BUILD A ROBUST TOOLKIT The Law Is More Than Just Reading and Writing

3 | FROM THE GELBER

Have no fear, the Irwin Law eBooks are (still) here

6 | MEET THE QUID Catherine Laperrière, Copy Editor 6 | POVERTY AND THE LAW: EXPANDING PERSPECTIVES Online Course Offered by the Justice Sector Constellation

INDIVIDUALS TO INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY John P. Humphrey Lectureship in Human Rights on November 11

11 | LES PEUPLES AUTOCHTONES ET LE DROIT CIAJ’s 45th Annual Conference, November 17–19

7 | BOURSE PAUL-ANDRÉ CRÉPEAU Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies 9 | MEET THE QUID Vidish Parikh, English Columnist

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UN MOT DU DOYEN Dean Robert Leckey

I hope you are adjusting as well as possible to the gradual re-opening. Restaurants, bars, and theatres have increased their capacities. Dance floors and karaoke are back. Associate Dean Jukier and I held a first discussion for 15 students in person, providing food, since February 2020 (much better than a Zoom “lunch,” which was just a meeting mid-day with no hospitality). I have attended my first professional evening event, a dinner preceded by a “cocktail” time, during which guests had to sit in their assigned places, rather than milling about as in other times. Husband José, a contemporary dance choreographer and soloist, on 2 November did his first performance before an audience since March 2020.

The changes feel too fast to some – and long overdue to others.

The relatively stable epidemiological situation allows us to envisage an increasing number of in-person events beyond the core teaching activities. I was delighted to see so many students at the recent visit of Justice Mahmud Jamal, BCL’93, LLB’93, and I look forward to seeing you at future events.

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* * * Par ailleurs, une cérémonie en l’honneur du juge Jamal a eu lieu à la Cour suprême le jeudi 28 octobre. Après une série d’éloges qui lui furent offerts par, entre autres, le procureur général et ministre de la Justice, la trésorière du Barreau de l’Ontario et le président de la Fédération des ordres professionnels de juristes du Canada, le juge Jamal prit la parole. Il parla assez longuement de l’impact formateur de ses études juridiques à la Faculté de droit, soulignant entre autres leur pluralisme linguistique, juridique et culturel. Il mentionna également ses stages à titre d’auxiliaire juridique auprès de deux diplômés de la Faculté de droit, le regretté honorable Melvin Rothman, BCL’54, alors juge à la Cour d’appel du Québec, et le regretté honorable Charles Gonthier, BCL’51, LLD’90. Le juge Jamal se déclara conscient de la responsabilité qui lui incombe en tant que première personne racisée nommée à la Cour suprême du Canada. * * * We are heading into a busy time, so you may not find yourselves looking for ways to idle away the hours.

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than law, I have three recommendations: Behold the Dreamers, by Imbolo Mbue, is the story of a family of Cameroonian immigrants in New York and the wealthy American with whom their lives intersect; Sufferance, by Thomas King, is both a mystery and a story of resilience, with a protagonist called the Forecaster, who lives in a former residential school; and Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies, by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, animates Anishinaabe beliefs into human, animal, and plant beings in a cityscape. * * * Le 21 octobre, le ministre de la Justice du Québec déposa le projet de loi no 2, Loi portant sur la réforme du droit de la famille en matière de filiation et modifiant le Code civil en matière de droits de la personnalité et d’état civil. Le projet de loi apporterait plusieurs changements au droit de la famille du Québec. Entre autres, il déclarerait que l’autorité parentale doit s’exercer sans violence et il reconnaîtrait et encadrerait des conventions pour la gestation d’autrui. Or, le projet de loi propose un recul majeur concernant les droits fondamentaux des personnes trans. Plus précisément, le projet de loi rétablirait en droit québécois l’exigence d’entreprendre une intervention chirurgicale avant de pouvoir obtenir un changement de mention de sexe sur son acte de naissance. Il est vrai que le projet de loi rendrait possible l’ajout d’une mention d’identité de genre sur les documents officiels, sans subir une intervention chirurgicale. Or, vu que ce sont vraisemblablement seulement les personnes trans qui demanderaient une telle mention, celle-ci semble équivaloir à une divulgation qui peut en miner la vie privée, voire la sécurité de la personne.

Je suis fier des membres de notre communauté diplômée qui se sont exprimés à ce sujet. Florence Ashley, BCL/LLB’17, LLM’19, dont j’ai eu le plaisir de diriger le mémoire à la maîtrise, a été citée dans un article dans La Presse+; Dalia Tourki, étudiante à la Faculté de droit, a signé une lettre ouverte dans Le Devoir; et mon ancien étudiant, le professeur Samuel Singer, BCL/LLB’09, LLM’11, a signé une lettre ouverte dans Le Globe and Mail. Les efforts déployés afin de convaincre le gouvernement d’amender son projet de loi ne sont pas près de s’estomper.

FROM THE GELBER Have no fear, the Irwin Law eBooks are (still) here Me Katarina Daniels| Liaison Librarian

Hello readers! It is me again, your faithful law librarian coming to you live from my maternity leave to reassure you that one of your most coveted resources, the Essentials of Canadian Law series from Irwin Law, is STILL available to you electronically, despite the fact that 1) our reserve collection is accessible and you can borrow print copies of these titles, 2) vLex recently became a minority shareholder of Irwin Law and is now the exclusive host of the Irwin Law e-Library, and 3) the Irwin Law collection is not part of our vLex subscription.

THESE LOVELY BURGUNDY BOOKS

So how, pray tell, can one access this valuable content?

Despite a change of database, the answer remains the same as in the past: the CAIJ. As was the case previously when it was housed in the dèsLibris database, access is not open to the public, and so you will need your individual CAIJ credentials to access the collection. As a reminder, to obtain CAIJ credentials, you need to first complete a consent form. (If you do not know what I am referring to/ have never heard of or seen this consent form, please contact my colleague Ana, whose e-mail you can find at the end of the column.)

But Katarina, how do I access vLex via the CAIJ? I don’t see it on the CAIJ landing page!

You are, of course, absolutely correct. The link is not on the main landing page. Rather, it is hidden in the list of databases linked on the left-hand side of the page:

rized Quebec vaccine passport and accompanying McGill I.D. OR a Fast-Pass sticker AND a current McGill ID card is required to access: • All physical Library study spaces, conversation/Zoom zones as well as group study rooms, lobbies and bathrooms • Book stacks throughout the Library system.

• Library equipment including printers/scanners, laptop lending machines, phone charging machines, lockers and carrels.

• The Redpath Café located in the Redpath Library Building.

Scroll to the bottom and you will find vLex. For now, the CAIJ only subscribes to the Irwin Law content; however, rumour has it they are looking into the main Canadian law content as well as vLex’s AI tool, Vincent. Know that McGill’s subscription to vLex will likely always be more comprehensive than the CAIJ’s because we subscribe to various foreign law packages that the CAIJ has no interest in, but we do not (yet) subscribe to Vincent (fingers crossed that one day we get the budget for that and other fun AI tools!). Will the CAIJ follow in the footsteps of the Saskatchewan and Manitoba law society libraries and subscribe to Vincent? We will have to wait and see!

Users without a passport can place a hold on regular loan materials in the catalogue and request that the available regular loan item be delivered to the following branch locations: Birks Reading Room, Islamic Studies Library, Macdonald Campus Library, Marvin Duchow Music Library, Education Curriclum Resources Centre. If you do not have a vaccine passport, you will not be able to pick it up from the Humanities & Social Science Library or the Nahum Gelber Law Library. You can find more information here.

Interested in learning more about vLex and what is included in our subscription? In case you didn’t already know, this tool is especially useful to anyone doing foreign and comparative legal research. Reach out to Sonia, Ana, or our amazing student reference assistants for a walk-through of the database!

N’hésitez pas à nous contacter si la bibliothèque peut mieux vous soutenir dans vos études. Pour céduler des consultations, ou si vous avez des questions de référence, veuillez contacter :

Reminder: Vaccine passport A reminder that as of Wednesday, October 27, 2021, an autho-

Questions ?

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!

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MEET THE QUID Catherine Laperrière | 4L French Copy Editor

Where are you from / where have you lived?

I’ve been in Montreal since my birth, though I’ve briefly lived in various cities for summer jobs.

What drew you to the Quid?

The possibility of keeping up with Faculty news and the interests of my peers, of contributing to maintaining this forum, and of putting to good use my love for grammar.

What did you do before McGill Law? I studied sciences humaines (more or less equivalent to social sciences) at Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne, where I was a tutor in various subjects.

Quel était ton cours préféré avant de commencer à la faculté de droit?

J’ai adoré mes cours de philosophie et de sociologie au cégep. Je profite de mes crédits hors faculté pour approfondir mon intérêt pour la sociologie.

Was law school a dream come true or a happy accident? Do you want to be a lawyer?

I’ve indeed hoped of being a lawyer for a while, although it’s not a childhood dream, as I had a brief and peculiar interest in marine biology.

vie et vois des ami.e.s, fais une promenade, vais au musée parfois. Je cuisine beaucoup et teste tout plein de recettes.

As-tu un quartier préféré à Montréal?

Les maisons colorées du Quartier latin et du Plateau en font les meilleures destinations pour une promenade.

Où aimerais-tu travailler dans cinq ans?

Je n’ai pas un milieu précis en tête, mais plutôt le désir de pratiquer le droit dans l’intérêt public, probablement en droit public ou administratif.

Qu’aimes-tu faire quand tu n’étudies pas?

Je mets de l’ordre dans le reste de ma

POVERTY AND THE LAW: EXPANDING PERSPECTIVES AN ONLINE COURSE OFFERED BY THE JUSTICE SECTOR CONSTELLATION Poverty and the Law: Expanding Perspectives is a free, interactive online module provided by the Justice Sector Constellation. The Module describes: -

the context of poverty in Canada, including who is most likely to live in poverty; the causes of poverty, including individual attributes, social connection, life stage, systemic factors and disruptive events; the impacts of poverty, including food security, health, housing, relationship and social/political impacts; and how being vulnerable to poverty can contribute to vulnerability to legal issues, and how having legal issues can contribute to vulnerability to poverty.

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The Module will equip you to better serve your clients and communities through an understanding of the issues that arise at the intersection of poverty and the legal system.

The Module includes learning outcomes, discussion questions, a Reflective Journal to encourage interaction with the Module, and a Knowledge Check. You may print out a Certificate of Completion once you have successfully passed the Knowledge Check (70% correct required). The Module takes approximately 2 to 2.5 hours to read, excluding time you may spend with the Reflective Journal.

The Module may also be used in an educational or group setting. To support those efforts, an Instructor’s Resource, found at Poverty and the Law: Expanding Perspectives - Instructor’s Resource, includes additional activities that can be used to encourage engagement with the content of the Module.

Both the Module and the Instructor’s Resource are free to you, thanks to funding from the Catalyst Fund of Enough for All, Calgary’s poverty reduction strategy.

For other resources and more information about the Justice Sector Constellation, please visit https://justicesectorconstellation.ca/.

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LA TRAGÉDIE DE HENRY RUGGS

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Darien Bahry | 3L

Il s’agit d’une tragédie que le monde sportif n’a pas vue depuis longtemps.

Le jeune joueur de football des Raiders de Las Vegas de la NFL, Henry Ruggs III, a tué une jeune femme dans un accident de voiture. Comme l’histoire vient de se produire, les faits ne sont toujours pas très clairs, quoique nous connaissions quelques détails importants. Avant tout, nous savons que l’ancien receveur de passes des Raiders roulait à plus de 250km/h avant que sa Corvette ne heurte une voiture conduite par une femme âgée de 23 ans. Cette dernière est décédée en raison de la collision, car sa voiture s’est enflammée. D’ailleurs, lors d’une audience tenue au tribunal, nous avons appris que l’athlète de 22 ans était dans un état d’ébriété et que son taux d’alcoolémie était deux fois supérieur à la limite permise par la loi dans l’État du Nevada. Les autorités ont également trouvé une arme à feu chargée dans la Corvette de Ruggs. Bien que Ruggs ait été hospitalisé suite à l’accident, il est actuellement dans un état stable et sa vie n’est pas en danger. Cependant, Ruggs n’est évidemment pas sorti de cette tragédie sans répercussion, puisqu’il fait notamment face à des accusations de conduite avec les facultés affaiblies ayant causé la mort et que les Raiders ont mis fin à son contrat mardi soir, quelques heures seulement après l’accident et son transfert dans un pénitencier de Las Vegas. S’il devait être reconnu coupable pour les crimes lui étant reprochés, sa peine pourrait aller jusqu’à 26 ans de prison1.

Il va sans dire que son choix de conduire après avoir bu est extrêmement stupide, voire égoïste. En effet, boire de l’alcool et conduire est non https://www.lapresse.ca/sports/football/2021-11-03/accident-ayant-cause-lamort/henry-ruggs-roulait-a-250-km-h-avecun-haut-taux-d-alcool-dans-le-sang.php 1

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seulement illégal et socialement inacceptable (depuis bien longtemps aussi je dois dire), particulièrement parce qu’il est un homme riche qui pouvait facilement payer un Uber ou bien un taxi, mais son choix est également moralement répréhensible. Conduire en état d’ébriété ne met pas seulement la vie de la personne qui conduit en danger, mais aussi la vie des autres. Dans ce cas-ci, les actions de Ruggs ont entraîné la mort d’une jeune femme innocente, ce qui est, selon moi, la pire conséquence de cette histoire tragique. Il faut ajouter que Ruggs est le propriétaire d’une résidence dont la valeur monétaire est évaluée à 1,1$ million US et que la résidence est située à proximité du lieu de l’accident2. Les actions de Ruggs sont ultimement de sa faute et il n’a personne d’autre à blâmer que lui-même, puisqu’il a sciemment fait le mauvais choix de conduire en état d’ébriété.

Malgré tout, même si Ruggs n’est pas la victime dans cette situation, je suis d’avis que nous, en tant que société, ne pouvons pas non plus le laisser complètement tomber, sans lui offrir de l’aide afin qu’il puisse changer sa vie en prison ainsi qu’à sa sortie. Il y a déjà eu un joueur de son équipe, Derek Carr, qui a tendu la main à Ruggs. Carr a publié un message concernant Ruggs et l’accident : « Je serai toujours là pour lui. Ça ne changera pas. Je vais lui prouver à lui au fil du temps. À personne d’autre. Il a besoin de gens qui l’aiment actuellement. Il ressent probablement certaines choses sur lui-même actuellement. Il a besoin d’être aimé. Si personne d’autre ne le https://www.lapresse.ca/sports/football/2021-11-03/accident-ayant-cause-lamort/henry-ruggs-roulait-a-250-km-h-avecun-haut-taux-d-alcool-dans-le-sang.php 2

fait, je le ferai3 ». Quoique Ruggs soit fautif dans cette situation, on ne devrait pas le laisser de côté et l’ignorer, étant donné qu’une telle approche, selon moi, aurait pour effet de le mettre en marge de la société et d’empêcher la réalisation d’un véritable changement dans son comportement. On devrait aider la famille de la victime ainsi que Ruggs pour qu’il puisse être réhabilité en un sens et ne pas être totalement isolé du reste de la société. Effectivement, le jeune aura besoin d’aide pour changer sa vie et devenir un meilleur homme ainsi qu’un meilleur citoyen qui sera en mesure, après sa période d’emprisonnement, de contribuer de façon productive à sa communauté.

Dernièrement, il faut parler du côté sportif de ce qui vient de se passer. Bien que cet aspect soit le moins important en ce moment, puisqu’il faudrait d’abord aider la famille de la victime ainsi que ceux et celles qui ont été affectés par cette tragédie et ensuite aborder les enjeux connexes, il s’agit certainement d’un sujet à aborder. Repêché au 12e rang dans le repêchage de 2020, Henry Ruggs était censé être un joueur incontournable et primordial pour les Raiders. Il était formidable sur le terrain, d’autant plus qu’il était extrêmement rapide. Au cours de la saison actuelle, il avait déjà amassé 469 verges (le meilleur total de l’équipe) et deux touchés, ce qui était mieux que sa production de l’année dernière où il avait amassé 452 verges et deux touchés en tant que recrue. En effet, la carrière prometteuse du joueur s’est éclatée devant nos yeux, puisqu’il est fort probable que le jeune receveur passe plusieurs années en prison, ce qui signifierait, somme toute, la fin de sa carrière. Mais son histoire ne se terminera pas ici, car la saga de Ruggs vient de commencer. https://touchdownactu.com/265449/derek-carrraiders-je-serai-toujours-la-pour-henry-ruggs/ 3

MEETVidishTHE QUID Parikh | 2L English Columnist

a law student newspaper, I jumped at the opportunity because I find writing to be a refreshing – and even cathartic – exercise.

I knew joining the Quid would also force me to find time to write for fun, which would be a great change of pace given the demanding nature of law school.

Whereareyoufrom/wherehaveyoulived?

The idea of home has always been complicated for me given my dual identities. I am originally from India, but I have spent virtually all of my life (since I was three years old) living in Mississauga and Brampton, Ontario. I haven’t lived anywhere else long enough to say I am from there, but I am starting to embrace being a law student in Montreal.

What drew you to the Quid?

I like to write and share my reflections with those around me. When I heard about

What did you do before McGill Law? I studied the quantitative and qualitative dimensions of Economics. My undergraduate degree focused on statistical analysis, but my passion lied (and continues to lie) in communicating those data insights and methodical models to others. I worked as a writing tutor for a few years while completing school, and also did a few co-op terms that allowed me to leverage my two favourite things – Economics and Writing.

Quel était ton cours préféré avant de commencer à la faculté de droit?

Something related to quantitative data analytics. I have always been an analytical person, and enjoyed the task of distilling economic policy issues into findings that were accessible.

Was law school a dream come true or a happy accident? Do you want to be a lawyer?

Both?! I want to say dream come true because I have always wanted to learn about the law, but it was also a happy accident in the sense that I had always planned to do a masters first. I do want to practise the law, hopefully doing something related to communications law.

Qu’aimes-tu faire quand tu n’étudies pas ?

I enjoy watching hockey and the rollercoaster that being a Leafs fan can be.

I also watch a lot of shows, and value quality conversation.

As-tu un quartier préféré à Montréal?

Not really. The neighbourhood names are very unique here and every region has its charms for sure. But, I am still exploring the city. I live in a neighbourhood close to campus, which is nice and preferred for its convenience.

Où aimerais-tu travailler dans cinq ans?

I am not too sure where, but I know that I want to work wherever allows me to use my passion for writing and economics. Whether that’s communications law, or another area of the law, I remain open and excited. I also want to write a book someday in the near future.

A Right of Peoples and Individuals to International Solidarity John P. Humphrey Lectureship in Human Rights with Obiora C. Okafor Thursday, November 11, 1:00-2:30 PM (ET) Zoom: click here to access the event.

Event description here.

About the speaker Obiora C. Okafor is the Inagural York Research Chair in International and Transnational Legal Studies at Osgoode Hall Law School. Professor Okafor has published extensively in the fields of international human rights law and immigration/refugee law, as well as general public international law (especially with regard to third world approaches to international law).

Read more about Obiora C. Okafor here.

Zoom Nov 11: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/83897438474.

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INNOVATE TO BUILD A ROBUST TOOLKIT The Law Is More Than Just Reading and Writing Vidish Parikh| 2L

One of the running jokes among non-lawyers and non-law students is that the study of law is boring and dense. All they do is read and write super unclearly.

As students (or teachers) of law, you and I might admittedly grin at those views, and perhaps even share them about our discipline, at times. Face it—the law can be layered and methodological, but this also makes it dense and bland to many.

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However, to those who may say that the substantive content of law school is dense and reading-heavy— and that there is no space to embrace creativity, enthusiasm, or other soft skills—I would retort that you are greatly mistaken. Something can be traditionally academic and rigorous, but also embrace creative thought. To assume otherwise is heavily limiting and misguided. Just look to the heaps of historic judgements that, despite their sound, persuasive analysis are also written uniquely, with notable quirks at the micro and macro level. These are often the judgements that—rightly or wrongly—have stood the test of time (think Palsgraf, for example).

Further, to appreciate the value of creativity, one has to embrace teaching and learning creatively. This semester between a course with a reflection essay and a course with weekly practical case study problems, I have learned what it means to value the ability to think critically, and creatively, and to push the formal bounds of legal writing and analysis. Reflection is a deliberate task that requires great planning, and patience. These unique assignments teach one to develop soft skills that one may not acquire if they had limited themselves to just conceiving the law as this theoretical instrument. I come into tax law class, for example, often not having all the answers to the questions. The weekly case studies prompt me to think deeply about the material in a way that descriptive reading notes could never accomplish. The opportunity to learn from former students and teachers of tax, as they work through the material and converse with the professor is innovative. So are the various summary videos which allow me to quickly test my knowledge of key legal concepts, without having to read a dense doctrinal piece. My understanding of corporate governance, as another example, is more robust because our professor takes the time to do Market Preparation where we critically share practical news stories related to class material on corporate responsibility, among other topics.

My point is that any discipline, law included, can benefit from pushing its boundaries to gain an innovative perspective. The pandemic we are all living through is 10

an example of an event that has forced us into one of the most extreme collective thought problems in ideation.

While we all adapted to our Zoom screens, we learned the importance of keeping others engaged and attentive. We valued podcast lectures, and mini pre-recorded exam preparation sessions. We broke into virtual breakout rooms. We forced ourselves out of our collective and traditional comfort zones. And for that we grew.

Sometimes learning creative approaches might be the only way to problem solve your way out of atypical situations (think new factual scenarios where you have to create the path). You and I can learn all the law we want, but if we don’t know how to apply it to solve practical problems then our understanding will always be inherently limited.

Now, this isn’t to say there is no place for reading and writing in the law. If anything, this is to suggest that teaching someone to read and write well, involves teaching them more than just reading and writing. I find that the soft skills one develops are valuable tools to helx p build a multidimensional and critical understanding of material. Skills such as problem-solving, emotional intelligence, the ability to critically reflect, and exude confidence to ask questions, are a few of many that transcend substantive knowledge of the law.

While hanging on to the traditional way of thinking and learning is comfortable. Our growth as learners of the law depends on doing the uncomfortable. So, ask that basic question that you were too afraid to ask. Take the time to reflect and deal with the quirky, fact-specific case studies.

Why? Because the world is full of live issues that cannot and will not be solved by mechanical workflow alone.

We need innovation, and the law is no exception.

Indigenous Peoples and the Law When: November 17-19, 2021 Where: In person at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver and online Honorary Chair: The Honourable Murray Sinclair Chair: The Honourable Robert J. Bauman, Chief Justice of British Columbia and of the Court of Appeal of Yukon Opening Remarks: Chief Dr. Robert Joseph, O.B.C., O.C., Reconciliation Canada Master of Ceremonies: Scott Robertson, Senior Associate, Nahwegahbow, Corbiere Program Overview (downloadable PDF) and Speakers List (regularly updated) on CIAJ’s website.

Student Panel | November 18, 2021, 10:45 am-Noon (Pacific) Free for full-time students (online)

Les peuples autochtones et le droit Date : Du 17 au 19 novembre 2021 Lieu : En salle, à l’hôtel Fairmont Vancouver, et en ligne Président d’honneur : L’honorable Murray Sinclair Président : L’honorable Robert J. Bauman, juge en chef de la Colombie-Britannique et de la Cour d’appel du Yukon Allocution d’ouverture : Le Chef Robert Joseph, O.C., O.B.C. Réconciliation Canada Maître de cérémonie : Scott Robertson, associé principal, Nahwegahbow, Corbiere Aperçu du programme (PDF à télécharger) et liste des conférenciers (fréquemment mise à jour) sur le site Web de l’ICAJ. Panel étudiant | Le 18 novembre 2021, de 10 h 45 à midi (heure du Pacifique) Gratuit pour les étudiants et étudiantes à temps plein

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