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CBA files submissions in challenge of ‘sweeping and unprecedented’ changes to the regulation of lawyers in B.C.

Saskatchewan Court of Appeal says nothing in the Charter suggests legislatures have the last or only word on whether ...

David Frum says lawyers are key to upholding what is morally right and maintaining a belief in the democratic system south of ...

The opinion, rooted in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change science, is not a one-off. Rather, it reinforces a ...

Law Judiciary A Black judge accused of racial bias In the season finale of Verdicts and Voices, historian Constance Backhouse discusses the RDS case, which shed much-needed light on systemic racism in ...

To foster renewed outreach and engagement, the Commission has created a podcast called Obiter. Van Praagh says it explores the evolving nature of law and justice, and was given that name because ...

Law In-depth Divided by racism, united by hope Valley of the Birdtail is a must-read for legal professionals on the role law played in carrying out discriminatory and racist policies and how it can ...

If Prime Minister Mark Carney's election was meant to be a rejection of authoritarian trends south of the Canadian border, things are not off to a good start. That’s Robert Diab’s conclusion given ...

In a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and several of his ministers, CBA President Steeves Bujold exhorts them to make a detailed action plan to effectively implement the United Nations ...

Policy Committee Chair Tom Ullyett presided over a debate on 13 resolutions at this year’s AGM. Resolution 24-04-A calls on the CBA to take several measures to confront systemic discrimination, ...

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