National Conference on “Indigenous Peoples and the Law” Planning Committee
Honorary Chair
- Senator Murray Sinclair
Chair
- The Honourable Robert J. Bauman, Chief Justice of British Columbia and of the Court of Appeal of Yukon
Members
- Justice Thomas J. Crabtree, Chief Judicial Officer, National Judicial Institute
- Ms. Jennifer Cox, Staff Lawyer, Dalhousie Legal Aid Service, Dalhousie University
- Professor Aimée Craft, University of Ottawa
- Judge Tina Dion, Provincial Court of British Columbia
- Justice Tracy Engelking, Superior Court of Justice (Ontario)
- Chief Judge Melissa Gillespie, Provincial Court of British Columbia
- Mr. Mark Gervin, Lecturer/Legal Services Director, Indigenous Community Legal Clinic
- Professor Jeffery Hewitt, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
- Mr. Adam O. Letourneau, Lawyer, Mediator
- Professor Bradford Morse, Faculty of Law, Thompson Rivers University
- Justice Michelle O’Bonsawin, Superior Court of Justice (Ontario)
- Ms. Christine O’Doherty, Lawyer, CIAJ’s Executive Director
- Justice James W. O’Reilly, Federal Court, CIAJ, President
- Professor Kent Roach, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
- Mr. Scott Robertson, Past Presid, Indigenous Bar Association
- Justice P. Colleen Suche, Court of Queen’s Bench, Manitoba CIAJ’s First Vice-President
- Professor Martine Valois, Ad. E., Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal
- Chief Justice Michael Wood, Court of Appeal, Nova Scotia
Mandate
- Recruit members for the planning and consultative committee;
- Develop conference title, theme and program;
- Select speakers, panelists and resource persons;
- Identify sources for financing the conference;
- Identify constituencies to promote the conference to;
- Welcome and host speakers and dignitaries at the conference.
Administrative Tribunals
Co-Chairs
- Mr. Michael Gottheil
- Mr. Athanasios Hadjis
- The Honourable Justice James W. O’Reilly, CIAJ President
Members
- Ms. Jean Buie
- Mr. Jeff G. Cowan
- Professor Laverne Jacobs
- Ms. Caroline A. A. King
- Mr. Marc Larouche
- The Honourable Justice Lorne Sossin
- Mr. Simon Turmel
- Ms. Lauren Whihak
- Professor Sheila Wildeman
Ex Officio Members
- CIAJ’s Executive Director
Mandate
- Conduct generic courses for members of administrative tribunals in provinces where needs exist;
- Conduct individualized courses for specialized administrative tribunals;
- Conduct roundtables (national and regional) on topics of common interest to the administrative tribunals and judicial communities;
- Develop advanced programs of interest to administrative agencies as need arises;
- Develop a specialized program on administrative law for judicial community in conjunction with NJI;
- Develop, conduct and promote research projects for administrative tribunals in accordance with CIAJ’s guiding principles;
- Liaise with the Canadian Council for Administrative Tribunals, the Society of Ontario Arbitrators and Regulators and other related professional institutions, national and international;
- Review CIAJ’s administrative tribunals programs;
- Promote CIAJ’s administrative tribunals programs throughout the administrative tribunals’ community;
- Recruit members from the administrative tribunals community;
- Develop teaching material to support course content;
- Recommend local expertise in the field of administrative law when required;
- Identify sources of funding to support the administrative tribunals programs.
Circle of Indigenous Peoples
Chair
- The Honourable Justice P. Colleen Suche
Members
- Professor Aimée Craft, University of Ottawa
- Ms. Jennifer Cox, Mik’maq Rights Initiatives, Nova Scotia
- The Honourable Justice Tracy Engelking
- Professor Jeffrey Hewitt, Faculty of Law, York University, Osgoode Hall, Faculty of Law
- Mr. Adam Letourneau, Q.C.
- Mr. Scott Robertson, lawyer, Toronto, President, Indigenous Bar Association
- The Honourable Justice Michelle O’Bonsawin
- The Honourable Justice James W. O’Reilly
- Mr. Patrick A. Molinari, Ad. E, FRSC, CIAJ Past President
- The Honourable Chief Justice Michael J. Wood
Ex Officio Members
- CIAJ’s Executive Director
Ethics & Civility
Chair
- Mr. David Wright
Joint Program – Dialogues on Judging: Challenges and Rewards of a Long-Serving Career
Co-Chairs
- The Honourable Justice Sheila Greckol
- The Honourable Justice Carl Thompson
- The Honourable Justice André Wery
Joint Program – Dealing Effectively with Judicial Review: Seminar in Administrative Law
Co-Chairs
- The Honourable Justice Freya Kristjanson
- The Honourable Justice Yves de Montigny
Joint Seminar – New Federally Appointed Judges (Spring and Fall)
Co-Chairs
- The Honourable Justice Michael F. Brown
- The Honourable Senior Associate Chief Justice Catherine La Rosa
- The Honourable Justice Lauri Ann Fenlon
Joint Program – Mastering the Skill of Judgment Writing
Co-Chairs
- The Honourable Justice Daniel Payette
- The Honourable Justice Janet Simmons
Judgment Writing Seminar
Co-Chairs
- The Honourable Justice James W. O’Reilly
- The Honourable Justice Daniel Payette
Legislative Drafting
Chair
- Mr. John Mark Keyes
Members
- Ms. Catherine Beaudoin
- Mr. Jean-Charles Bélanger
- Ms. Elena Bosi
- Mr. James Charlton
- Ms. Wendy Gordon
- Professor Mistrale Goudreau
- Ms. Sandra Markman
- Mr. Siegfried Peters
- Mr. Mark Spakowski
- Mr. Scott Webber
Ex Officio Members
- CIAJ’s President
- CIAJ’s Executive Director
- CIAJ’s Project and Business Development Manager
Mandate
- Conduct seminars every 18 to 24 months for members of the legislative drafting community;
- Liaise with the Canadian Association of Parliamentary Counsel, the Commonwealth Association of Legislative Counsel and other related professional institutions, national or international;
- Promote CIAJ’s legislative drafting program throughout the legislative drafting community;
- Recruit members from the legislative drafting community;
- Identify sources for financing the legislative drafting activities;
- Recommend local expertise in the field of legislative drafting when required for related programs.
Medical Genetics, Law and Ethics
Co-Chairs
- Professor Bartha M. Knoppers, PhD
- Mr. Patrick A. Molinari, Ad. E., FRSC
Mediation
Chair
- Master Linda S. Abrams
Members
- TBD