Specialized seminars

Please find below some extra content related to CIAJ's 2025 Conference on Addiction, Mental Health and the Law

Note: Documents may be available only in one language or in both.

• Beyond Decriminalization: Ending the War on Drugs Requires Recasting Police Discretion through the Lens of a Public Health Ethic – Brandon del Pozo, Leo Beletsky, Jeremiah Goulka and John Kleinig (HHS Public Access - Author manuscript)
• Fentanyl, carfentanil and other fentanyl analogues in Canada’s illicit opioid supply: A cross-sectional study – Robert A. Kleinman (Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports 12 (2024) 100240)
• Total systems failure: police officers’ perspectives on the impacts of the justice, health, and social service systems on people who use drugs – Amanda Butler, Naomi Zakimi and Alissa Greer (Harm Reduction Journal, 2022)
• What would it really take to solve the overdose epidemic in the United States? – Bianca D. Rivera and Samuel R. Friedman (International Journal of Drug Policy 128 (2024) 104435)
• FASD Evidence in Canadian Criminal Cases: A Case Law Review – Katelyn Mullally, Kaitlyn McLachlan, Emma Jewell, Jodi Viljoen & Jonathan Rudin (American Psychological Association, 2023)

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You can find below resources available on CIAJ's website: podcasts, videos, documents... These resources may be available only in one language or in both. In the latter case, both versions will be indicated below.

Podcasts

A list of episodes in English related to the conference

• Episode 52: The SCC and the Matter of R. v. Brown and Self-Induced Intoxication
• Episode 54: Self-Induced Intoxication: An Update on Bill C-28
• Episode 59: Expunging Cannabis Convictions
• Episode 70: The Toxic Drug Crisis Podcast Series: Is Harm Reduction Enough?
• Episode 72: The Toxic Drug Crisis Podcast Series: The Role of Safer Supply
• Episode 97: Breaking Barriers: Exploring Addiction, Mental Health, and the Law
• Episode 99: Indigenous Legal Principles: Wahkohtowin Lodge’s Insights on Addiction, Mental Health and Governance
• Episode 100: Reprogramming Resilience: How Childhood Adversity Shapes Mental Health and Addiction

A list of episodes in French related to the conference

• Épisode 51 : Comment mieux gérer l’anxiété et construire sa résilience

Blog

• • Blog post  I Navigating NCR and Automatism Challenges in Criminal Cases
    ⇒ Blog post (French)  I Naviguer à travers les défis de la non-responsabilité et de l’automatisme dans les affaires criminelles
  • Blog post  I Ontario’s New Drug Policy: Impacts on Safe Consumption Sites and Public Health
    ⇒ Blog post (French)  I La nouvelle politique antidrogue de l’Ontario : les impacts sur les sites de consommation sécurisée et la santé publique

Please find below some extra content related to CIAJ's 2024 Indigenous Justice System: A Knowledge Sharing Symposium.

Note: Documents are grouped by panel and may be available only in one language or in both.

BC First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC)

• Website: https://bcfnjc.com/
• BC First Nations Justice Strategy (BCFNJS) Website: https://trackingjustice.bcfnjc.com/
• Explore all 25 strategies on Tracking Justice. Tracking Justice is BCFNJC’s online information sharing and accountability tool that tracks the progress and impact of the BC First Nations Justice Strategy
• View the About BCFNJC video to learn more about the organization 
• View the Year in Review video to get an in-depth recap of BCFNJC’s progress toward service provision.
• For more information about the Indigenous Justice Centres, please visit bcfnjc.com/IJCs   

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You can find below resources about "Indigenous Peoples" available on CIAJ's website: podcasts, videos, documents... These resources may be available only in one language or in both. In the latter case, both versions will be indicated below.

Podcasts

A list of episodes in English about "Indigenous Peoples": here

• Episode 14: Cultural Diversity and Bias in Risk Assessment
• Episode 20: Remodeling Canadian Legal Traditions
• Episode 21: Remodeling Canadian Legal Traditions, Part 2: The Anishinaabe Perspective
• Episode 22: The Intersection of Policing, The Criminal Justice System and Cultural Diversity: How to Ensure a Representative Jury
• Episode 24: The Intersection of Policing, The Criminal Justice System and Cultural Diversity: How to Ensure a Representative Jury | Part 2
• Episode 27: Institutions and A2J: From Barriers to Open Doors
• Episode 40: The Application of Gladue Principles beyond the Criminal Law Context
• Episode 44: Implementing the TRC Calls to Action in the Courtroom
• Episode 53: The Honourable Murray Sinclair’s Address From CIAJ’s 45th Annual Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the Law
• Episode 55: The Honourable Robert J. Bauman’s Address From CIAJ’s 45th Annual Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the Law
• Episode 57: Debra Sparrow’s Land Acknowledgement Address From CIAJ’s 45th Annual Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the Law
• Episode 65: Rooted Constitutionalism
• Episode 89: Engaging with Indigenous Legal Orders in Theory and Practice
• Episode 90: Discussion on Self-Governance With Indigenous Law Students

A list of episodes in French about "Indigenous Peoples": here

• Épisode 13: L’autonomie gouvernementale autochtone au Québec
• Épisode 56: Les Principes de Gladue et la santé mentale
• Épisode 58: L’autonomie gouvernementale des peuples autochtones

Blog

• • Blog post  I Towards Indigenous Governance: Child Protection and Family Law in Transition
    ⇒ Blog post (French)  I Vers une gouvernance autochtone: Protection de l’enfance et droit familial en pleine transformation
  • Blog post  I Reconciliation: Restorative Approaches to Preserving Dignity
    ⇒ Blog post (French)  I Réconciliation : justice réparatrice et dignité
  • Blog post  I Takeaways from CIAJ’s Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the Law
    ⇒ Blog post (French)  I Conférence de l’ICAJ sur les peuples autochtones et le droit : les points à retenir

Title: Genetics and Genomics – What Do I Need to Know? Overview in Medical Genetics and State of the Law
Date: March 27, 2015
Co-Chairs: The Honourable Justice Georgina Jackson, Dr. Barbara McGillivray 
Location: Toronto, ON

Title: Symposium on Indigenous Courts
Date: November 21-22, 2023
Location: Online & Ottawa, ON

Title: Youth, Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System
Date: February 13, 2014
Co-Chairs: The Honourable Justice Michele M. Murphy, Superintendent Mike O'Malley
Location: Fredericton, NB

Title: Ethics and Civility in the Practice of Law
Date: December 13, 2013
Chair: Gavin MacKenzie
Location: Toronto, ON

Title: Medical Ethics, Law and Genetics
Date: April 5, 2013
Co-Chairs:  The Honourable Justice Georgina Jackson, Dr. Barbara McGillivray
Location: Vancouver, BC

Title: "Ambiguous Crossroads" - Persons with Mental Health Problems and the Criminal Justice System
Date: February 1, 2013
Co-Chairs: The Honourable Judge Anne Derrick, The Honourable Justice Joel Fichaud, Professor H. Archibald Kaiser
Location: Halifax, NS

Title: Mental Health and the Justice System: Barriers and Solutions
Date: September 26, 2011
Co-Chairs: Linda P. Lamoureux, Emanuela Heyninck
Location: Toronto, ON

Title: Mental Health and its Impact on the Justice System
Date: October 12, 2010
Co-Chairs: Heather MacNaughton, Joanne Spriet
Location: Vancouver, BC

Participants in the justice system who present with mental health and cognitive challenges are a reality of today’s Civil and Criminal Courts and Tribunals.

Cuts in available legal aid and other social services, have resulted in many such participants appearing without the assistance of legal counsel or other advocates. This seminar, held in Vancouver on October 12, 2010, brought together a group of experts and participants from across the justice system to discuss how to identify those with mental health and cognitive challenges, how those challenges might manifest themselves, and best practices or new ways of dealing with this group of participants. We hope these materials will serve as a starting point for an ongoing discussion.

Title: Law in a Fearful Society Symposium
Date: September 30 - October 7, 2004
Location: Vancouver, BC