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Episode 55: The Honourable Robert J. Bauman’s Address From CIAJ’s 45th Annual Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the Law

Access to Justice, Indigenous Peoples – Jul 2022

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Episode 55: The Honourable Robert J. Bauman’s Address From CIAJ’s 45th Annual Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the Law
Broadcast Date: July 7, 2022

Summary

This is an excerpt from CIAJ’s 45th Annual Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the Law, which took place in person in Vancouver and online on November 17-19, 2021.

CIAJ is pleased to widely share the address made by the 2021 Conference Chair, The Honourable Chief Justice of British Columbia Robert J. Bauman, on November 17, 2021. The episode begins with an introduction from The Honourable Justice James W. O’Reilly.

To learn more about the impact of the 2021 Conference, please read the report compiling the highlights of invaluable analysis, comments and recommendations that emerged from this event: “Asserting Self-Governance: Report From CIAJ’s Annual Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the Law”

Video recordings from CIAJ’s 45th Annual Conference are available for purchase here and documentation from the event is available for free here. More podcasts on the theme of Indigenous Peoples and the Law are available here.

Guest

The Honourable Robert J. Bauman is the Chief Justice of British Columbia, Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia and Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal of Yukon.

He was appointed as a justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in 1996; as a justice of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia in 2008; as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in 2009; and as Chief Justice of British Columbia in 2013. Prior to becoming a judge, he was in private practice with Bull, Housser & Tupper in Vancouver. He worked largely in the areas of local government and administrative law. While practicing law, he taught administrative law at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law as an adjunct professor from 1991 to 1996.

In 2012, and again in 2013, Chief Justice Bauman was named by Canadian Lawyer Magazine as one of the “Top 25 Most Influential” in the justice system in Canada. In 2012, he was also presented with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Medal for contributions to Canada. As well, Chief Justice Bauman is the 2012 recipient of the Anthony P. Pantages, QC Medal for outstanding contributions to the field of justice, presented by The Justice Institute of British Columbia Foundation. Chief Justice Bauman was the recipient of the 2013 TLABC Bench Award by the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia. From 2013 to 2016, he held the position of Vice-Chair of the Canadian Judicial Council. Chief Justice Bauman is the founding Chair of Access to Justice BC.

Hosts

  • The Honourable Justice James W. O’Reilly, Federal Court, CIAJ’s Past President

Justice James W. O’Reilly was appointed to the Federal Court in 2002 and to the Court Martial Appeal Court in 2003. He has had a varied legal career, serving as Consultant to the Law Reform Commission of Canada, Legal Advisor in the Department of Justice, sole practitioner specializing in legal policy and law reform, Executive Legal Officer at the Supreme Court of Canada, Associate Executive Director at the National Judicial Institute, and Counsel to the Collusion Investigation in London, England. He is the author of many reports and publications, and has taught law at Carleton University, the University of Ottawa, McGill University, Western University, and the Law Society of Upper Canada. He is also a Fellow of McLaughlin College, York University. Justice James O’Reilly has served as co-chair of the CIAJ’s Judgment Writing Seminar since 2010, has been a member of its Board since 2012. He has been acting as President since 2019 and will continue his role as Past President from December 2021.

Learn more about the Honourable James W. O’Reilly by reading his portrait on our blog here.

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