First Nations Leaders Call for Safety, Equality, Respect to Mark International Women’s Day
March 8, 2016 First Nations Leaders Call for Safety, Equality, Respect to Mark International Women’s Day (Ottawa, ON): Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde, together with Regional…
Federal Court of Appeal Overturns Williams Lake Specific Claims Decision
Press Release Lots of interest in yesterday’s decision so I thought I’d post it asap (see below). In sum, the Federal Court of Appeal concluded that whether or not the…
Real-life accounts and insights into mental health
Press Release Feb 29, 2016 OPP and Partners Organize Symposium in the Town of The Blue Mountains for April 12 – 13 ORILLIA, ON, Feb. 29, 2016– “Most of the time,…
Doubling Down on Denial
Press Release This first appeared as ‘My Two-Bits’ in our February 7th Aboriginal Law Report Last week I had the benefit of hearing Grand Chief Stewart Phillip’s remarks at the…
First Peoples Law 2016
Press Release Last year we took a flier on putting together a collection of essays on Aboriginal law. The response was overwhelming. Comments included ‘bold’, ‘powerful’, ‘beautiful.’ We quickly ran…
Law Society and Métis Nation partner on Louis Riel Day event
Press Release “The unfinished business of reconciliation of the Métis people with Canadian sovereignty is a matter of national and constitutional import.” ― Supreme Court of Canada in Manitoba Metis…
Benchers prioritize Truth and Reconciliation call to action
Press Release Vancouver, November 4, 2015 – The Benchers of the Law Society of British Columbia have unanimously agreed that addressing the challenges arising from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission…
Alternative Dispute Resolution and Aboriginal- Crown Reconciliation in Canada
Press Releases ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND ABORIGINAL-CROWN RECONCILIATION IN CANADA Roshan Danesh and Jessica Dickson This paper explores the question of why Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), and mediation in particular,…
News Release – Supreme Court of Canada
OTTAWA, September 2, 2015 – The Honourable Mr. Justice Russell Brown was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court of Canada before the Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, Chief…
LEAF Toronto proudly presents the Persons Day Breakfast Gala on October 21, 2015
Press Releases LEAF turned 30 this year. Our organization has been working toward equality for women and girls since April 17, 1985, when equality rights were enshrined in sections 15…
