The Every Lawyer

Julia welcomes Prof. Nathalie Cadieux from the University of Sherbrooke and Glen Hickerson from the CBA Well-being sub-committee to discuss the first ever nationwide comprehensive study of the psychological health determinants of the legal profession, sponsored by the Federation of Law Societies and the Canadian Bar Association. Today will also see the release of the report’s much anticipated reco...

The first in a series of deeper dives on mental health in the Every Lawyer. Julia welcomes the Honourable Justice Michele Hollins of the court of King's Bench Alberta to discuss the recently published National Study on the Psychological Health Determinants of Legal Professionals in Canada, Phase I, Research Report by Dr. Nathalie Cadieux from the University of Sherbrooke. Canadian Bar Association...

Canadian Bar Association - Business and Human Rights (cba.org) Lloyd Lipsett is an international human rights lawyer with over 20 years of experience working with leading companies, governments, national human rights institutions, civil society organizations and indigenous peoples.  He has developed a niche in the field of business and human rights, with a focus on implementing human rights due di...

How to get 2000 twitter followers without using clickbait. Marketing consultant Sandra Bekhor and small firm founder and senior lawyer Garry Wise recently celebrated their 22nd anniversary. What's their secret?  In this episode of the Every Lawyer, the Toronto power couple show that when it comes to marketing and social media for lawyers, as in all things including love, you have to give to receiv...

Actionable guidance on BHR. An introduction to the CBA's Business and Human Rights Guide with one of its principal authors, Josh Scheinert and investigative journalist, Eric Szeto, known for his work with W5 CTV and CBC Market Place. What lawyers need to know to avoid business complicity in human rights abuses. To quote Eric Szeto from this episode: "if you look closely enough you will find proble...

For many people around the world Access to Justice means Access to Canada. There is an expectation throughout the international community that Canada welcomes refugees and immigrants.  Economic expediency has often led to special fast-track immigration programs with varying degrees of successful application and execution, and the same has occurred in response, again in varying degrees, to various...

Anti-Corruption in August. Julia welcomes Noah Arshinoff to discuss the on-going work of the CBA Anti-Corruption Team as well as: “Global Corruption: Its Regulation under International Conventions, US, UK, and Canadian Law and Practice” by Professor Ferguson, now in its 4th edition.  Sometimes known as "Prof. Ferguson's Book", you can find the current edition for free here: Canadian Bar Associatio...

In this episode of the Every Lawyer, Julia takes a look at the current state of Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying legislation as well as its practical application with Dr. Vanessa Cardy, who is a family doctor and palliative care physician working in northern Quebec, and Shelley Birenbaum from the CBA's End Of Life Working Group.  Also includes a basic synopsis of the criteria and safeguards se...

The Every Lawyer podcast takes a look at Abortion Rights and Restrictions in Canada and how the right to abortion is or isn’t protected by the Canadian constitution. We get a refresher course on Roe v Wade and take a closer look at the SCOTUS decision reversing it. We find out about how the right to choose is already adequately protected in Canada and why any further legislation on the matter coul...

 Excerpts from Brad Regehr's Conversations on Calls to Action with: John Borrows Naiomi Metallic the late Harold R Johnson  Stacey Soldier  Dr. Val Napolean  Signa Daum Shanks  Maggie Wente  David Nahwegahbow Brenda Gunn Aimee Craft  Robin Sutherland  and Alyssa Bird.

Florence Ashley is a transfeminine jurist, bioethicist, public speaker, and activist who uses they/them pronouns. They received the CBA SOGIC Hero award in 2019 and have just published their first book Banning Conversion Practices. After speaking with them for some time you realise the depth of their thinking as, again and again, they twist a detail like which database to use into a reflection on...

We meet with Anna Kuranicheva to discuss an initiative put in place by the CBA Immigration Law Section to provide pro bono services to those impacted by the situation in Afghanistan. Ms. Kuranicheva further explains the challenges her colleagues and her have faced since the initiative started in September and what she believes should be done by the Canadian government to urgently respond to the hu...

We meet with Stephen Rotstein the new CBA President for the year 2021-2022.  We discuss his priority for the year and his upcoming podcast Conversations with the President: mental health, community involvement, and more. The first episode of Stephen's series Strengthening our Community will be released on November 18, 2021. Check it out here:   Helping Canada’s vulnerable communities with Wei Will...

We discuss the exclusion of lawyers in the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada's online platforms and portals, with Lisa Middlemiss. Lisa Middlemiss has been a lawyer with Gomberg Dalfen since 2013. She is passionate about Canadian immigration and citizenship issues and she advocates at the federal level as a member of the Executive of the Citizenship and Immigration Section of the Canadi...

For his final episode as host of Conversations with the President, CBA President Brad Regehr speaks with Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada and Dr Pamela Palmater, full Professor and Chair in Indigenous Governance at Ryerson University. Now that we explored the calls to action that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission directed at...

We are chatting with Julia Kingdon about the new Law Students Section video project 20 minutes, 5 minutes . We look over the different guests and their atypical career paths. Julia has an undergraduate degree in International Development, a master’s degree in Rhetoric and recently completed her Juris Doctor degree. She’s the vice chair of the law students section of the CBA who put on this series....

An interview with Jennifer David to discuss the CBA Truth and Reconciliation Toolkit For Firms. Jennifer David (Chapleau Cree First Nation),  a skilled and experienced communicator, project manager, planner, facilitator and lead development of CBA Truth and Reconciliation Toolkit. To consult the CBA Truth and Reconciliation Toolkit . To consult the CBABC Reconciliation Response Plan (RRP) To consu...

In this episode, President Brad Regher will talk with two private lawyers who have dealt extensively with public servants in the course of their work. They discuss call to Action number 57 which calls for governments at all levels to educate civil servants on the history of Aboriginal peoples in Canada, treaties and Aboriginal rights, Indigenous law and Aboriginal-Crown relations Maggie Wente , a...

With our guest Shelley Birenbaum, we discuss the CBA’s influence on the implementation of Bill C-7 and the important updates to Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying legislation. Shelley Birenbaum is a member of the CBA’s End of Life Working Group and a health lawyer with the Ontario Bar for over 25 years. She specializes in the legal and ethical aspects of assisted dying. In this episode, we talk...

This episode was recorded before the horrific, hate-motivated attack on a Muslim family in London, Ontario, on June 7, 2021. An interview with David Matas, senior legal counsel for B’Nai Brith Canada, who was instrumental in drafting the CBA’s submission on these issues of online hate. We talk Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act, procedural safeguards and the balance between freedom of spe...

Our guest today is Ray Leclair, vice president of public affairs at LawPRO, co-author of the Mortgage Instructions Toolkit. Click here to view The Mortgage Instructions Toolkit . To contact us (please include in the subject line ''Podcast''): podcasts@cba.org Please subscribe, rate and review our podcast if you are enjoying it on Apple Podcasts .     

President Brad Regehr discusses the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples with Aimée Craft and Brenda Gunn. Aimée Craft is Anishinaabe-Métis, an associate professor in the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law, and has been voted one of the top 25 influential lawyers in Canada. She’s an expert in Canadian Aboriginal law and an internationally recognized expert in the areas...

Bonus episode presented by CBA National, After the pandemic: How lawyers can make ESG a reality. Ep 12 In this month’s episode, Yves Faguy speaks with Warren Ragoonanan, one of the founding partners of WRD LLP in Toronto, a law firm that serves businesses and entrepreneurs who want to solve social and environmental challenges. They discuss a range of topics from the evolution of ESG and defining a...

President Brad Regehr discusses the recognition of Aboriginal justice systems with John Borrows and Naiomi Metallic. Professor John Borrows is the Canadian Research Chair in Indigenous Law at the University of Victoria, and has written extensively on Indigenous legal traditions. He is Anishinaabe/Ojibway and a member of the Chippewa of the Nawash First Nation in Ontario. Naiomi Metallic holds the...

Bonus Episode presented by CBA National, After the pandemic: Addressing the gender wage gap in a Covid recovery. Ep 11 In this month’s episode, Yves Faguy speaks with Carly Romanow and Catherine Ewasiuk of the CBA’s National Women Lawyers Forum to discuss the impact of the Covid she-cession and why we need better data to understand wage gaps in the legal profession. To contact us (please include i...