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December 16, 2021
Law Society of Saskatchewan Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Research Report
As the population of Saskatchewan becomes increasingly diverse, the legal profession is also evolving. To advance access to justice and legitimacy and responsiveness in the administration of justice, the Law Society considers equity, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of its mandate and operations as outlined in our Strategic Plan. During 2021, the Law Society conducted an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion survey to receive input from all members, building on...
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May 6, 2021
Promoting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
By Law Society of Saskatchewan Equity and Access Committee Image Credit: IISC, Artist: Angus Maguire The Universal Declaration of Human Rights articulates that “[a]ll human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights” and that “[e]veryone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms . . . [set out], without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour,...
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October 22, 2020
Canada’s A2J Week – A Conversation about Access to Justice & Systemic Racism
This event is part of Canada's Access to Justice week, taking place from October 26 to 30, 2020 in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced governments, non-profit organizations and other justice sector stakeholders in Canada to innovate. As their focus shifts from short term survival to rebuilding for a post-COVID world, how can they best contribute to...
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May 20, 2020
New Features in the Gladue Rights Research Database
Over the past year the Gladue Rights Research Database has had quite a number of enhancements. More than 900 of the existing entries have been edited and updated to better accommodate the kinds of queries that researchers were making. In addition, dozens of new d-base entries have been made relating to the newest scholarship appearing on the subject of the history...
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June 20, 2019
What should ‘Diversity’ and ‘Inclusion’ look like in your Practice?
By Barton Soroka, B.A, J.D; Merchant Law Group LLP My name is Barton Soroka. I am a white, queer, cisgender man who graduated from the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University in 2017. While attending Law School, I was the LGBTQ Student Community representative on the Dalhousie Student Union, a member of OUTLaw—our LGBTIQQ2SA+ campus group, and served on...
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