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October 17, 2018
Diversity – A Benefit!
[caption id="attachment_7726" align="alignright" width="270"] Photo by Brittani Burns on Unsplash[/caption] Saskatchewan's population has grown increasingly diverse over the past 10 years; data from the 2016 Census shows increases in those who identified as being members of several minority or equity-seeking groups. Diversity has advanced from a mere compliance exercise focused on meeting numbers for various measurable attributes, to the reality that our...
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October 11, 2018
Dress Like a Pro Bono Lawyer Friday
by Carly Romanow, Executive Director & Staff Lawyer of Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan As part of Access to Justice Week (October 22-26), Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan is launching the “Dress Like a Pro Bono Lawyer Friday” Fundraising Campaign. PBLS is encouraging firms across the province to donate to PBLS to dress casually on Fridays until the end of the year....
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October 4, 2018
Legalization of Recreational Marijuana – Bringing Change to Saskatchewan
By Peleshia Dubidad It has been estimated that the cannabis industry will be worth between $5 and $7 billion, and in a matter of weeks this fledgling industry becomes subject to regulation at the federal, provincial and municipal levels, and begins impacting many facets of Canadians’ everyday lives, and Canadian lawyers' everyday practice. As that time fast approaches, the Law...
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June 26, 2018
Happy Retirement, Linda!
By Andrea Johnston, Director of Admissions & Education Law Society of Saskatchewan It is with mixed emotions that we announce the retirement of one of our long-term employees, Linda Euteneier. Linda has been with the Law Society of Saskatchewan for almost 15 years. She started on September 2, 2003, job sharing the front desk receptionist position and eventually filling that...
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June 21, 2018
Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day
By Melanie Hodges Neufeld Today is National indigenous Peoples Day! See the National Indigenous Peoples Day Events Page for a complete list of activities across the country. Saskatchewan events on June 21 include: Regina: Events at City Square Plaza and Government House Saskatoon: How to discover your indigenous ancestry For more information, please see our earlier post.
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June 19, 2018
June is Pride Month
By Barbra Bailey, Policy Counsel Law Society of Saskatchewan The latest “Heritage Minute” from Historica Canada features Jim Egan, a pioneering gay activist who challenged the Government of Canada to receive spousal benefits for his partner. His case resulted in the Supreme Court of Canada establishing sexual orientation as a prohibited ground of discrimination under the Canadian Charter of Rights...
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