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June 25, 2020

Legislative Update

The Fiduciaries Access to Digital Information Act comes into force on June 29, 2020. The new Act provides clarity for certain fiduciaries seeking to access digital assets by confirming that a fiduciary’s authority extends beyond tangible property to also include access to digital assets. The Act is based on the Uniform Access to Digital Assets by Fiduciaries Act adopted by the...

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June 24, 2020

CPLED Bar Admission Program Award of Distinction 2020

The Law Society is pleased to honor each of Kayla Romanow and Darca Tkach with the Award of Distinction. Kayla and Darca achieved the highest marks of students registered in the 2019-2020 CPLED Bar Admissions Program. Kayla Romanow attended law school at the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Law. Prior to law school, Kayla received her Bachelor of Business Administration...

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June 23, 2020

Spring 2020 Edition of the CREATE Justice Bulletin

The Spring 2020 Edition of the CREATE Justice Bulletin is out! For quarterly bite-sized #A2J news related to CREATE and more, subscribe for the Bulletin. Here's the latest edition. A2J_Bulletin_Spring-2020Download

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June 22, 2020

Métis Legal Issues Webinar on June 23

The Métis Legal Issues webinar is tomorrow, June 23 at 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm PST. Register here. Hosted by Courthouse Libraries BC, this 2-hour webinar will explore some of the history of Métis people in Canada and legal issues specific to Métis people. Our panel will include Justice Ducharme of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Jean Teillet, Senior...

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June 22, 2020

A Nation of Hollow Words: An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families

Kylee Wilyman* Summary: An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Metis children, youth and families has been held out by the federal government as ground-breaking legislation, co-developed with Indigenous groups. But “reconciliation is not what you say; it is what you do.” On January 1, 2020, An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families[1] came into...

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June 19, 2020

Just Mercy and Access to Justice: Illuminating Bias, Confronting Systemic Racism, and Doing the Hard Work that Needs to be Done

The Indiana State Bar Association is hosting a free webinar, "Just Mercy and Access to Justice" from ReelTime Creative Learning Experiences on Friday, June 26 at 12:30 to 2:30 pm EST. Register here. Just Mercy brings to life the powerful and thought-provoking true story of newly-minted lawyer Bryan Stevenson and his history-making battle for justice on behalf of innocent people...

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