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At the National Assembly last week, Jérémy Boulanger-Bonnelly of CBA-Québec warned that the province's new proposed constitution would weaken protections for fundamental rights. Read the full submission (in French): bit.ly/4pVmWj9
December 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
At the National Assembly last week, Jérémy Boulanger-Bonnelly of CBA-Québec warned that the province's new proposed constitution would weaken protections for fundamental rights. Read the full submission (in French): bit.ly/4pVmWj9
Last week, ABC-Québec chair Alexandre Forest told the National Assembly that a new constitution should be based on broad, unifying consultations – which isn't the case for Quebec's Bill 1.
Full submission here (in French): bit.ly/4pVmWj9
Full submission here (in French): bit.ly/4pVmWj9
December 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Last week, ABC-Québec chair Alexandre Forest told the National Assembly that a new constitution should be based on broad, unifying consultations – which isn't the case for Quebec's Bill 1.
Full submission here (in French): bit.ly/4pVmWj9
Full submission here (in French): bit.ly/4pVmWj9
"Is it normal to feel guilty for not working late when everyone else in my firm does?"
Read the final Dear Advy column for 2025 for advice on how to set healthy work boundaries while still navigating billable-hour culture: https://bit.ly/44wGUbW
Read the final Dear Advy column for 2025 for advice on how to set healthy work boundaries while still navigating billable-hour culture: https://bit.ly/44wGUbW
December 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Is it normal to feel guilty for not working late when everyone else in my firm does?"
Read the final Dear Advy column for 2025 for advice on how to set healthy work boundaries while still navigating billable-hour culture: https://bit.ly/44wGUbW
Read the final Dear Advy column for 2025 for advice on how to set healthy work boundaries while still navigating billable-hour culture: https://bit.ly/44wGUbW
Just in time for the holidays, the latest issue of the Canadian Bar Review is out now! Have a read: https://bit.ly/4j27NdH
December 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Just in time for the holidays, the latest issue of the Canadian Bar Review is out now! Have a read: https://bit.ly/4j27NdH
Whether your literary tastes lean towards heart-pumping thrillers or heart-warming tales that kids and adults can enjoy reading together, these bookworm lawyers have you covered: https://bit.ly/4j5U8T2
Season’s Readings
Book recommendations for the holidays from some of Canada’s top legal minds
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December 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Whether your literary tastes lean towards heart-pumping thrillers or heart-warming tales that kids and adults can enjoy reading together, these bookworm lawyers have you covered: https://bit.ly/4j5U8T2
⛄ Season's Readings! To wrap up 2025, Verdicts & Voices has assembled an elite Canadian legal brain trust… to recommend books for the holidays. Thanks to @adodek.bsky.social, @erincowling.bsky.social, Shelley Hounsell, and Jacob Kojfman for getting in on the fun. Listen now: https://bit.ly/4j0froR
December 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
⛄ Season's Readings! To wrap up 2025, Verdicts & Voices has assembled an elite Canadian legal brain trust… to recommend books for the holidays. Thanks to @adodek.bsky.social, @erincowling.bsky.social, Shelley Hounsell, and Jacob Kojfman for getting in on the fun. Listen now: https://bit.ly/4j0froR
A decade after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission tabled its final report, lawyers who work with Aboriginal communities are concerned about the lack of progress on two particular calls to action: https://bit.ly/44uFAGx
Still climbing the mountain
A decade after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission tabled its final report, lawyers who work with Aboriginal communities are concerned about the lack of progress on two particular calls to action
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December 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A decade after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission tabled its final report, lawyers who work with Aboriginal communities are concerned about the lack of progress on two particular calls to action: https://bit.ly/44uFAGx
Mark February 26 in your calendar! Get registration details for this year's AGM here: https://bit.ly/49jIv5M
December 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Mark February 26 in your calendar! Get registration details for this year's AGM here: https://bit.ly/49jIv5M
🏆 REMINDER: Do you know an individual or an organization who has excelled in promoting equality in the legal profession, the judiciary, or the legal community in Canada? If so, we want to honour them! Learn more: https://bit.ly/3A9pp5q
December 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
🏆 REMINDER: Do you know an individual or an organization who has excelled in promoting equality in the legal profession, the judiciary, or the legal community in Canada? If so, we want to honour them! Learn more: https://bit.ly/3A9pp5q
With Canada in the throes of an about-face on climate policies, advocates say the shift could jeopardize the viability of Canada's climate agenda. Learn more in CBA National: https://bit.ly/44sjsMV
The consequences of Canada’s climate backslide
‘The government seems to be taking out a mortgage on future generations to pay for the crisis today’
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December 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
With Canada in the throes of an about-face on climate policies, advocates say the shift could jeopardize the viability of Canada's climate agenda. Learn more in CBA National: https://bit.ly/44sjsMV
In case you missed it ➡️ Why can't lawyers and judges just say what they mean? On Verdicts & Voices, Karen E Jacques and Paul Aterman argue that we need to drop the Latin and $10 words, and instead use plain language to make the law more accessible: bit.ly/4q2tc9c
December 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
In case you missed it ➡️ Why can't lawyers and judges just say what they mean? On Verdicts & Voices, Karen E Jacques and Paul Aterman argue that we need to drop the Latin and $10 words, and instead use plain language to make the law more accessible: bit.ly/4q2tc9c
"In a free society, it is emphatically not the courts' role to simply get out of the government's way."
Read the full statement by CBA President Bianca Kratt about the troubling trend of attacks on our courts by Canadian political leaders: https://bit.ly/4q3lMCk
Read the full statement by CBA President Bianca Kratt about the troubling trend of attacks on our courts by Canadian political leaders: https://bit.ly/4q3lMCk
December 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
"In a free society, it is emphatically not the courts' role to simply get out of the government's way."
Read the full statement by CBA President Bianca Kratt about the troubling trend of attacks on our courts by Canadian political leaders: https://bit.ly/4q3lMCk
Read the full statement by CBA President Bianca Kratt about the troubling trend of attacks on our courts by Canadian political leaders: https://bit.ly/4q3lMCk
Eschewing unnecessary obfuscation (like this!) in juridical discourse in favour of plain language is one of the cheapest and most effective ways to improve access to justice. Read more in CBA National and listen to the full episode of Verdicts & Voices: https://bit.ly/44IWPnN
Why can’t lawyers and judges just say what they mean?
Eschewing unnecessary obfuscation (like this!) in juridical discourse in favour of plain language is one of the cheapest and most effective ways to improve access to justice
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December 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Eschewing unnecessary obfuscation (like this!) in juridical discourse in favour of plain language is one of the cheapest and most effective ways to improve access to justice. Read more in CBA National and listen to the full episode of Verdicts & Voices: https://bit.ly/44IWPnN
Calling all young lawyers! The CBA is looking for its rising star. 🌟 An early career lawyer who exhibits professional excellence, outstanding dedication and team spirit in their involvement with the CBA. The deadline to nominate your peer is February 9. https://bit.ly/48HZgYf
December 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Calling all young lawyers! The CBA is looking for its rising star. 🌟 An early career lawyer who exhibits professional excellence, outstanding dedication and team spirit in their involvement with the CBA. The deadline to nominate your peer is February 9. https://bit.ly/48HZgYf
Why can't lawyers and judges just say what they mean? On the latest Verdicts & Voices, Karen Jacques and Paul Aterman argue that plain language makes the law more accessible and builds trust in the justice system. Listen now: bit.ly/4q2tc9c
December 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Why can't lawyers and judges just say what they mean? On the latest Verdicts & Voices, Karen Jacques and Paul Aterman argue that plain language makes the law more accessible and builds trust in the justice system. Listen now: bit.ly/4q2tc9c
Today, CBA-Quebec's Alexandre Forest and Jérémy Boulanger-Bonnelly will tell Quebec's National Assembly that the provincial government's new proposed constitution, known as Bill 1, is seriously flawed and should be withdrawn. Read their brief (in French): https://bit.ly/4pVmWj9
December 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Today, CBA-Quebec's Alexandre Forest and Jérémy Boulanger-Bonnelly will tell Quebec's National Assembly that the provincial government's new proposed constitution, known as Bill 1, is seriously flawed and should be withdrawn. Read their brief (in French): https://bit.ly/4pVmWj9
Members of the legal community are panning Ontario's attempt to toughen up bail conditions. They say what's proposed will further disadvantage marginalized individuals and may be unconstitutional: https://bit.ly/4rRKMhR
Ontario’s ‘atrocious’ plan for cash bail may be unconstitutional
Critics say it will further disadvantage marginalized individuals
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December 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Members of the legal community are panning Ontario's attempt to toughen up bail conditions. They say what's proposed will further disadvantage marginalized individuals and may be unconstitutional: https://bit.ly/4rRKMhR
Calling all legal journalists! 📣
The Law Commission of Canada and the Canadian Bar Association are pleased to invite applications for the 2026 LCC-CBA Journalism Fellowship, valued at $40,000 CAD.
Applications will be accepted until December 19, 2025: bit.ly/4nZr54g
The Law Commission of Canada and the Canadian Bar Association are pleased to invite applications for the 2026 LCC-CBA Journalism Fellowship, valued at $40,000 CAD.
Applications will be accepted until December 19, 2025: bit.ly/4nZr54g
December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Calling all legal journalists! 📣
The Law Commission of Canada and the Canadian Bar Association are pleased to invite applications for the 2026 LCC-CBA Journalism Fellowship, valued at $40,000 CAD.
Applications will be accepted until December 19, 2025: bit.ly/4nZr54g
The Law Commission of Canada and the Canadian Bar Association are pleased to invite applications for the 2026 LCC-CBA Journalism Fellowship, valued at $40,000 CAD.
Applications will be accepted until December 19, 2025: bit.ly/4nZr54g
Mark February 26 in your calendar! Get registration details for this year's AGM here: https://bit.ly/49jIv5M
December 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Mark February 26 in your calendar! Get registration details for this year's AGM here: https://bit.ly/49jIv5M
🏆Recognize Legal Scholarship – Nominate a candidate for the CBA's Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award! Send us your nominations by February 9: https://bit.ly/3QrysUC
December 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🏆Recognize Legal Scholarship – Nominate a candidate for the CBA's Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award! Send us your nominations by February 9: https://bit.ly/3QrysUC
Nominations are open till Dec 15 for the 20th annual Clawbies, which celebrate free online Canadian legal content. (ahem, our Verdicts & Voices podcast is a quality listen 😉) Post up to three choices on BlueSky or LinkedIn and use #clawbies2025. More info: https://bit.ly/4prGCvm
December 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Nominations are open till Dec 15 for the 20th annual Clawbies, which celebrate free online Canadian legal content. (ahem, our Verdicts & Voices podcast is a quality listen 😉) Post up to three choices on BlueSky or LinkedIn and use #clawbies2025. More info: https://bit.ly/4prGCvm
Provincial Court civil hearings, traffic, and contravention cases in Newfoundland and Labrador have been adjourned "indefinitely." Read more about why observers are decrying the lack of transparency around the decision: https://bit.ly/48mNy71
Newfoundland and Labrador provincial courts adjourned ‘indefinitely’
Observers decry lack of explanation and transparency around the decision
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December 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Provincial Court civil hearings, traffic, and contravention cases in Newfoundland and Labrador have been adjourned "indefinitely." Read more about why observers are decrying the lack of transparency around the decision: https://bit.ly/48mNy71
Tomorrow is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, a day to commemorate the 14 young women who were murdered at Polytechnique Montréal in 1989. 1/2
December 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Tomorrow is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, a day to commemorate the 14 young women who were murdered at Polytechnique Montréal in 1989. 1/2
Very concerned that Newfoundland & Labrador has indefinitely suspended several circuit courts and adjourned civil, small claims, traffic, and Contraventions Act matters in St. John's, Grand Falls-Windsor and Stephenville. Statement by CBA-NL: https://bit.ly/48TclQc
December 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Very concerned that Newfoundland & Labrador has indefinitely suspended several circuit courts and adjourned civil, small claims, traffic, and Contraventions Act matters in St. John's, Grand Falls-Windsor and Stephenville. Statement by CBA-NL: https://bit.ly/48TclQc
Today, the CBA's Shelley Hounsell, KC, and Katherine Batycky will express support for the expansion of Unified Family Courts as part of the Senate's study of Bill C-15, the Budget Implementation Act. For more info and the live feed: https://bit.ly/48pfENu
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Today, the CBA's Shelley Hounsell, KC, and Katherine Batycky will express support for the expansion of Unified Family Courts as part of the Senate's study of Bill C-15, the Budget Implementation Act. For more info and the live feed: https://bit.ly/48pfENu