2010 RightsWatch Conference, Toronto, October 15-16, 2010

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The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is proud to host our second annual RightsWatch Conference in Toronto, Ontario. RightsWatch will bring together 70 leading law students, articling students and young lawyers from across the country for an intimate conference on civil liberties issues. The event also offers new members of the profession a chance to engage informally with leading jurists and senior members of the Bar, who will be serving as conference speakers.

The RightsWatch Conference will take place on October 15-16, 2010 at Campbell House Museum and at the Osgoode Hall Professional Development Centre, both in downtown Toronto. This year’s panel discussions include:

    Rights of Canadians Detained Abroad: Positive obligations and the extra-territorial application of the Charter

    Constitutional Damages and the Future of Charter Litigation: The Implications of the SCC decision in Ward v. Vancouver, 2010 SCC 27

    Losing Faith in the Justice System? N.S. v. R. et al., 2010 ONCA __ and a woman’s right to wear a niqab in criminal proceedings

    Safe Injection Sites and the Future of Section 7  Charter Protections: PHS Community Services Society v. Canada, 2010 BCCA 15, drug policy and a constitutional right to health.

We hope you will able to join us for this exciting event. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us by email at rightswatch@ccla.org, by fax at 416 861-1291 or by telephone at 416 363-0321. We hope to see you there!


PANELISTS AND SPEAKERS:

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is proud to host the following individuals as panelists and speakers at RightsWatch:

  • Maher Arar, Canadian citizen detained and tortured in Syria and Jordan in 2002-2003
  • Joanna Birenbaum, Executive Director, Women’s Legal Action and Education Fund (LEAF)
  • Paul Champ, Champ & Associates [Counsel to Mr. Abdelrazik in Abdelrazik v. Canada, 2009 FC 580]
  • Susan Chapman, Pape Barristers [Counsel to Women's LEAF in N.S. v. R. et al., 2010 ONCA __ ]
  • Robert Charney – General Counsel, Constitutional Law Branch, Attorney-General Ontario [Counsel in Ward v. Vancouver, 2010 SCC 27]
  • Nathalie Des Rosiers, General Counsel, Canadian Civil Liberties Association
  • Richard Elliott, Executive Director, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
  • Julian Falconer – Falconer-Charney LLP [Counsel to Aboriginal Legal Services in Ward v. Vancouver, 2010 SCC 27]
  • The Honourable Justice Stephen Goudge, Justice of the Ontario Court of Appeal
  • Tyler Hodgson, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP [Counsel to the Canadian Muslim Congress in N.S. v. R. et al., 2010 ONCA __ ]
  • Bryant Mackey – Attorney General of British Columbia [Counsel in Ward v. Vancouver, 2010 SCC 27]
  • Grace Pastine, Director of Litigation, BC Civil Liberties Association [Intervenor in PHS Community Services v. Canada, 2010 BCCA 15]
  • Marilyn Pilkington – Professor, Constitutional Law & Litigation, Osgoode Hall Law School
  • Kent Roach, Professor, Constitutional Law and Anti-Terrorism, University of Toronto Faculty of Law
  • Paul Schabas, Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, leading Supreme Court litigator
  • Lorne Sossin, Dean, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
  • Sheila Tucker – Davis LLP [Counsel to Vancouver Health Authority in PHS Community Services Society v. Canada, 2010 BCCA 15]
  • Lorne Waldman – Waldman & Associates [Counsel to Maher Arar in the Arar Inquiry]

    • CONFERENCE REGISTRATION:

    To register, please visit our secure registration page here. We accept all major credit cards.

    RightsWatch is primarily aimed at law students, articling students and young lawyers. Nonetheless, space provided, it is open to all members of the public for registration. Registration includes access to the Opening Night Reception on Friday, October 15, 2010, and access to the full-day conference on Saturday, October 16, 2010, including breakfast and lunch. Registration rates are as follow:

    General registration for members of the public: $25

    Law students and articling students: $20

    Members of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association: $10

    Members of the CCLA/PBSC RightsWatch Program: No charge

    Unfortunately, the CCLA cannot provide funding to finance the attendance of individuals at the conference. We do encourage law students and articling students to seek out funding from their faculties and employers, respectively.

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    ACCOMMODATION IN TORONTO:

    If are a conference speaker or a CCLA/PBSC RightsWatch program member, and are travelling from outside of Toronto to attend the conference, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association has negotiated a special rate at the Cambridge Suites Hotel. The hotel is located at the corner of Richmond and Yonge Streets in downtown Toronto, a short walk from the conference venues:

    Cambridge Suites Hotel | 15 Richmond Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1N2 | Tel: 800-463-1990 or 416-368-1990 | Map of hotel location

    If you have not already reserved your room directly with the hotel by September 24, 2010, please contact CCLA directly to work out the details of your hotel booking.

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