Friday October 21st, 2011
The welcome reception will take place at Lougheed House, 707 – 13 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2R OK8
| 6:00 – 9:00 P.M. | Welcome reception and cocktail
With remarks by Calgary Mayor, Naheed Nenshi Keynote speech by The Honourable Justice Ian Binnie, Supreme Court of Canada |
>> Click here to register for the welcome reception and cocktail only
Saturday October 22nd, 2011
All sessions will take place at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Law, Murray Fraser Hall, Room 2370
| 8:30 – 8:50 A.M. | Conference registration and light breakfast |
| 8:50 – 9:00 A.M. | Opening comments |
| 9:00 – 10:30 A.M. | SESSION 1: Public Order Policing- The Canadian Experience and Lessons Learned Speakers: Gillian Steward (RMCLA and Calgary G8 monitor), Wes Pue (UBC Prof), Superintendent Barry Clark (Calgary Police Service), Nathalie Des Rosiers (CCLA) Moderator: Clifton Purvis, Alberta Serious Incident Response Team |
| 10:30 – 10:45 A.M. | Morning Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 P.M. | SESSSION 2: Issues and Challenges in the Temporary Foreign Workers Program Speakers: Catherine Dauvergne (UBC), Yessy Byl (Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre), Kerry Cundal (University of Calgary), Charles Gordon (counsel in Denny’s class action, Fiorillo Gavin Gordon LLP) Moderator: Gil McGowan, Alberta Federation of Labour |
| 12:15 – 1:45 P.M. | LUNCH – Speaker: Shirish Chotalia, Chair, Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
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| 1:45 – 2:45 P.M. | SESSION 3: The University Campus and Freedom of Expression Speakers: Colin Feasby (Counsel to CCLA in Pridgen, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP), John Carpay (Counsel to anti-abortion group in case against University of Calgary), Charlotte Kingston (Former President, U of C Students’ Union) Moderator: Cara Zwibel (CCLA) |
| 2:45 – 4:15 P.M. | SESSION 4 – Selected Topics in Personal Privacy and Access to Information Speakers: Graeme Norton (Director of CCLA’s Public Safety Program), Colin McKay (Google global public policy team), Frank Work (Commissioner of Information and Privacy, Alberta), Micheal Vonn (BCCLA) Moderator: David Eby (BCCLA) |
| 4:15 – 4:30 P.M. | Afternoon Break |
| 4:30 – 5:45 P.M. | SESSION 5 – Mental Health Issues in Prisons
Speakers: Ivan Zinger (General Counsel, Office of the Correctional Investigator); Jen Metcalfe (Executive Director, Prisoners’ Legal Services – BC); Carmen Cheung (BCCLA) Moderator: Linda McKay-Panos (Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre), |
| 5:45 – 6:00 P.M. | Closing Remarks |
