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In this episode, David Lazzam hosts a compelling discussion with Vincent Ramsay, a retired family law attorney, and Nicholas Bala, a professor specializing in family and children’s law. Together, they delve into the history of Canada’s adversarial family law system and its profound impacts on families and children. Their engaging dialogue highlights the contrasting roles of “peacemaker” and “hired gun” lawyers, while offering educational and policy reform suggestions to promote a more collaborative, child-focused approach to family law. The episode also provides concrete advice for practitioners and policymakers aiming to reshape the family justice landscape.
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Article: Ending the Harm to Parents and Children from Ontario’s Family Justice System by Transforming Family Law Culture: Reflections of a Family Law Lawyer - Vincent Ramsay (2024 CanLIIDocs 2300, 2024-07-01)
Article: Ethical Duties of Lawyers for Parents Regarding Children of Clients: Being a Child-Focused Family Lawyer - Nicholas Bala, Patricia Hebert & Rachel Birnbaum (The Canadian Bar Review, 2027)
Dans cet épisode, Qurat-ul Ain, étudiante, invite le professeur Alexandre Lillo, enseignant en droit à l'UQAM, à explorer un sujet novateur : le lien entre la pédagogie alternative et l'accès à la justice. Ensemble, ils plongent au cœur des méthodes d'apprentissage non traditionnelles, comme l'apprentissage par le jeu, et leur impact sur la formation des futurs juristes. Le professeur Lillo partage ses techniques pédagogiques audacieuses et innovantes. Une discussion inspirante sur la façon dont l'enseignement peut transformer le droit et ouvrir de nouvelles perspectives.
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Dr. Alexandre Lillo est professeur au département des sciences juridiques à l’Université du Québec à Montréal où il enseigne notamment le Droit de l’environnement et le Droit international de l’environnement. Il est titulaire d’un doctorat en droit de l’Université Montpellier et de l’Université d’Ottawa, et a occupé le poste de chercheur postdoctoral au sein du Centre de droit public de cette dernière. Professeur Lillo est l’auteur de plusieurs publications couvrant des sujets variés tels que le droit de l'eau, la gouvernance environnementale, le droit des jeux vidéo et l'apprentissage par le jeu.
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Qurat-ul Ain, étudiante, Université de Montréal; ancienne membre, comité étudiant de l'ICAJ
Qurat-ul Ain est ancienne membre du comité étudiant de l’ICAJ. Elle poursuit un JD à l’UdeM depuis l'automne 2024, après avoir complété un baccalauréat en droit à l'UQÀM. Qurat s’intéresse aux questions de pédagogie juridique et aux expériences des étudiant.e.s issu.e.s des groupes méritant l’équité dans un programme de droit. Ayant travaillé dans le milieu communautaire et auprès de personnes en situation de vulnérabilité, elle s’intéresse également aux différentes formes que peut prendre l’accès à la justice.
In this episode, host Christine O’Doherty is joined by special guests Tina Parbhakar, Amy Schwab, and Jane Morley, K.C., to explore the Transform the Family Justice System Collaborative, an innovative initiative in British Columbia, launched in 2022. As key contributors to this groundbreaking user-centred initiative, the guests share their insights on efforts to redesign the family justice system. Together, they discuss strategies for enhancing child and youth participation, fostering cross-sector collaboration, using developmental and transformational evolution approaches and developing creative solutions for families. Their conversation offers a deep dive into the ongoing collective impact work to make family justice more accessible, inclusive, and responsive.
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National Justice Education Society website (that is being updated for re-launch in early 2025): https://familieschange.ca/
Visit transformfamilyjusticebc.ca. Any feedback is welcome, which can be sent to [email protected]
2024 Annual Conference on “Families and the Law”:
David Lazzam, CIAJ's articling student, welcomes back Diana Lowe and Justice Rod Jerke to delve into the power of storytelling in driving systemic change within family law systems. Together, they discuss how narratives can serve as catalysts for transformation while revisiting the progress and new direction of the Reforming the Family Justice System (RFJS) initiative.
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Book: "The Power of Story: On Truth, the Trickster, and New Fictions for a New Era" by Harold R. Johnson
Video: During the Grande Prairie “Family Well-Being” Symposium held in February 2024, a mock hearing was recorded, which demonstrates the underlying approach in the RFJS, explains why this pilot is needed and highlights the community readiness that underpins this new approach to family practice. We encourage you to watch the edited (33 min) recording of that mock hearing: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/8p16z70nc1egddmatr6md/AOfB9jxcmOMHE13PtF7DZTQ?e=2&preview=RFJS_Courtroom+Scene_V3.mp4&rlkey=y6trgu433dhe8vnur9pk14rk2&st=8egc5yof&dl=0 Video: This video is based on the same facts, but demonstrates how applications are likely to proceed once the Notice to the Profession & Public is in effect, if indeed an application is even needed. https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/rD5deJJxKrHJb928oTDotDoYEaHITTrQPHbc91ioVS2OoDWTF1b7IE538wECQ2jk.L1udnl_8tfffFiis Passcode: p.AsXM=0 Video: Justice Rod Jerke and Diana Lowe, KC were invited to speak to the Faculty of Law at the University of Calgary on October 12, 2023 and a video of that presentation is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ5AfWBYrhU
2024 Annual Conference on “Families and the Law”:
Podcasts: Three-part series on “Family Law Reform”:
Dans cet épisode, Me Caroline Bourbonnais reçoit Carolle Tremblay, avocate accréditée en droit collaboratif familial, et l'honorable J. Sébastien Vaillancourt, juge coordonnateur de la gestion familiale au district de Montréal à la Cour supérieure du Québec. Ensemble, ils discutent du droit collaboratif, une approche innovante dans le domaine du droit familial. Carolle Tremblay partage son point de vue en tant qu'avocate sur cette méthode qui favorise la résolution amiable, tandis que le juge Vaillancourt offre une perspective judiciaire, expliquant pourquoi cette approche est une option très intéressante pour les personnes en situation de conflit familial.
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Stephen Bindman, Visiting Professor and Executive in Residence at the uOttawa Faculty of Law, welcomes Professor Kent Roach, one of Canada's most prolific scholars and writers in the area of criminal law and wrongful convictions. In this episode, they discuss Professor Roach's book "Wrongfully Convicted," exploring how he became involved in studying wrongful convictions and why this work is so important.
Book: Wrongfully Convicted (Updated and Expanded Edition) Guilty Pleas, Imagined Crimes, and What Canada Must Do to Safeguard Justice By Kent Roach
Shayla Praud (Eagle Clan from the Nisga’a Nation), Dominga Robinson (Nakota Jamaican l Pheasant Rump Nakota First Nation) and Justin Thompson (Member of Nipissing First Nation), students at the time of recording earlier this year, share their views on Indigenous self-governance. Together, they discuss how Indigenous legal systems and practices contribute to reconciliation efforts between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, and the responsibilities of the Canadian government and legal community in supporting these efforts; alternatives to courts, in the context where not all Nations or communities may want to or be able to take on the challenge of implementing their own courts; and the example of the community Nipissing FN, which became the first community to enact a Constitution taking power away from the Indian Act as a key governing document.
From November 4 to 6, 2024, CIAJ will be holding its second Symposium on Indigenous Justice (November 4-6, 2024 I In person in Calgary, AB – and online) Indigenous Justice System: A Knowledge Sharing Symposium - Join the discussion: https://ciaj-icaj.ca/en/upcoming-programs/symposium-on-indigenous-justice-systems/
In this episode, Nathan Afilalo, CIAJ's former Legal Affairs Manager at the time, welcomes two guests to discuss engaging with Indigenous legal orders in Canada from two perspectives: the academic side with Associate Professor Hadley Friedland and the institutional side with Crown Counsel Sarah Arngna'naaq. These two guests present their work and active projects.
Guests
Sarah Arngna'naaq, Crown Counsel, Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Nunavut Regional Office (Iqaluit)
Dr. Hadley Friedland, Associate Professor; Academic Director, Wahkohtowin Law and Governance Lodge, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta
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2024 Indigenous Justice System – A Knowledge Sharing Symposium (November 4-6, 2024 I In person in Calgary, AB - and online): https://ciaj-icaj.ca/en/upcoming-programs/symposium-on-indigenous-justice-systems/
Qu'est-ce que la rédaction législative? À l'approche de la Conférence sur la rédaction législative, organisée par l'ICAJ à Ottawa du 16 au 18 septembre 2024, des experts en la matière parlent de leur travail et des aspects passionnants de cette profession qui est souvent méconnue. Les sujets abordés incluent le rôle des rédacteurs dans les différents bureaux, tant au niveau fédéral qu'au niveau provincial, et l'évolution de la profession dans une perspective d'avenir.
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Animateur
Jean-Félix Robitaille, avocat, Chef d'équipe - Droit administratif, civil et pénal, Direction des orientations et des affaires législatives, SMOAJ - ministère de la Justice Canada
Si vous souhaitez découvrir la version anglaise de ce podcast sur la rédaction législative avec d'autres experts de cette profession, écoutez l'épisode 80: Behind the Provisions – A Window into Legislative Drafting
L'ICAJ organisera le 26 novembre 2024 un webinaire sur la rédaction législative «Les (dé)connexion entre la rédaction législative et l’interprétation statutaire: perspectives des trois branches du gouvernement», pour plus d'informations: https://ciaj-icaj.ca/fr/programmes-a-venir/webinaire-deconnexion-entre-redaction-legislative-et-interpretation-statutaire/
Discover the seven key changes to improve New Brunswick's justice system discussed at the 2023 Access to Justice Summit.
The New Brunswick Access to Justice Summit, Digital Transformation: Putting People at the Heart of the Justice System, held in August 2023 at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) Faculty of Law, brought stakeholders from the province’s justice community together to discuss changes required to the New Brunswick family law system and the role of digital technology in the justice system in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this episode, Nathan Afilalo, Argyri Panezi and Daniel J. Escott reflect on the writing of their co-authored report “Access to Justice Summit: The New Brunswick Report - Digital Transformation: Putting People at the Heart of the System.” They share their thoughts on the process of writing this report and present the seven desired outcomes (“7 Changes”) that were identified at the Summit.
The Summit launched an action-plan and longer-term research plan to be led by the UNB Law Legal Innovation Laboratory in collaboration with local stakeholders and community. The Legal Innovation Laboratory will undertake a series of empirical studies to help inform future reform initiatives and will plan and host subsequent Summits inviting members of the public to participate in the design of justice reforms.
2024 Summit: Our team is currently organizing the 2024 Access to Justice Summit, which will take place on August 26 and 27 at the UNB Faculty of Law. Working themes are bilingual case-management and electronic filing. https://www.unb.ca/fredericton/law/research/innovationlab.html
This report has been written collaboratively by CIAJ and the University of New Brunswick Legal Innovation Laboratory.
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