OBA Equality Committee

The Committee was established in September 1992 with a mandate to examine and make recommendations regarding the impact of race, ethnicity, religion or disability on OBA’s by-laws, electoral processes, policies, submissions, and activities. Further responsibilities include identifying the incidence of inequality of opportunity in the legal profession in Ontario based on race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or disability and recommend methods to eliminate said inequalities. Finally, the Committee was charged to examine and make recommendations on the ability of the legal institutions in Ontario to serve the needs of historically disadvantaged equity seeking groups, such as those identified by race, ethnicity, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

Committee Chair:

Juliet Knapton

CONNOLLY OBAGI LLP
Litigation Counsel
Suite 1100 - 200 Elgin Street
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1L5

Tel: 613.567.4412
Fax: 613.567.9751
E-Mail: juliet.knapton@connollyobagi.com

Vice-Chair:

Mark L. Berlin

Director General - Rule of Law and Governance
Institute on Governance
6o George St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 1J4

Tel: 613-562-0090 ext 239
Fax: 613-562-0087
E-mail: mberlin@iog.ca

Committee Members:

Jewel Amoah
Esi Codjoe (Past Chair)
Natasha Lett
Lorin MacDonald
Ed Montigny
Marisha Roman
Paul Saguil
Sumaira Shaikh
Maryellen Symons
Charlene Theodore
Mark Wells
Anna Wong