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Meet Your 2018-2019 Executive: Part III

  • 28 janvier 2019
  • Madeleine Tyber

Get to know the members of the Public Sector Lawyers executive team in this article series.

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Meet Your 2018-2019 Executive: Part I

  • 20 novembre 2018
  • Madeleine Tyber

Get to know the members of the Public Sector Lawyers Executive in this new series of articles.

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Meet Your 2018-2019 Executive: Part II

  • 20 novembre 2018
  • Madeleine Tyber

Get to know the members of the Public Sector Lawyers executive team in this new series.

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Welcome Reception for Articling Students and LPP Candidates

Welcome Reception for Articling Students and LPP Candidates

  • 20 novembre 2018
  • Shruti Joshi

On November 1, 2018, the OBA Public Sector Lawyers Section held its annual welcome reception for articling students and LPP candidates. The Honourable Sandra Nishikawa, the keynote speaker at this year’s reception, reflected on her experience in the public service and the lessons she learned along the way.

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Public Sector Lawyer Open House

  • 13 février 2018
  • Stephanie Bishop

As part of the three-day OBA institute, the Public Sector Lawyers group gathered on February 7th for an evening of reflection and discussion led by Program Chair Kate Julien. The evening began with a casual forum where VIP guests the Honourable Lise Favreau, of the Superior Court of Justice, Michael Gottheil, Executive Chair, Social Justice Tribunals Ontario, and Karen Manarin, Barrister & Solicitor shared insights from their own experiences working in the public sector.

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Transparency in the Public Interest

  • 28 août 2017
  • Jean-Frédéric (J-F) Hübsch

What role does self-interest play in self-regulation? Do Crown prosecutors have ethical obligations different from other lawyers? What is the best way to regulate judicial conduct? How are law firms regulated in today’s multi-jurisdictional reality?

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Top Recent Decisions That Public Sector Lawyers Need to Know

  • 29 juin 2017
  • Robin Bates

On June 15, 2017, Sara Blake (Ministry of the Attorney General) and Jeff Cowan (WeirFoulds) hosted a group of lawyers at the OBA to provide insightful analyses of six recent cases from the public sector.

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Being a Lawyer in Politics

  • 05 avril 2017
  • Margaret Drent

Margaret Drent recaps the February 10 OBA Institute program, "Being a Lawyer in Politics".

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Legalization of Marijuana – Implications for Municipal and Provincial Governments

  • 20 mars 2017
  • Joy Hulton

The federal government appointed the Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation in June 2016 and released a discussion paper to inform the work of the Task Force. The report sets out nine public policy objectives, the most important of which is to keep marijuana out of the hands of children and youth, and to keep profits out of the hands of criminals.

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Lessons Learned when Appointing a Municipal Ombudsman

  • 31 août 2016
  • Joy Hulton

In December 2015, the Regional Municipality of York appointed ADR Chambers Inc. as the municipal ombudsman. The appointment followed a procurement process undertaken jointly by the Region and its nine local municipalities. York Region was one of the first Ontario municipalities to appoint an ombudsman pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001.

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