This is going to be an excellent and important discussion with fantastic speakers. Added bonus, it ticks off some key EDI and Professionalism CPD. Link to register is below. The Canadian Bar Association : Effectively Representing Indigenous Clients cbapd.org/details_en.asp…

This is a not to be missed opportunity for those interested in criminal appeals - what a wonderful way to honour Justice Rosenberg (who mentored so many) 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

Hear me out: #Scotiabank, #TimHortons and any other sponsor of #HockeyCanada who is pulling their funding this year. Take the money your company earmarked for that and donate it to sexual assault centres across the country & youth sexual health programs.

Great piece that looks to experts for answers - those with loved experience… What should Canada do about intimate partner violence? Five solutions from five survivors theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Claims of Ineffective Assistance of Counsel arise even for the most diligent lawyers. Register for this panel discussion on steps you can take to guard against such claims - and what to do if a client alleges IAC. Tick off that Professionalism CPD! cbapd.org/details_en.asp…

LAST CALL - last chance to sign up for a chance to be part of this unique enriching program is Monday Oct 31 2022

Yeah to more equitable and accessible programs like this that can help launch kids (or get them fired up for things they never previously dreamed of)... Brava Graça Nolan!!

So grateful 4 ⁦RS (Real Sports)⁩ 4 not just managing our kid’s multiple anaphylactic allergies safely - but going the extra mile and making his own menu with so many choices… (2nd pg not shown). 1 very happy (and full) kid came home feeling like a king. So special! Thx!!

With the rising costs of living, the crisis of domestic violence is worsening as tensions increase in homes all across the GTA. With holidays coming up, this crisis only gets worse. #DomesticAbuse #16DaysOfActivismAgainstGBV

this thread ❤️🙏

So much in this article captures why this movie moved me so much. “Polley’s film works to unburden victims’ testimonies of our expectations, which often emanate, whether we realize it or not, from the legal system.” Thx @realSarahPolley (she/her) for your brilliant work.

We need 87 new followers to reach 1000 before we celebrate our first anniversary with a Keynote address by SCC Justice Sheila Martin! We do great work and tweet about tons of important issues. We would love you to follow and join us!! Before Feb 8 would be ideal!! 😊

Are you nervous about conducting your first bail hearing? Join me and other members of the bench and bar next Tuesday, February 28 to learn what to do before, during, and after.

Editing a factum. Listening to Gordon Lightfoot like so many this week. Brings me right back to my family’s living room in the late 70s/early 80s. His songs, all Beatles tunes, and Free to be You & Me - soundtracks of my childhood. Thanks mom & dad (both too wise for Twitter)

It was an honour to act for West Coast LEAF and LEAF (Women's Legal Education and Action Fund) on this intervention - and to get to work on with brilliant co-counsel and rising stars from both spots Humera Jabir and Roxana رکسانا

We are hiring a Staff Lawyer Lincoln Alexander School of Law—an incredible opportunity for both clinical work & participating in the development of our new legal clinic which will emphasize, social movements, anti-oppression, & abolitionist frameworks. June 22 deadline! careers.torontomu.ca/psc/hrcgprd/EM…

The Schlifer Clinic and WHIWH CHC CHC are partnering to offer a legal information workshop series for women & gender-diverse people working in the hospitality/service industry who are experiencing or at risk of experiencing sexual harassment. Register: shorturl.at/eAEH3

“I was just a child with dreams & hopes, but now I'm forced into a marriage I never wanted. My childhood has been stolen." Repost the resilient testimonies of Afghan girls calling for their basic right to #education! Share #AfghanGirlsVoices👉bit.ly/afghangirlsvoi… United Nations

It was a real honour to represent Asper Centre on this case. Great counsel, interesting & important issues, and a wonderful co-counsel - Neil Abraham. This is the type of work that confirms for me - I really am a law nerd!

Words to live by…