May 16, 2017 (Meeting 57)
Association des juristes d'expression française de la Nouvelle-Écosse
Réjean Aucoin, President
Barreau du Québec
Antoine Aylwin, Vice-President
Marc Sauvé, Senior Advisor, Research and Legislation Services
Halifax Refugee Clinic
Julie Chamagne, Executive Director
May 2, 2017 (Meeting 54)
Association des juristes d'expression française de l'Ontario
Andrée-Anne Martel, Executive Director
Legal Services Society
Mark Benton, Chief Executive Officer
February 9, 2017 (Meeting 44)
As an individual
Paul Faribault
Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers
Mitchell J. Goldberg, President
Stéphanie Valois, Executive Member
Law Commission of Ontario
Aneurin Thomas, Executive Director
February 7, 2017 (Meeting 43)
As an individual
Ryan Fritsch
British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
Joshua Paterson, Executive Director
February 2, 2017 (Meeting 42)
Canadian Forum on Civil Justice
Albert Currie, Senior Research Fellow
Legal Aid Ontario
David Field, President and Chief Executive Officer
David McKillop, Vice-President
West Coast Women's Legal Education and Action Fund
Kasari Govender, Executive Director
December 13, 2016 (Meeting 40)
Canadian Bar Association
Doug Ferguson, Member, Access to Justice Committee
Kerri Froc, Lawyer, Legislation and Law Reform
Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers
Richard Fowler, Representative, British Columbia
Metro Toronto Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic
Avvy Yao-Yao Go, Clinic Director
December 8, 2016 (Meeting 39)
Department of Justice
Donald Piragoff, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Sector
Elizabeth Hendy, Director General, Programs Branch, Policy Sector
Hana Hruska, Director, Legal Aid Directorate, Programs Branch, Policy Sector
Statistics Canada
Josée Savoie, Chief, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics
Yvan Clermont, Director, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics
May 19, 2016 (Meeting 20)
Canada Without Poverty
Harriett McLachlan, President, Board of Directors
Michèle Biss, Coordinator, Legal Education and Outreach
Charter Committee on Poverty Issues
Bonnie Morton, Chairperson
DisAbled Women's Network of Canada
Carmela Hutchison, President
Egale Canada Human Rights Trust
R. Douglas Elliott, Member, Honorary Advisory Board
Metro Toronto Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic
Avvy Go, Clinic Director
Social Rights Advocacy Centre
Bruce Porter, Executive Director
April 21, 2016 (Meeting 9)
As an individual
Eric Maldoff, Lawyer
Michel Bastarache, Legal Counsel
Court Challenges Program of Canada
Frank Verrillo, Board Member
Kathleen Tansey, Vice-President of the Board of Directors
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages
Graham Fraser, Commissioner of Official Languages
Johane Tremblay, General Counsel, Legal Affairs Branch
April 19, 2016 (Meeting 8)
As an individual
Gerald Chipeur, Partner, Miller Thomson LLP
African Canadian Legal Clinic
Margaret Parsons, Executive Director
Canadian Bar Association
Mark Power, Special Advisor, Forum of French Speaking Common Law members
Sarah Lugtig, Chair, Access to Justice Committee
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Cara Zwibel, Acting General Counsel, Fundamental Freedoms Program
Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association
Ziyaad Mia, Member, Legal Advocacy Committee
Council of Canadians with Disabilities
Anne Levesque, Chairperson, Human Rights Committee
John Rae, Second Vice-Chairperson, Chairperson of Social Policy Committee
April 14, 2016 (Meeting 7)
As an individual
Cynthia Petersen, Partner, Goldblatt Partners LLP
Aboriginal Affairs Coalition of Saskatchewan
Kim Beaudin, President
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
Jerry Peltier, Senior Advisor
REAL Women of Canada
Gwendolyn Landolt, National Vice-President
West Coast Women's Legal Education and Action Fund
Kasari Govender, Executive Director
Rajwant Mangat, Director of Litigation
Women's Legal Education and Action Fund
Diane O'Reggio, Executive Director
Elizabeth Shilton, Board of Directors Member
April 12, 2016 (Meeting 6)
As an individual
Faisal Bhabha, Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
Noël Badiou, Assistant Vice-President, Equity, Diversity and Human Rights, Laurentian University
Fédération des communautés francophones et acadiennes du Canada (FCFA)
Audrey LaBrie, Vice-President
Sylviane Lanthier, President
Language Rights Support Program (LRSP)
Geneviève Boudreau, Director
Pierre Foucher, Analyst and Professor
Quebec Community Groups Network
Hon. Marlene Jennings
Sylvia Martin-Laforge, Director General
March 8, 2016 (Meeting 4)
Department of Canadian Heritage
Liane Venasse, Senior Policy and Research Analyst, Human Rights Program
Rachel Wernick, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Planning and Corporate Affairs
Yvan Déry, Senior Director, Policy and Research, Official Languages Branch
Department of Justice
Erin Brady, General Counsel, Human Rights Law Section, Public Law and Legislative Services Sector
Michel Francoeur, Director and General Counsel, Official Languages Directorate, Public Law and Legislative Services Sector