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Join the WLF BC for the Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope on September 9, 2018 at Queen Elizabeth Park.

Margaret is senior appellate Crown Counsel with the BC Prosecution Service and prosecutes criminal appeals in the BC Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. Highlights of her 27 year career as Crown Counsel, include working as trial counsel in R. v. Gladue (a just approach to sentencing aboriginal offenders) and the Air India trial (a prosecution of an act of aviation terrorism).

The Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch (CBABC) acclaimed three exceptional legal professionals on Saturday, June 23 at its annual branch awards luncheon in Richmond, BC.

Throughout history, social justice has helped to shape laws and policies to achieve greater equality. Join former Supreme Court of Canada Justice and litigator Ian Binnie, CC, QC, and National Post columnist Jonathan Kay for a lively dialogue on how the rule of law and social justice interact and intersect.

Non-Americans who are “inadmissible” are not permitted by law to enter or remain in the United States—whether it be as visitors, students or workers.

On February 5, 2018, B.C.'s provincial government announced key policy decisions on the regulation of consumer cannabis in the province.

As the countdown to the legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada begins, provinces and would-be producers alike have been busy speculating on the potential product packaging and labelling parameters under the proposed Cannabis Act regulations.

Medically authorized marijuana is currently legal in Canada and in 2018, it is expected that recreational marijuana will become legal as well. Employers should take a proactive approach in dealing with this changing landscape, and to this end, we have outlined some key action items below.

CBABC Branch President Bill Veenstra calls on Attorney General David Eby and Premier John Horgan to withdraw provisions in proposed new legislation introduced yesterday that restrict the rights of citizens to receive full and fair compensation and create new exclusive resolution processes for disputes outside of the Courts.

The Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch (CBABC) invites all British Columbians to Law Week activities around the province including free public law classes, courthouse tours, mock trials and free legal advice from volunteer lawyers.