10:00 am – 11:30 am

CBA French Speaking Common Law Brown Bag

Demographic changes and the addition of certain federal language rights, such as those in divorce proceedings, are driving a growing demand for legal services in French across the country. To address this, the mobility of French-speaking legal professionals, including those from the international Francophonie, is becoming an important strategic lever to strengthen access to justice in French in Canada.

This in-person event, which also offers a hybrid webinar option,  will address issues related to the mobility of French-speaking legal professionals in Canada, as well as its possibilities and limitations for increasing access to justice in French.

Objective

To gain a better understanding of the current situation and some of the issues related to the mobility of French-speaking legal professionals in Canada and its potential for promoting access to justice in French.

RSVP: Advance registration is required (in person or online) in order to receive the link before the session begins.

Speakers:

The Honourable Nicole Angers, Provincial Court Judges (Edmundston, NB)
Betta Wishart, Program Counsel at The Law Society of Manitoba (Winnipeg, MB)
Rénald Rémillard, General director Fédération des associations de juristes d’expression française de common law inc. and of Centre canadien de français juridique inc (Winnipeg, MB)
Ruphine Djuissi, Chair of the CBA  French Speaking Common Law Members Section, l'Association des juristes d’expression française du Manitoba (Winnipeg, MB)
Camille Fortin, Secretary of the CBA  French Speaking Common Law Members Section, Cochrane Sinclair (Vancouver, BC)

Moderator:

Christiane Saad, Association of Colleges and Universities of the Canadian Francophonie (Ottawa, ON)
Guy Jourdain, Former director of l'Association des juristes d’expression française du Manitoba (Winnipeg, MB)