OBA Constitutional, Civil Liberties & Human Rights Law PROGRAM | Original Progrm Date: May 7, 2022

Join our expert faculty for a timely and vital discussion on the implications of the federal government’s historic invocation of the Emergencies Act earlier this year. Hear from our distinguished panel as they share helpful advice on:

• Legislative framework and procedure, including safeguard provisions
• What is the threshold for a "national emergency”?
• Interrelation with Ontario’s emergency legislation
• Fundamental freedoms: The right to protest and gather, and potential Charter challenges

PROGRAM CHAIRS

Deina Warren, Canadian Centre for Christian Charities
Ian Amirthanathan, Ian Andrew Law

PROGRAM SPEAKERS

Professor Ryan Alford, Bora Laskin Faculty of Law Lakehead University (Thunder Bay)
Joshua Hunter, Ministry of the Attorney General Constitutional Law Branch
Abby Deshman, Canadian Civil Liberties Association