Pre-Conference Tour – Saturday
Day 1 – Sunday
Morning – The Honourable Justice Thomas Cromwell, retired justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
Lunch – Truth and Reconciliation in Education and the Law:
(1) Maureen Googoo, journalist and owner/editor of http://kukukwes.com/
(2) Eleanor Bernard, Executive Director of Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey, the Mi’kmaq School Board, http://kinu.ca/
(3) TRC: Jaime Battiste, Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey and Treaty Education Lead
Day 2 – Monday
Morning – Youth, Education and Criminal Justice
The Honourable Judge Pam Williams, Chief Judge of the Nova Scotia Provincial Court – Mental Health and Opiate Treatment Courts
Robert Wright, Halifax-based Social Worker and Sociologist – cultural assessments in criminal proceedings, http://www.robertswright.ca/
Day 3 – Tuesday
Morning – The North Preston Land Recovery Initiative
(1) Angela Simmonds, articling clerk with Nova Scotia Legal Aid and liaison to the Initiative: https://www.dal.ca/faculty/law/news-events/news/2017/05/23/2017_convocation_profile__angela_simmonds.html
(2) PLRI: Erin Moore, Journalism Instructor, Nova Scotia Community College
Last Panel – Freedom of Association
(1) Diane MacDonald, legal counsel, British Columbia Teachers’ Federation
(2) John Craig, Partner, Fasken Martineau
(3) Gail Gatchalian, Partner, Pink Larkin
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Lori at 905-702-1710, info@capsle.ca.