SPRING 2018 His Honour to serve Tom Molloy installed as Saskatchewan’s 22nd lieutenant governor Student philanthropy in a class of its own Legacy of love: Memorial scholarship honours alumnus New course is setting things right SPRING 2018 Published by the College EDITOR of Law at the University Cat Bonner of Saskatchewan, of NOTE Communications and Alumni contains news and updates Relations Officer from the college as well College of Law as information relevant to our alumni and all of our University of Saskatchewan college community. 15 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A6 To submit information Email: [email protected] or articles for of NOTE, or to send us your latest CONTRIBUtoRS news, whether personal Zahra Ghoreishi is a communications or professional, please contact: and research graduate fellow at the University of Saskatchewan. table of contents 2 Dean’s Message Alumni News 10 Feature: His Honour College News to serve 3 Around the college 12 Catching up 4 Remembering 13 Alumni notes Doug Schmeiser 13 In Memoriam 4 Nunavut Law Program students develop new 13 Survey thank you logo 14 Legacy of love 5 Native Law Centre Student News renames flagship program 16 Student recognized with U of S Indigenous 5 New course is setting Student Achievement things right Award 6 Rural access to civil, 16 LLM news family legal services, 17 Supporting students to focus of sixth Dean’s success Forum on Access to Justice and Dispute 18 Student philanthropy in Resolution a class of its own 7 McKercher LLP Lecture 19 College hosts Series: Fall 2017 national negotiation highlights competition Faculty News 20 Diary of a moot 8 Over-sentencing of competition Indigenous people: Resolution is underway 8 College welcomes visiting professor 9 Lavallee to join faculty 9 News-in-brief FSC LOGO HERE (added by the printer) 2 SPRING 2018 www.law.usask.ca University of Saskatchewan Diary of a moot competition 20 10 14 18 His Honour to serve Legacy of love Student philanthropy in a class of its own Tom Molloy (LLB ’64) is installed as A scholarship in memory of Kirby College of Law students are giving the 22nd lieutenant governor of Burningham (LLB ’86) will support back to each other and their Saskatchewan. law graduates articling in rural community. Saskatchewan. College of Law Alumni Magazine www.law.usask.ca SPRING 2018 1 dean’s message Dean’s Message: As I come towards the (LLB‘19) and Ray Hnatyshyn (LLB‘56) serving end of my second year at Canada’s highest ranks. We wish him all the as dean of the College of best for his tenure as Saskatchewan’s 22nd Law, I’ve been reflecting lieutenant governor. on the privilege of being the leader of We recently held our annual moot reception this great college, at the college, which highlights the and what a fantastic significant achievements of our various community we have moot teams. The college was represented here. It’s been a busy, at 11 different moot competitions this and at times challenging, season, including three competitions for academic year—but the first time: the American Bar Association it really lifts the spirits to see progress on Representation in Mediation, the Canadian our goals, students’ success stories, and the Client Consultation Moot, and the Walsh engagement of our alumni. I particularly Family Law Moot. As usual, the students want to thank all the alumni who joined and their coaches did a fantastic job of me in Yellowknife, Whitehorse, Calgary and representing the college against tough Toronto. Our alumni are spread across the competition. They do the U of S and country and it is a privilege to visit with so Saskatchewan proud by standing toe-to- many of you on my travels. toe with much larger law schools at these competitions, attesting to the quality of the Around I’m pleased to report that we are moving legal education they’re receiving here. We forward with our commitment to also had the honour of hosting the second Indigenizing at the college, and exploring Canadian National Negotiation Competition ways that we can answer the Truth and at the college on March 2 and 3, welcoming the College Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to teams from nine different Canadian law Action. One important step we’ve taken is schools (you can read more about the developing a mandatory first-year course competition on page 19). It was a fantastic in Indigenous law that directly responds opportunity for law students from across the to TRC Call to Action 28, which calls on law country to come together and learn from schools to have their students take a course each other. in Indigenous people and the law. Our course is called Kwayeskastasowin, which means I hope you enjoy reading our latest news, and “setting things right” in Cree—you can read perhaps taking time to think back to when more about it on page 5. you were a student here. As alumni, you are connected to the college for life, and an We are delighted to feature His Honour the incredibly important part of what we do here. Nunavut Law Program students (L-R) Pascal Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan Tom However you choose to engage with us—we MacLellan, Samantha Barnes and Jessica Molloy (BA’64, LLB’64, LLD’09) as our cover are very grateful for your continued support Shabtai work on term papers in Iqaluit. story for this edition. Mr. Molloy has long and interest in the college. been an ardent supporter of the University of Saskatchewan and the College of Law, so Stay in touch… we were excited to hear about his prestigious Sincerely, new position. As you’ll see from our “Around the College” page, I wasn’t the only College of Law dean who turned up at his installation in Regina to congratulate him. Mr. Molloy has had an exceptional career as a treaty Martin Phillipson negotiator, and now joins fellow College As part of the college’s 2018 Dispute Dean, College of Law of Law alumni such as John G. Diefenbaker Resolution Week, students take part in a simulated sentencing circle with Sanjeev Anand, judge and former dean of the College of Law, at the Saskatchewan Provincial Court in downtown Saskatoon. 2 SPRING 2018 www.law.usask.ca University of Saskatchewan college news L-R: Megan Cantwell, Dean Martin Phillipson, Grit McCreath and Kathryn Warden attend the “Cirque de CLASSIC” fundraiser in Saskatoon. Photo by Peter Kapela. Student Kaitlin Ward brings remarks on behalf of her mooting Around teammates at the 2018 moot reception on the College March 27, 2018. Current dean Martin Phillipson (left) with former deans (L-R) Brent Cotter, Otto Lang, Doug Schmeiser and Sanjeev Anand at the installation of the 22nd lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan. Silas E. Halyk, QC, and the Honourable Judge Gerald Morin at the Halyk lecture, delivered by Morin on Jan. 22, 2018. Attendees enjoy a pizza luncheon at the second annual International Humanitarian Law Conference on Oct. 27, 2017. College of Law Alumni Magazine www.law.usask.ca SPRING 2018 3 college news Nunavut Law Program students develop new logo Students in the Nunavut Law Program have developed their own logo to identify their participation in the program in the local community, the territory and beyond. The students, who are studying the four-year degree in Iqaluit, created the logo to highlight the uniqueness of the program and reflect the Inuit culture inherent to its teachings. It will be used to represent the student body and the Nunavut Law Students Society, which was formed in October 2017. “It was important to the students to create their own visual identity which symbolizes Nunavut, and the individuality of the program, that will identify them in their community,” said Nunavut Law Program Director Stephen Mansell. “They worked Schmeiser was dean of the College of Law from 1974 to 1977. together to decide what they would like on the logo, and they also consulted with an Inuit Elder to discuss traditional Inuit symbols that they might include.” REMEMBERING Students submitted their own artwork for the logo, and as a group chose a preferred design and colour Doug Schmeiser (BA’54, LLB’56) scheme. It is with sadness that the college A generous supporter of both the The finalized logo features a falcon, which shares the passing of Professor and College of Law and St Thomas More represents Inuit justice and Dean Emeritus Douglas A. (Doug) College, Schmeiser’s philanthropy knowledge; a drum, Schmeiser, SOM, QC. reflected his belief in giving students often found at the a solid educational foundation and heart of community Schmeiser was a student of the his gratitude for his own memorable gatherings; University of Saskatchewan (U of S), experience at the U of S. He endowed and a kakivak, receiving his Bachelor of Arts from two scholarships to the College of a traditional St Thomas More College in 1954 and Law: the Douglas A. Schmeiser Prize in fishing spear. his Bachelor of Laws from the College Criminal Procedure, and the Douglas It also includes of Law in 1956. He also received A. Schmeiser Prize in Constitutional both English and both a Master of Laws and a Doctor Law. Inuktitut language, of Juridical Science from Michigan and the colours are State University, in 1958 and 1963 He was author of numerous books and inspired by the Nunavut The new logo features respectively. served his community in leadership territorial flag. traditional Inuit symbols. positions on many boards and In 1956, Schmeiser was hired as a councils. In 2010, Schmeiser was given Launched in September 2017, the Nunavut Law special lecturer by the U of S and the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, the Program is a unique partnership between the secured a full-time teaching position highest honour the province bestows.