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Dalhousie Law School Hearsay 2007 1 Message from the Dean

Each September, in the very first class our new law students attend at Dalhousie, I take some time to speak about the origins of the Law School and, in particular, the vision of Dean Richard Weldon. As I explain what we all know as the Weldon Tradition of public service, the simple yet powerful idea that the profession of law brings with it an obligation to contribute to the wider community, I confess that I On the Cover: Portrait of the Honourable Bertha Wilson, 1999, by Mary sometimes wonder whether some of them view this with Lennox Hourd. Oil on canvas, 114.38 cm. x 94 cm. Commissioned by Osler, just a touch of cynicism — as a slogan brought out only for Hoskin & Harcourt and donated to the . By permission special occasions. of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, the artist, and the Supreme Court of Canada. Fortunately, it is easy for me to put such thoughts aside, for too many of our students go on to prove, both at law school and afterwards, that they accept and fully live up to the Weldon Tradition. This issue of Hearsay brought this home to me in a very forceful way, as I read the many stories of exceptional contributions by our students and alumni, Hearsay and I know that John Yogis and Karen Kavanaugh had to The Dalhousie Law School Alumni Magazine leave many others for another day, due to the simple Volume 30 / Summer 2007 constraints of space. Our cover story for this issue recounts the sad loss of one of our most distinguished alumni, the Honourable Bertha Dean Wilson (LL.B. ’57) Phillip Saunders, LL.B.‘84 . It is clear from the moving eulogy delivered by Justice James MacPherson (LL.B. ’74), and the Editors remarks of McLachlin, P.C., that in building an Professor John Yogis, LL.B. ‘64 unparalleled legal career, Bertha Wilson never lost sight of a broader purpose, her desire to “raise the expectations of many Karen Kavanaugh , especially disadvantaged Canadians”, in the words of Justice MacPherson. In this edition we also report on the tragic passing of Dugald Christie (LL.B. ’66), this year’s recipient (posthumously) of the Weldon Award for Unselfish Public Service. In a Grapevine Editor Tammi Hayne very different career, Mr. Christie also exemplified the Weldon Tradition, devoting much of his life to access to justice issues and to building a network of pro bono legal clinics across Western Canada. Design and Production The theme of service and contribution is echoed throughout many of the stories in this Hearsay. Whether in the volunteer work Karen Kavanaugh of the students who conceived and raised the funds for an award in honour of Justice Corinne Sparks (LL.B., ’79); the exceptional contributions of four of our more recent graduates at the Rwanda Tribunal; the career in public service of Wendell Sanford (LL.B. The editors welcome contributions, information, and ideas from ’75); the work of student Daphne Keevil Harrold on an internship in Bangladesh, the fundraising efforts of students on behalf of alumni. Please direct your submissions to: community organizations in the pages that follow — the list goes on and on. I never tire of telling our alumni that Dalhousie Editor Hearsay consistently has the highest rate of student participation in the Pro Bono Students programme of any law school in Canada, and I Dalhousie Law School believe this bodes well for the continuation of the tradition as we approach the 125th anniversary of the School in 2008. 6061 University Avenue I would be remiss if I did not thank our co-editors, John Yogis, Q.C., and Karen Kavanaugh, for their efforts on this edition of Halifax, NS Canada Hearsay. John, as you will read inside, was honoured on his retirement with the acquisition of a work of art for the Dalhousie Art B3H 4H9 Gallery, which was unveiled at a reception in April, attended by many of John’s colleagues and friends. I do not have the space to comment on the many accomplishments of faculty and students set out here (including a brief summary of some of the tel: 902-494-3744 fax: 902-494-1316 remarkable research work conducted in the faculty recently), but am confident you will see the evidence that the Law School E-mail: [email protected] continues to thrive in all aspects of its work, from teaching to research to public service. •

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Dalhousie Law Alumni Association contents Board of Directors “School’s Out — Forever” — said the June 29 headline in the Halifax “Daily News”. After 53 National President Contents years my high school alma mater, St. Patrick’s High School, closed its doors for the last time. Ronald A. Meagher, LL.B.‘83 I was a part of the grade nine class when the spanking new building first opened for business Vice President Jeanne Desveaux, LL.B.‘01 in the fall of 1954. Like your humble scribe, St. Pat’s is now a crumbling edifice. Tempus fugit. Past President The passage of time was marked by another personal milestone this spring as I completed Julia Cornish, QC, LL.B.‘83 Secretary-Treasurer teaching at the Law School after 41 years. I very much enjoyed a salutary reception at the Associate Dean Diana Ginn Dalhousie Art Gallery on April 26 which was attended by faculty, staff and friends. Dean Honorary President Brian Flemming, OC, QC, LL.B.‘62 Saunders made a few (and completely untrue) complimentary comments. I was delighted Professor John Yogis (LL.B.’64) Ex-Officio with a gift of a significant work of art presented to the Gallery in my name. The piece, Dean Phillip Saunders, LL.B.‘84 Alumni Affairs...... 4 “Waterbook”, by artist, Peter Powning, is a large archival inkjet photograph Director of Alumni & Development Karen Kavanaugh laminated on aluminum and mounted on a 2-inch float. It depicts the pages of a book photographed underwater. The words and lettering are never quite decipherable and appear to Members at Large dissolve into the ripples of the water. I thought it was a perfect metaphor for a lawyer or Tricia Barry, LL.B.’05 academic who spends much of a lifetime attempting to discover the meaning of the written The Hon. Justice C. Richard Coughlan, QC, LL.B.‘75 word in cases and statutes. The truth, however, always remains elusive. It brought to mind a Brian Curry, LL.B.‘99 Jeanne Desveaux LL.B.’01 quote attributed to a Scottish jurist — “The law is not so much carved in stone as it is written Michael Deturbide, LL.B.‘89 in water flowing in and out with the tide.” Michael Donovan, LL.B.‘78 Anna Fried, LL.B.‘80 To segue from one water theme to another, my partner and I decided to celebrate our mutual Student Notes ...... 24 Myrna Gillis, LL.B.‘91 retirements with a transatlantic voyage on the Queen Mary 2 from New York to Southampton. Robert M. Purdy, QC, LL.B.‘76 The trip was a fabulous experience, and, as is often the case, one which had an indirect law The Hon. Judge Michael B. Sherar, LL.B.‘77 Clifford Soward, LL.B.‘79 school connection. I attended a lecture given by Maritime historian, Bill Miller, on the great Samira Zayid, LL.B.‘92 ocean liners. We chatted following the lecture and Bill said, “When you get back to give my regards to John Langley.” I was floored. John graduated with his Dal Law degree in 1972. John is the author of Steam Lion: A Biography of Samuel Cunard (Nimbus). John is a world Branch Presidents authority on Cunard, the Halifax born and bred shipping magnate. I later learned that on May 11, 2007, John received the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award for Steam Lion as part Brian Beck. LL.B.‘93 [email protected] School News...... 36 of the Atlantic Book Festival. John and his wife, Judith, divide their time between Halifax and Baddeck, Nova Scotia, when John himself is not lecturing aboard the Queen Mary 2! I managed Patricia Thiel, LL.B.‘95 [email protected] to contact John on our return, and hope that Hearsay may be able to call upon him for a Cape Breton future contribution. Robert Sampson, LL.B.‘81 [email protected] In this issue we profile mystery author, Anne Emery (LL.B. ‘78), and photographic artist, Mary Manitoba Dixon (LL.B.’87). I was delighted to renew my acquaintance with both Anne and Mary and to Elissa Neville, LL.B.‘98 [email protected] coax them to share some of their experiences “on the road less traveled.” My co-editor, Karen New Brunswick Kavanaugh, and I hope you enjoy these and the other stories in this issue relating the news, Barrie H. Black, LL.B.‘71 contributions, honours and updates of our interesting and diverse body of alumni, faculty and [email protected] Faculty News...... 41 Newfoundland students. We would also love to hear from you. The school is now closed. Robert J. Hickey, LL.B.‘91 [email protected] Weldon Award for Unselfish Public Service...... 22 Have a great summer, Edward B. Claxton, LL.B.‘83 [email protected] Southern 2006 Alumni Reunion...... 52 Chris Hale, LL.B.‘87 [email protected] Southeastern Ontario Grapevine...... 64 Thom Kelley, LL.B.‘96 John Yogis [email protected] Obituaries...... 74

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Mystery Writer: “Finally, one day I said: ‘I’m going to try to write You chose Halifax as the site of the first novel. Was there any reason for being site specific? that book.’ Of course I had no idea whether it They always say: “Write what you know.” I really enjoyed setting the would really happen.” — Anne Emery story in Halifax. Once I started, I gained a whole new appreciation of the city, its parks, and particularly its architecture and heritage buildings. The second book in the series, Obit, is set in New York City, with some scenes in Dublin. I spent the summer in Dublin doing research for Could you say something about the process decade it’s set in. But, I don’t base my Is there a particular genre of mystery or Obit and for a future book. Obit will be of writing? plots on current “hot button” or “ripped crime fiction you prefer? he road less travelled released at the end of May, this year. I started with the main characters and from the headlines” issues. I am more I like the British mysteries, including T But, we’ll be back in Halifax for the third their motivations, which are the aspects interested in things that people will be some of the village or cathedral close novel. I may be getting ahead of myself, of most interest to me, and worked from able to relate to if they pick up the books variety; but I like the hard-boiled stuff since it won’t be out until next year, but there. I knew what the ending would be, years down the road. I never like it when too. The “true crime” book that stands that book will be titled Barrington Street and worked towards that. By contrast, an author compares a character with a out for me is Redrum the Innocent, by Kirk Anne Emery ‘78 Blues. when I was writing Obit, I had the current celebrity; that sort of thing will Makin, about the Guy Paul Morin case. characters and the setting in place, but look dated, and seem meaningless, to a Is Monty Collins, your protagonist in had no idea “whodunnit” till quite late in future reader. What about some “desert island” books, “My mother had a saying: ‘Be careful what research lawyer (non-practising). I write Sign based upon anyone in particular? the process. I jump all over the place I might add that there is an element of not necessarily mysteries? you wish for.’ For years — decades! — I had in the evenings and on weekends. As a All I’ll say is that he’s a bit of a composite when I write. I cannot imagine writing in the “historical” about Obit, which refers Favourite books that come to mind are been longing for a client a cut above the poor, child I was forever writing stories. I have of a couple of lawyers I know, and a order from page one to the end. When I to various periods in Irish history. Crime and Punishment, Ulysses, John uneducated, hopeless, heedless, unstable always wanted to write. It just took me couple of musicians. There is, however, a think of something that will happen way LeCarre’s cold war spy novels, Graham individuals I usually represented. A client “a while” to sit down to it. I would say to lot of “me” in the thoughts and words of down the line, I skip to that and then Is it fair to say that mystery writing has Greene’s novels, Bonfire of the Vanities by more like...more like me. Well, I was about to my family: “When I write my book ...” all the main characters. The reason the come back to something else. come a long way from Agatha Christie? Tom Wolfe, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by have one. Be careful what you wish for.” Or, “That’s going in my book.” Finally, narrator is a man is that the other main Today’s so-called mystery writers like Ian Roddy Doyle, Anne-Marie MacDonald’s (Monty Collins in Sign of the Cross.) ECW one day I said: “I’m going to try to write character is a priest, and I wanted a In addition to your characters and Rankin, Peter Robinson and Minette Fall On Your Knees. But, look, as soon as Press (: 2006) that book.” Of course I had no idea situation of male/male friendship, motivations are their special personal Walters, to name just a few, seem more part we finish this I know I’ll slap my whether it would really happen. But as rivalry, conflict, etc. There would be elements that find their way into your of the literary mainstream. forehead and remember all kinds of other In the Books section of The Sunday Herald soon as I had my two main characters on enough complications without adding a stories? Oh, absolutely. I agree with those who books I cherish. Also, I’m usually reading (January 7, 2007) Hearsay noted a feature the page together, I knew I could do it. At male/female dynamic to that Well, another of my main interests is the say that much of the crime writing today several books at once, some of them non- by columnist, Paul Flander, “Cops and spies that point, my only ambition was to relationship. music I use in the books. Monty Collins is is right up there with “literary” writing fiction for enjoyment and research. - Some of the best mysteries and crime fiction write and publish “a book.” But when I a bluesman; Brennan Burke is a in terms of quality and universal interest. of 2006.” Along with the likes of Ian Rankin, got near the end, I realized I could not How long does it take you to complete a choirmaster. No coincidence there — And that’s the kind of writing I enjoy, as Finally, we understand that there has Peter Robinson and John Le Carré was our give it up; so from that point on, I was novel? music is extremely important to me. I go opposed to the kind that just moves the been some recent good news about Sign own, Anne Emery (LL.B.’78), whose first writing a series. It took me seven or eight months to for walks around the neighbourhood plot along. I’m very much interested in of the Cross. novel, Sign of the Cross, was cited as “both finish a preliminary draft of Sign of the with my earphones jammed in my ears; the “big picture.” Yes, I was delighted to learn recently that a thriller and a mystery set in Halifax.” Was there a particular reason you decided Cross. After that, I passed it along to I immerse myself in my fictional world, Sign of the Cross has been short-listed for Anne has now completed a second novel, to write mystery novels? Did your legal several very good readers — friends of and plot my stories. If I’m stuck, I tune in This would seem the best place to ask the Arthur Ellis Award for “Best First Obit, about to be published, and is working training have something to do with it? mine — who gave me excellent advice to my music (rock, blues, opera, which writers are your own personal Crime Novel.” on a third. Hearsay was delighted when I have always been a mystery buff, so I as to what was good, what could be Gregorian chant, polyphony, etc. ...) and favourites? Anne consented to an interview. knew my book would be a mystery improved, etc. I waited for the first tell myself I’m not going home till I’ve If we are speaking of favourite crime Congratulations, and thank you for this, novel. Because of my legal background, a person’s comments before sending it to come up with a solution. writers I would list Michael Connelly, Anne. • Tell us a little about your background. lawyer as narrator seemed a natural the next, so that took the better part of a John Lescroart, John Brady, Peter I was born in Halifax and grew up in choice. Whatever I didn’t know myself, I year. Can you elaborate a bit on your choice Robinson, P.D. James, Colin Dexter, . I’ve been living in Halifax for knew how to research. And I knew of subject? Caroline Graham, Elizabeth George, Subsequent to this interview Anne Emery more than 20 years now. I did my whom to ask! I enjoy courtroom I set my novels in a specific time and Deborah Crombie, Andrew Taylor, was presented with the Arthur Ellis Award undergrad degree at St. Francis Xavier procedurals, and that makes up part of place. I find it frustrating when you can’t William Deverell, and Ian Rankin. And, I for Best Novel for Sign of the Cross as part before law at Dal. I work full-time as a the story in Sign of the Cross. figure out where a story is set or what know I have probably missed quite a few. of national crime writer week in Canada. 4 Hearsay 2007 Dalhousie Law School Dalhousie Law School Hearsay 2007 5  ALUMNI AFFAIRS

PHOTOGRAPHER/ARTIST:

H stop during a transition point, but my MIT mother was ill with cancer so I hung around, formed new relationships and HR!S S C decided I wanted to stay. My parents have since passed away but I am still here, now living in Newcombville, about six kilometers inland from Bridgewater on the road to Kejimkujik Park. he road less travelled

T Did you initially have law as your goal? In high school I thought I would become a newspaper writer. I started at the University of King’s College and enrolled in the new journalism program in 1978. However, as a very naive and insecure 17-year-old, I felt intimidated by my early experience in the journalism part of the program so dropped it and continued with the Foundation Year Programme. I Verandah (12”x18” black and white infrared print, sepia-toned then coloured by hand with oils and pencils) Mary Dixon ‘87 graduated from Dal in 1982 with a BA in Poli Sci. When I found myself as a young others in one’s class — I was still only 24. Do you have recollections of any of your were collectors and appreciators of fine Mary Dixon (LL.B.’87 as Mary Corsano) has Mary, you were born in . What married BA grad selling wicker in I remember playing guitar and instructors at the Law School? art. My mother was a frustrated would- called Nova Scotia home since 1971. Since brought you to Nova Scotia? while my husband was at harmonizing (probably rather poorly) It’s all a blur 20 years later but I did enjoy be painter who wouldn’t permit herself her brief career detour as a lawyer (1987-91), My father was born in Lachine, part of UNB, I decided there must be a better with Raylene Rankin (LL.B.’87) at a coffee Rollie Thompson (LL.B.’78) in family law. the time to pursue it to a great degree. I Mary has been pursuing a lifelong interest in Montreal. My mother was a future for me and maybe I should be a house at Domus Legis. I hardly ever And Peter Darby (LL.B.’58) was challenging think she felt that her painting was self- photography that was encouraged by her Newfoundlander schooled in Nova lawyer too. I applied and was accepted at went there, being married and all. I did and entertaining. indulgent. I think that’s maybe where I former partner, an editorial photographer. Scotia who met my dad during nurses’ UNB. Frankly, being a lawyer fit with my make some friends but it was harder to got the mixed message that although art Her work includes the creation of fine-art training in Montreal while he was a family profile of professionals and break in when one had not done first Could you tell us about how your present is great, being an artist is maybe prints in alternative processes such as medical intern. When the FLQ Crisis academics, it made sense in terms of year at Dal with the rest of the gang. If it career as a professional artist came about? something that one wouldn’t engage in, polaroid transfer and hand-coloured black happened in Quebec in 1970 my dad felt, what I thought was expected of me and hadn’t been for people like Rob Patzelt Basically during my transitional time not seriously, at least in our family. and white. as an “Anglo” he no longer belonged in absolutely no sense in terms of who I (LL.B.’87) (another married student who after leaving Cape Breton I met and Since 1994 she has worked commercially his home province. During a doctor’s really was, which I must admit, I am still brought me into that crowd) I think I developed a relationship with an Could you speak a little about what you as well, providing studio photography to strike that year regarding the unearthing. would have been pretty disconnected. I editorial photographer, started doing like to express in your photographs? regional artists and artisans, professional and introduction of medicare, he and a When my then husband was hired to was in awe of people like Alex Neve odd jobs editing and cataloguing for him My choice of subject matter and personal portraits, stock travel photography colleague headed east scouting other article in Halifax I managed to transfer to (LL.B’87) and Ronalda Murphy (LL.B.’87) and accompanying him on assignments technique are varied and I tend to choose and the odd freelance assignment. Her opportunities, fuelled by my mom’s Dalhousie for my second year. who were at the top of the class. They and started learning a lot about particular techniques to portray different present focus is on her art. Mary has also Nova Scotia school connections and my had a real grasp of the subjects and an photography through the back door. I subjects. For example, Polaroid transfer lectured and provided workshops for camera dad’s love of sailing. My family moved Do you remember much of your law school intensity and intelligence that made me learned basic skills, editorial approaches for colourful travel images, hand- clubs and individuals. A member of to a house on the LaHave River near period? Do any particular experiences come feel out of my league. and darkroom technique from him, but colouring when I want to reflect on ViewPoint Gallery Co-operative in Halifax Bridgewater when I was 10. to mind? For the first time in my academic the urge to paint or play around with something more nostalgically or for its first seven years and of Visual Arts The first thing that comes to mind is my history I felt really mediocre, a bit of a photos was there so I found other romantically, straight black and white for Nova Scotia, Mary’s work has been in group And, you have lived on the South Shore horror one day before starting law at Dal. fraud really. In first year law at UNB I teachers and books to educate me on portraits or quieter studies and digital and solo shows in Nova Scotia and is in the ever since? I was taking the bus on my way to my had a kind of rude awakening in terms of aspects like the alternative print capture in colour for natural landscapes. permanent collection of the Sherman Hines Yes, other than during university years in summer job down on Terminal Road and academic challenge which continued at processes I work with today. The In all cases I try to find the inherent Museum of Photography, Liverpool, NS as Halifax and four years in Cape Breton. l learned that the Law School was on fire! Dal. Way too much reading, ha ha! I had commercial studio work evolved with us beauty in the moment and sometimes a well as various personal collections across My very brief legal career all happened No library when I arrived! always been an “A” student in high both learning at the same time. little humour or quirkiness. They all tend Canada and the United States. Hearsay was in Sydney, articling and working with the I also remember being a member of school and undergrad, except perhaps to be a reflection of my inner landscape pleased to have an opportunity to chat with then-named Sampson MacDougall Gillis the “Married Students Society” or for Foundation Year at King’s. I think my So art was always there lurking in the at the time I am observing and I find as I Mary about her life and art. law firm. I came back to the Bridgewater something, a loose group of other grades ran the gamut from “A” to “E” at background? am evolving I am more and more drawn area in 1991 as my parents were still students who were also married and Weldon! Somehow I emerged with a I think my artistic inclination was to the expression of beauty or spirit or there. I thought it would be a temporary generally a couple of years older than respectable but unremarkable average. fostered in childhood by my parents who gentleness in what I create, one of my 6 Hearsay 2007 Dalhousie Law School Dalhousie Law School Hearsay 2007 7  ALUMNI AFFAIRS

Renaissance (12”x18” black and white infrared print, coloured by hand with oils and pencils) commissioner in the office of the Canadian Consulate General, and then stayed on for two more years (1990-92) as the founding Director of the Office of Nova Scotia in New England. He states, “The contacts with practicing lawyers in Nova Scotia and the Law School were legion in those years.” From 1996 to 1998 Wendell had the unique experience of an exchange assignment within the New Zealand foreign ministry in Wellington. Here his task was to develop a convention he road less travelled involving twenty states on the subject of T the tuna industry in the South Pacific. Notwithstanding the distance from Halifax, one of Dalhousie’s offspring, the International Centre for Ocean Wendell Sanford ‘75 Development (ICOD) was everywhere. He says, “I met graduates of training courses at Dal, and those who had been Mayreau Baby (digital reproduction of a 3”x3” SX-70 Polaroid print which has been manipulated Burano (3 1/4” x 4 1/4” Polaroid emulsion transfer print, slide copied on to Polaroid Wendell Sanford (LL.B.’75) has been documents and knew everyone involved. trained by Hugh Williamson (LL.B.’84), and during development to add the wavy texture) film, emulsion transferred to watercolour paper, some coloured pencil added) appointed Director, Oceans and I recall doing a paper for him on ICNAF others with a Dal connection. “New Thought” mantras being “You get can and do stick it out in private practice Oh, yes that and every other experience Environmental Law Section, Department (International Commission for the Today, Wendell is in in what what you think about”. having experienced a bit of it myself. It has been absolutely worth it as it has all of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Northwest Atlantic Fisheries), the he refers to as “the penalty box.” But, it takes fortitude, patience, creativity, good been part of my growth and somehow Hearsay asked Wendell for a few comments precursor to NAFO (Northwest Atlantic seems his early life at Dal has come full Can you look back over your body of work interpersonal skills as well as intelligence got me to where I am now, which is a on his Dalhousie years and the path leading Fisheries Organization) another subject of circle. As Director of Oceans and and give an opinion on aspects you have to do it well and maintain the respect of really happy place! If nothing else, to his current position. (Ed.) which I have learned a great deal over Environmental Law in the Department of particularly enjoyed? one’s colleagues. Practically speaking the having a law degree is an the years.” Foreign Affairs and International Trade I still enjoy my hand-coloured series of law influences art or restricts it, trying to accomplishment that not that many can Wendell told Hearsay that as a first year Following law school, Wendell served he leads a group of 12 lawyers whose the “Big Ex” (South Shore Exhibition) draw lines between what depictions of claim. It requires a not inconsiderable law student he had not decided what two years in the navy and articled as a task is to lead Canadian international law and the Polaroid series “Tropicana” that nudity, or acts of nudity, are legitimate as amount of fortitude as well as career path to take. He enjoyed the staff solicitor in the office of the Attorney with respect to Arctic sovereignty, reform you may have seen on my web site. But, I art as opposed to something intelligence to survive, so I take some challenges of studying law, but his General of Nova Scotia. of NAFO, not to mention the Kyoto am very proud of my newest work. They pornographic or otherwise illegal; or pride in the fact that I did it. And my options for more specialized study were He passed the foreign service Protocol, and a host of other issues. are black and white infrared images, all whether a street portrait or scene is an brief experience in Sydney doing a fair many. That all changed when Wendell examination and joined the then Wendell recalls that it was just over a nudes, mostly very discreet. Some depict invasion of someone else’s privacy or share of Legal Aid referrals at family took Hugh Kindred’s International Law Department of External Affairs. “My first year ago that he last worked with friends together; couples; a mother and not. Otherwise I don’t feel any court, assisting with some labour issues course in the fall of his second year. “I assignment was in Bangkok in the years Douglas Johnston on what was to be his baby, a man alone. All in nature, being connection to the law in creating my art. and other general practice matters was was hooked”, Wendell says. This was law immediately after the fall of Vietnam. final project with the Department — a loving, playful, meditative. They are probably the more valuable part of that the way he liked it — black letter Early in my second year in 1982, a seminar on the Arctic at the University of important to me, representing a personal On a practical level does your legal education. It opened my eyes to the conventions, coupled with international professor at Chulalongkorn University Victoria. He says, “We also work awakening as well as very personal background have any impact on your life experiences of other people from diverse politics and great power interests. He was looking for support to undertake an frequently with Ted McDorman (LL.B.’79) artwork. I had a real sharing of feeling today — professional or otherwise? walks of life and to the way the world recalls playing out a scenario in one class oceans law research project with two who was just behind me, and David with my subjects who not only trusted In a very general sense “yes”; it makes works on a lot of levels. in which he had to assume the position of Canadian law professors. Small world VanderZwaag (LL.M.’82) was in my office me and my vision enough to model nude me very aware of fine print! I actually the United States in a debate with being what it is, the professors were recently discussing a fisheries seminar outdoors, many for the first time, but read things I have to sign although I Thank you, Mary • Canada over Arctic sovereignty. Garth Douglas Johnston and Edgar Gold (LL.B.’72). later this year. Dean Phillip Saunders who also wrote very personal statements know so much is boiler plate that you Gordon (LL.B.’74) represented the We parlayed a $15,000 contribution from (LL.B.’84) advises us on Machias Seal to accompany their images. It was a aren’t going to get around anyway! On Canadian interest. When Garth showed the ambassador’s post fund for small Island and other issues, and a Dal law moving exhibit for some people. another level perhaps the same mind that This summer Mary will be listed in the photographs of a frozen Northwest projects in the South East Asia Program team has organized an important seminar can deal with the attention to detail Studio Map guide to fine artists in Nova Passage Wendell jokingly said, “There I on Ocean Law and Management for us on biological diversity beyond Do you see any link or meeting point required in the law is the one that can Scotia and as such will be opening her home am in the picture — under the ice!” (SEAPOL), which for 20 years conducted areas of national jurisdiction. between law and art? deal with the technical details in the (at first) and, hopefully by June, her own In the spring term of 1974 Wendell ground breaking research and developed Wendell concluded with “The Law I suppose one could say that practicing darkroom, studio or on the computer. gallery called Third Eye Gallery on her took Douglas Johnston’s Law of the Sea programs and processes throughout an School is present in my professional life law well is an art in itself. For all my property in Newcombville. As well she has class. He says, “It was amazing. The area of the world badly in need of on a regular basis and I am proud to abandonment of the career as not right Although you practiced for only a short just been added to the artists at Anderson negotiations for the Law of the Sea cooperation and a rule of law at sea. support financially the Legal Aid Clinic for me personally, I have always period of time was the law school Gallery in Lunenburg, a commercial gallery Convention had just begun. In those pre- Wendell’s next posting was to Boston. — a course which I loved —­ and the maintained a huge respect for those who experience worth it? of contemporary fine art photography. web days Professor Johnston had all the For four years he served as a trade Douglas Johnston Memorial Project.” • 8 Hearsay 2007 Dalhousie Law School Dalhousie Law School Hearsay 2007 9  ALUMNI AFFAIRS

whether he would stay very long, Lloyd is now keen to complete the cases he is working on — in other words he will be in Arusha until the trials wrap up in 2008. None knew each other when they left Canada and they never imagined finding other Dal Law grads in Arusha. “The first C lassmates time I walked into Drew’s office,” says Madeleine, “was a reminder of home. I’d been in Arusha a week or so and was beginning to think about whether this move for my family was ever a good idea. Dave and I were in the midst of trying to find a house, a caregiver for our two small children, a car, getting started on a new life, and I’m trying to find my way around the Tribunal. Drew’s office is just down the hall and I knew he was from Drew, Lloyd, Madeleine and Dave at Stiggy’s — their “Dome away from home.” , my hometown, so I went to say hi. There on his wall was a caricature of a grind. I decided to search for other “The whole environment of practising dated 1988 of Drew, some of his venues where I could continue to practise here can be challenging” says Madeleine. classmates and Dick Evans at the Dal criminal law. Then I learned of the “We all work on teams with other Legal Aid Service. It made my day seeing operations of the international criminal lawyers and legal assistants from a the familiar face of Dick Evans looking at tribunals for Rwanda and the former variety of countries and legal me from a wall in Africa.” Yugoslavia. The existence and backgrounds. I work on one team with Lloyd had a similar feeling when Drew enforcement of universally accepted Lloyd, from Canada, a lawyer from Ivory and his wife Deb invited Madeleine and norms of behaviour is fascinating. The Coast, another from Senegal, a case Dave over to welcome Lloyd with beer scopes of the crimes involved have manager from South Africa and an and pizza at their home the day after he demanded and, thankfully, received a investigator from Rwanda. Within the arrived. global response. I am proud to be part of team we very often have different (l to r) Deb Anderson, Madeleine Schwarz and Lloyd Strickland at a friend’s wedding Why did they decide to change their that response. The opportunity to work approaches to legal or ethical issues that Drew White (’88), Madeleine Schwarz (’94), Dave Morris (‘91), Lloyd Strickland (‘96)

They would use a variety of combination of living in Africa, Justice Crimes Against Humanity Section lives and move to Africa? “Upon with international staff in an environment arise, and then need to figure out a way contradictory words to describe their participating in the development of in Ottawa to work as a trial lawyer for graduation, I was drawn to the practice of as exotic (though challenging) as to resolve them — both in terms of lives — words like challenging, international criminal law and playing a the prosecution. She arrived in Arusha in criminal law by the variety, the Tanzania was irresistible. So, when culture and in terms of legal principles. frustrating, rewarding, exhausting, small part in trying to make sense of the March of 2006 with her husband Dave challenge and, frankly, the lack of the Office of the Prosecutor And, then of course the defence counsel awesome, beautiful, loads of fun, Rwanda genocide by bringing some of Morris (LL.B. ‘91) and their three-year-old paperwork,” says Lloyd, “but offered me a position, I and judges (three judges sit on each case) incredibly depressing, awfully boring the perpetrators to justice, has been an and four-month-old sons and Dave’s 16- criminal prosecutions quickly accepted. I have come from different countries and legal and “why did we ever come here?” But, experience of a lifetime. year-old daughter. Dave took a sabbatical become, after time, not regretted that choice backgrounds. So, what you think may be for four Dal Law grads living in the dusty Drew White (LL.B.’88) left a criminal law from his refugee law firm to go with something for a moment. The work an issue in Canada will not be one here city of Arusha, Tanzania at the foothills of practice in Vancouver seven years ago. Madeleine when she was offered the job. is fulfilling and I am — and what might become an issue in Mount Meru, and in sight of Mount He arrived in Kigali, and spent a year The move to Arusha allowed him to continually amazed your trial here, may be something that Kilimanjaro, these mixed emotions are working for the Tribunal there before return to his musical roots. He has by this people and would never have arisen in your practice part of what may be the most meaningful moving to Arusha in 2001 to take up a key created a studio in their home and is this land.” in Canada.” work of their careers. role in one of the ICTR’s biggest cases — playing and recording music with many Practising The novelty of building a system of They are there to work for the United the prosecution of four leading military of the local and ex-pat musicians. He will international justice from scratch is a daily challenge. Nations International Criminal Tribunal figures for the planning and carrying out also be starting work as appeals counsel criminal law under a “I really did not expect that my Dalhousie for Rwanda (UNICTR) working on of the genocide in Rwanda. After five at the Tribunal. tribunal means first-year Legal Development course prosecutions of leading figures of the years in the courtroom, final submissions Lloyd Strickland (LL.B. ‘96) took a working in an would have a truly practical application, Rwanda genocide of 1994. And, in the on the case were heard at the end of May secondment from the Newfoundland environment but in the context of international end, they would all agree that in spite of 2007 and a decision is pending. Crown’s office also to work as a trial different from criminal law it’s a valuable background those days when you just want to pack Madeleine Schwarz (LL.B.’94) took a lawyer for the prosecution and arrived in Canadian that I draw on constantly,” says Drew. up and move back to Canada, the secondment from the Department of Arusha in July 2006. Not quite sure Stiggy, a friend, Dave and Drew at the top of Mount Meru criminal law. Apart from the practicalities of 10 Hearsay 2007 Dalhousie Law School Dalhousie Law School Hearsay 2007 11  ALUMNI AFFAIRS

practising law at the Tribunal, the reality is that the subject matter of the trials is Alumni in Print horrific. “Around 800,000 Rwandans were killed between April and July 1994. Prosecuting individuals for a crime of that magnitude is daunting to say the least,” says Madeleine. C lassmates Drew, who is in the final phase of his work with the Tribunal, says that he was initially told he would be needed for 12 Steam Lion: A Biography of months, but when he arrived and agreed Samuel Cunard A Victim of Convenience to take on the Bagosora case, he had no idea the commitment would require By John G. Langley (LL.B.’71) By John Ballem (LL.B. ’49) Q.C. staying for seven years. “I fell down into the rabbit-hole of the most complex case (Halifax: Nimbus Publishing, 2006) (A Castle Street Mystery/Dundurn, 2006) ever to be tried for genocide, where everything just became ‘curiouser and curiouser’, but I quickly came to realize PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE DAILY NEWS OF THE DAILY COURTESY PHOTO: that taking the trial to conclusion would (l to r) Danny Graham, , Michel Samson and Geoff Regan celebrate their win. On October 7, 2006 in Halifax, Nova Scotia the Cunard Oil wells, murder, and intrigue are all part of John Ballem’s be the most important work of my life. Steamship Line unveiled a statue dedicated to Samuel life. Well, at least in his imagination. Leading General Romeo Dallaire through Dalhousie Law alumni compete for the Glube Cup Cunard, the founder of the most successful ocean liner John Ballem is a well-known Calgary lawyer, but it is as a his testimony in 2004 was the highlight of The Glube Cup, an annual gentlemen’s league hockey tournament held in Halifax in company in history. At the time, the Queen Mary 2, the novelist that he is best known to the general public. He is the my career and the turning point of the honour of former Chief Justice Constance Glube (LL.B.’55), recently held its third annual largest ocean liner in the world, was in port, along with author of twelve novels, four of which are set in the Alberta trial. After that, I knew we could make it.” tournament. Participants come from the legal community all over the province, Commodore Ronald W. Warwick who contributed a oil patch and were recently re-issued in an omnibus volume, And then of course, they are all living including judges, prosecutors, defence lawyers, and local politicians. foreword to Steam Lion. This event coincided with the The Oil Patch Quartet. His latest novel, A Victim of in Arusha. It’s a pretty city — a bit of an This year, the MLA team captured its second Glube Cup in two years. Celebrating release of Steam Lion: A Biography of Samuel Cunard by John Convenience, is a murder mystery set in Calgary. In his overgrown one-horse-town, with not a their recent victory at the Metro Centre are several Dalhousie Law Alumni including G. Langley, the founder of the Cunard Steamship society novels, John seeks to portray, and therefore preserve, the single traffic light, but plenty of traffic. Geoff Regan ’83, Danny Graham ‘88, Michel Samson ’97, Gordon Cudney ’07 and Kyle and expert on the subject of Cunard history. times in which we live. His books are widely praised for You can buy what you need — but not MacIsaac ’07. Justice Glube was on hand to present the trophy that bears her name. • Although much has been written about the Cunard Line capturing the ambiance and vibrant spirit of Canada’s always what you want. The roads are and its many liners, little is known or written about Samuel booming oil capital. terrible, but the people are definitely not. The 2007 recipient of the Outstanding Cunard himself and his early life. It was during those Horses and light aircraft frequently make an appearance There are a few decent restaurants and Young Alumnus of the Year award is formative years that Cunard, operating from the Halifax in John’s novels. This reflects the fact that he was a wartime bars, but not much else. If you want to Sean Foreman, partner at the law firm of waterfront, established his vast shipping empire and navy pilot, and for many years rode hunters and jumpers in see a movie, there’s no theatre, but there Wickwire Holm. Sean has made became the leading businessman of the period in the horse shows. A lifelong interest in natural history, which has are loads of bootleg DVDs around. But, significant contributions to society and Maritime Provinces. This biography of Samuel Cunard has a led to extensive travels, including filming wildlife in Africa, like a lot of things in Arusha, they may the practice of law both during his time dominant focus on the half century during which Cunard and polar exhibitions, also crops up from time to time. It has not always work very well. in university and post-graduation. lived, worked, raised a large family and rose to prominence also led to an active role in the Calgary Zoo. He likes to recall Tanzania is a beautiful country. Lloyd During his third year at Dalhousie, he within social and commercial circles of his native Halifax. it was during his watch as President of the Zoological Society climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in April was the president of the Law Students’ Cunard’s many and diverse business interests located that the zoo began to exhibit exotic large mammals — leaving Dave and Drew to climb volcanic Society and recently served as a board throughout Atlantic Canada reflect the social and elephants, hippos, and rhinos. Mount Meru in May. Madeleine and her member with the Dalhousie Law Alumni commercial history of a formative period of Atlantic As a lawyer specializing in energy law, he has appeared in children have seen more giraffe and lions Association, as well as teaching part- Canada’s development as a seafaring legion. In telling his court cases and regulatory proceedings of national than they would ever have thought time at the law school. story one learns not only the history of this important era, importance. He has also written extensively on oil and gas possible. Everyone has taken much- His involvement in the community is but also how it was that Cunard was able to respond to his law and is currently working on the fourth edition of his needed breaks on the Indian Ocean extensive and includes sitting as current ultimate challenge—bridging the North Atlantic with steam textbook, The Oil and Gas Lease in Canada. A reviewer of his beaches. Sean Foreman ‘98 Director of the Clean Nova Scotia vessels. most recent novel observed, “John Ballem literally wrote the The breaks are necessary. It’s not easy Foundation, Vice-Chair of the Nova John G. Langley established the Cunard Steamship book on Canadian oil and gas law.” living overseas and working with this Scotia Barristers’ Society Lawyers Assistance Program Committee, and Past-Chair of Society in 1998 after retiring from a successful career in law. Ask him how the practice of law and the writing of fiction kind of subject matter. To further stave the Canadian Bar Association (Nova Scotia) Environmental Law Section. He has also Since then, Mr. Langley has devoted much of his time to work together, and he will tell you it’s a “match made in off the trauma of witness testimony and lectured at a number of conferences in the area of environmental law and authored research and writing on the subject of Cunard history. He heaven” and that his oil and gas practice often provides ennui of administration, the Dal Law and presented a variety of papers on the subject. also has been a consultant to producers of films and inspiration. After all, it was the law that sent him to the site grads socialize and have established a The Outstanding Young Alumnus of the Year Award is granted annually to a recent documentaries on the life of Samuel Cunard. He lives in of a wild well burning out of control, which became the sort of ‘Dome away from home’ at a local Dalhousie graduate under the age of 40. Consideration is given to a candidate’s Halifax. •. centrepiece for his first published novel, The Devil’s Lighter. • watering-hole that shares a passing accomplishments in career, public and personal life as well as contributions to society, familiarity with the comforts of the old a local community or to Dalhousie. The award will be officially presented at a (Courtesy Law Now! Magazine) Domus Legis. • reception preceding Dalhousie’s Annual Dinner on Thursday, October 4th, 2007. • 12 Hearsay 2007 Dalhousie Law School Dalhousie Law School Hearsay 2007 13  ALUMNI AFFAIRS

When Maya Nix graduated owners, CEOs and public today, Orwell might say the same thing from Dal Law in 2004, she had servants, and the large about the War on Terror. no idea that the stars were investment in environmental Just as the French did in the bitter aligned for her return home. technology start-up Algerian war of independence, many of Home for Maya is a suburb of companies. our leaders today claim the War on Terror Tel Aviv, where she was “I felt that it would be is unlike any other struggle in history. born. “My mother is a former exciting to get involved in the C lassmates Consequently, some leaders have claimed Montrealer and my father is many challenges facing that public international law on torture, originally from Argentina, so environmental issues in this pre-emptive military strikes or detention we lived a bit of a multicultural part of the world and that my of “prisoners of war” was “quaint” and life. I grew up in Israel but Canadian training would be a need not be obeyed. As Bush is alleged to visited Canada regularly. I useful tool in the pioneering have said after 9/11, “I don’t care what ended up moving to Canada on stages of environmental law the international lawyers say, we are my own to study.” in this region. going to kick some ass.” Little did the Maya began her career “While in the process of first “MBA president” foresee that it pursuing the dynamic field of getting my degree evaluated, would be his own ass he’d wind up environmental law. Her I discovered that I am the first kicking. articling was split between Israeli to have attended Brian Flemming ‘62 As lawyers, we must always be on the working with Dr. Dianne Saxe, Dalhousie Law School!” Maya qui vive when any political leader one of Canada’s leading Maya Nix ’04 goes on to say, “I am grateful for suggests a particular struggle — like the environmental lawyers in the warm Dalhousie family Law, George Orwell and the GWOT War on Terror — requires the curtailment Toronto, and moving to Montreal to several prominent environmental lawyers spirit and for Professor Sherifa Elkadem’s of the civil liberties of its citizens or a intern with the Commission for eager to implement their newly acquired assistance in sending information about Those of my generation all know where To their credit, several years ago, the rejection of international law. Lawyers Environmental Cooperation (CEC), a knowledge in the Israeli reality, most of the school’s credentials. we were when President John F. Kennedy American Defense Secretary, Donald must be even more sceptical when a commission set up by an international whom had returned from pursuing Maya is now preparing to become was assassinated on November 22nd, Rumsfeld, and General Richard Myers, leader claims the new “war” is an agreement dealing with the advanced legal degrees in ivy league eligible to take the bar and become 1963. In similar fashion, a younger head of the Joint Chiefs in the Pentagon, existential struggle for civilization that environmental aspects of NAFTA. Maya universities in the United States. licensed in Israel and will be working for generation will forever remember where tried to change the acronym to the more will last for generations: an Orwellian says that she “felt privileged gaining “I was excited to learn about the one of the country’s largest law firms, they were on September 11th, 2001, when accurate “G-SAVE” — the Global Struggle perpetual war for perpetual peace. exposure to both private practice and developing groundwork and legal Herzog, Fox & Neeman, innovative for the World Trade Center towers in New Against Violent Extremism”. The White If states that are the alleged targets for public policy in the short duration of my precedents,” says Maya. “Environmental having created a separate environmental York and the Pentagon in Washington House went ballistic and demanded a violent extremists of any stripe believe articling year.” awareness is a relatively new issue in practice group. Maya says with a smile, were attacked by three airplanes that had return to the GWOT acronym. It seems current international law regarding the In January 2006, when Maya’s contract Israel and is gaining popularity due to “While most people in these firms hail been hijacked by 19 mostly well- George W. Bush wanted to continue to be use of force or treatment of combatants is with the CEC ended, she took the the activities of an organization built from law schools in England and the educated, middle-class people. a “war” president, and did not want to inadequate for today’s situation then opportunity to visit her family in Israel. upon North American advocacy groups. United States, I am privileged and proud Because the Canadian government become a “struggle” president. these states have a duty to try and bring What started out for her as a winter In the business realm, its importance is to represent and promote Dalhousie Law asked me to set up this country’s main Terrorism as a tactic has always existed. the old rules up to date, not simply reject vacation to soak up some sun, ended up growing mainly due to the interest School and the Weldon tradition in the response to 9/11 — the Canadian Air But, until recently, there was little written them. That means going through the having larger implications than she had foreign development banks are showing Middle East.” • Transport Security Authority — and or scholarly material about this difficult process of calling multilateral expected. While there, she met with in the region, the expanding liability of because I now sit on the national phenomenon. A visit to amazon.com will international conferences and negotiating Advisory Council on National Security, I show writing about terrorism has recently new international treaties on use of force have metaphorically been at the front on grown exponentially. Many new tomes and treatment of POWs. the “GWOT” for nearly five years. have tried to establish a general theory of Today’s world is more at peace than at Allan Doughty was admitted to the bar GWOT is not a character in a “Lord of terrorism and political violence. To date, any point in my lifetime. Dealing with of Nova Scotia before returning to the Rings” sequel but is Pentagon-ese for no one has succeeded in doing this. today’s violent extremists is more a Bermuda where he practises law with the “Global War on Terror”. As a virtual But, because the shorthand term — police and intelligence function than it is Trott & Duncan in Hamilton and lives in warrior in this strange, new “war”, I have War on Terror — is used nearly daily by a military one. Metaphors using the word Somerset with his Nova Scotian wife and come to loathe the term “Global War on politicians and the media, we must try to “war” must not prevent an two young daughters. Allan is a litigator Terror” and its shorthand media and define it as best we can. That’s where understanding of who we are “fighting” who is growing a practice around the political version — “War on Terror”. To George Orwell comes in. and how best — legally — to engage in recent human rights act in Bermuda. He paraphrase Voltaire, who famously said Every well-educated person knows that “fight.” Citizens of liberal is pictured here welcoming Professor the Holy Roman Empire was neither Orwell’s famous essay, “Politics and the democracies must ask our leaders to shift Hugh Kindred to Bermuda in February “holy”, nor “Roman”, nor an “empire”, English Language”. In it, Orwell the current debate on violent extremism 2007. Both wonder if Allan constitutes the Global War on Terror is neither complained about the misuse of away from where it now is to a more the whole cohort of Dal law grads in “global”, nor is it a “war”, nor is it being language. For example, he said, “[If] you intelligent place. And lawyers must take Bermuda: does anyone know of others?• “fought” against an abstract noun or don’t know what fascism is, how can you the lead in getting the world to this better Allan Doughty ’99 violent tactic known as “terror”. struggle against fascism?” Were he alive place. • 14 Hearsay 2007 Dalhousie Law School Dalhousie Law School Hearsay 2007 15  ALUMNI AFFAIRS

Jim’s sense of humour was legendary, though at heart he was a Liberal. And going quietly with the police. but sometimes the laugh was on him. though he was defeated on his attempt to Shortly after the Grant affair, One afternoon in his graduating year at secure a second term, this time as a Hollywood came to town and Maddin the time of final exams, for example, he Liberal, Borden later described him as charmed his way into roles in two of the took a break from studying and went for having been one of the most promising first moving pictures shot in Cape Breton a walk downtown. There he ran into an young politicians of the day. — “Clansmen of the North” and “Sea Major Jim old friend from Pictou County who was Maddin practised criminal law in Riders” — though even he had to admit 1874-1961 working aboard a West Indies freighter, Sydney until the outbreak of the Great that he was a better lawyer than actor. which had come into port for supplies. War, when he headed for Halifax to enlist In 1924 when he went to Halifax to heartbreaking instant the friend lay dead, Jim didn’t need to be asked twice to in the 85th Overseas Battalion, C.E.F. as a defend a young war veteran accused of Legal History and though several witnesses insisted accompany the fellow back to the ship for Captain. His reputation as a talented murdering a police officer, newspapers that it was a horrible accident, an a good chat over a bottle of Jamaican defence lawyer had preceded him, and from across the country sent reporters to overzealous sheriff placed young Oliver rum. Hours later, he was roused from a he soon found himself defending cover what turned out to be two trials. under arrest and charged him with drink-induced sleep by the realization soldiers at court-martials. The The first ended in a hung jury and a murder. To his parents’ horror, the boy that the vessel was moving, and ran up Honourable Leslie M. Frost, who later month later, the second saw Louis was held in jail for five months until the to the deck to find that they were became the Premier of Ontario (1949- Marshall Bevis convicted, with a grand jury finally met and returned a “no steaming toward the harbour mouth and 1961), had an opportunity to get to know recommendation for mercy, on what bill” decision. ultimately, he assumed, to the West Maddin while overseas and said of him, Maddin believed was very doubtful Jim believed that if a child like Oliver Indies. With panicky thoughts of Maude “As a prisoner’s friend or counsel for evidence. In a move that was seen as could be charged with a crime that did and the children not knowing what had delinquent soldiers, his fame and skill radical at the time, Maddin hired his not even happen, there must be others in happened to him, as well as missing out were widely recognized.” Jim Maddin daughter Olive, a recent graduate of similar or worse situations and he on the rest of his examinations, Jim drew was promoted to Major. Dalhousie Law School, to assist him at became determined to do what he could on every bit of charm he had to convince After the war, he returned to Sydney, the Bevis trial. In over 60 murder cases, to help them. He announced to the family the Captain to put him ashore; and from resumed his practice and with success Bevis was one of only two men defended that he was going to become a lawyer; a rocky outcrop not far from Chebucto after success, became known as “Major by Maddin who met the executioner. returned to Pictou Academy to ensure he Head, he set out on foot for the long trek Jim”, one of the country’s most skilful In 1954, more than a half century after had the academic requirements for entry back to Halifax. trial lawyers. Whether he was defending earning his law degree, 80 year old Jim to Dalhousie Law School; and as his Following graduation, Jim faced yet a murderer, or lecturing on any number Maddin chose to slow down by taking on father William had ten other children to another challenge. He would not, he was of topics, he was such a charismatic the role of Stipendiary Magistrate for support, took on a number of jobs until told, be accepted to the bar due to a orator that people would travel several Sydney and for the rest of his days he had saved enough to cover his tuition. technicality in his matriculation. But he miles to hear him. These skills served continued to act in the best interests of From the moment he set foot in the hadn’t come this far to be turned away so him well when he found himself in a family, friends and his community. On James W. Maddin (LL.B. 1900) was a though he dealt in the seriousness of Forrest Building on the way to his first he hired his own lawyer and took out a dangerous situation in the summer of Friday, September 29th, 1961, his long charming man with a kind heart and an criminal law, he was warm and funny class, Jim knew that this was the Writ of Mandamus. Robert Borden, the 1919. He, the Chief of Police and the and successful life came to an end. incurable sense of humour. For most of enough to earn the adoration of his own beginning of an exciting new chapter in President of the NS Barristers’ Society Crown Prosecutor Patterson set out in Maddin was survived by his wife Maude, his career, he earned a reputation as a children and grandchildren as well as his life; and an eagerness to learn all he had met young Maddin on several Patterson’s car in search of an armed four daughters Warrena, Agnes, Olive brilliant defence lawyer, at other times as those of his neighbours. could from his professors, together with occasions and was suitably impressed, fugitive named Grant who was being and Jean, and a son William, who was also a prosecutor and later in life as a Jim’s career in law was spawned by an an engaging personality, made him and when he heard of his problem, sought in connection with the murder of a graduate of the law school. Stipendiary Magistrate for the Town of incident in his own close-knit family that popular with classmates and faculty personally stepped in and helped resolve George Mapp of Sydney. After coming As reported in the Chronicle Herald, Sydney. He was also a war veteran occurred when he was in his teens and alike. He missed his family though and it in Maddin’s favour. For the next 2½ upon a farmhouse at the outskirts of Saturday, September 30, 1961: Major (WWI), a Member of Parliament, a working as a machinist’s apprentice at tried to get home to Pictou County to see years, Jim practiced law at Springhill, town where Grant was believed to be “Jim” Maddin, 87, one of Canada’s most captivating lecturer and, though his the Intercolonial Coal Mine in Pictou them whenever he could. It was during before moving to Sydney; and on October hiding, Maddin spotted him in a nearby colourful courtroom personalities, died friends affectionately described him as a County. A younger brother Oliver had one of those visits that he met his future 26th, 1908 at the behest of Borden, who field; and though the man was armed Friday…his passing lowered the final “ham”, he briefly dabbled in movie been in the company of a neighbourhood wife — Maude Isabella MacDonald and was by this time Leader of the Federal with a loaded revolver, set out to speak to curtain on a life dedicated to the legal acting. The proud son of an Irish father friend when the boys found and began by the time he graduated in 1900, the Conservative Party, he ran for and won him. In a matter of minutes, he talked profession. — Dianne Marshall and Scottish mother, Jim was rarely playing with a handgun. In a couple had two children. the seat of Cape Breton South, even Grant into giving up his weapon and without his trademark green tie, and

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enacted. As a member of this Court, she tribute to the memory of the All of the participants who spoke at tendency to take Wilson for granted. He was a pioneer in Charter jurisprudence distinguished dean of Dalhousie Law the Wilson Symposium were noted legal illustrated the matter with an anecdote and made an outstanding contribution to School as well as honouring Wilson, one scholars, some with a strong connection from his time as a law clerk (1982-84) to the administration of justice. She will be of Read’s former students who became to Dalhousie and, in several cases, with Wilson: sorely missed by all who were privileged one of Canada’s greatest jurists. Dickson Nova Scotia. Dr. Alan Watson, a kilt “I was seeing her in her office after to know her.” concluded his remarks by commenting garbed jurist and Ernest P. Rogers lunch one day and she recounted to me a Dalhousie Law School is especially on Wilson’s judicial philosophy: Professor of Law at the University of conversation she had with one of her C over Story proud to claim Bertha Wilson as one of “In my view, Bertha Wilson’s Georgia spoke of Wilson in the context of colleagues in the judges’ dining room. our own. In October 1991, upon her reputation as a judge’s judge and as a her Scottish background, but noted a The colleague had commented on her retirement from the Supreme Court, the trailblazer for justice was built on her huge problem. That was to come “to view on some issue or other with the School was honoured to organize a fundamental insights concerning the grips with her towering intellect.” observation that it was obvious that she Symposium to acknowledge and constitutional constraints within which a Watson went on to state: was simply a result oriented judge. Her The Honourable Bertha Wilson: Trailblazer for Justice

document her place in the life of Canada. judge must function and on her “To me she is the Canadian Lord response was that she took that as a Dr. Moira McConnell (LL.B.’84), who had particularly refined sense of what Mansfield. She, like Mansfield, is compliment. Knowing full well, of clerked for Wilson at the Court (1984-85), constitute legitimate ways in which to Scottish, with a legal training and judicial course, that her colleague’s remark had took on the task as Chair of the Wilson inject society’s concern to advance social career outside Scotland, but whose not been offered as one. My point here is Symposium Committee. Dr. McConnell justice into a court’s jurisprudence...It is a Scottishness is appreciated as affecting that she believed the law had to be of spoke of Wilson in the following terms: fitting tribute to the law faculty at their approach to law. Both are great service to human beings, and the law’s “The Honourable Bertha Wilson, Q.C., Dalhousie, and to the curriculum that judges, but Madame Wilson is Lord failure to produce appropriate results in an immigrant from Scotland, a teacher, a Dean Read worked so hard to build, that Mansfield with a heart. It was a great individual instances had implications for graduate of Dalhousie Law School, a one of Dalhousie’s most impressive treat to read her judgments. With each the legal ideas that produced those scholar, a practitioner at the Toronto law alumna, Bertha Wilson, has done so one I felt my heart and mind expand.” results. She was not a judge who was firm of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, is a much to bring to Canadian jurisprudence Watson also stated: “she writes with a prepared to content herself with the woman, married to a member of the a truly distinctive approach. She has simplicity, grace, rationality and observation that hard cases make bad clergy, is a member of the Royal thereby helped to transform this humanity that may even lead one to law; she took the view that hard cases Commission examining the place of jurisprudence...into a body of law that is underestimate the complexity of her meant that judges had to work that much Aboriginal peoples in Canada, and was genuinely dynamic and that is looked to thoughts.”3 harder.”4 the first woman to be appointed to both throughout the world’s legal Professor Philip L. Bryden, (present As noted by Chief Justice McLauchlin, the Supreme Courts of Ontario and communities as one of the foremost Dean of Law, University of New Wilson was a pioneer in Charter Canada. The title of the Symposium, ‘The sources of inspiration.”2 Brunswick), also alluded to a possible jurisprudence. Justice James MacPherson Democratic Intellect: The Contribution of Madam Justice Wilson’ was chosen to highlight the many facets to her contribution. While her role as the first woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada is of great importance, The Honourable Bertha Wilson (LL.B.’57) years in Toronto with the law firm of her contribution to Canadian life reaches passed away in Ottawa on April 28, 2007. Osler Hoskin Harcourt. In 1975 she was far beyond the mere fact of her Born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, Wilson the first woman appointed to the Ontario appointment, and stems from her received a masters degree from the Court of Appeal. In 1982 she became the intellect and human contributions to University of Aberdeen. With her first female justice to serve on the thinking and values in the Canadian husband, John Wilson, a Presbyterian Supreme Court of Canada. In lamenting society. Her position as a judge of the minister, she emigrated to Canada in her death Chief Justice Beverley court charged under the Constitution 1949. John first took up a ministry in McLauchlin, on behalf of the Supreme with interpreting ‘the supreme law of the Renfrew, Ontario. During the Korean war Court of Canada, stated: “Bertha Wilson land’ merely provided the conduit.”1 he served a six year secondment as a was known for her generosity of spirit In conjunction with the Symposium naval chaplain. Wilson joined him in and originality of thought. She was The Right Honourable , Halifax and enrolled in Dalhousie Law appointed to the Supreme Court of former Chief Justice of Canada, delivered School where she graduated near the top Canada the same year the Canadian The Horace E. Read Memorial Lecture Bertha Wilson’s Dalhousie Law School graduation Bertha beside the Prefect she drove to Halifax to Bertha and John Wilson in the wardroom of HMCS of her class in 1957. She practiced for 17 Charter of Rights and Freedoms was 1991. Dickson noted the irony of paying photo join her husband, John Nootka, December, 1952 18 Hearsay 2007 Dalhousie Law School Dalhousie Law School Hearsay 2007 19  ALUMNI AFFAIRS

Tribute to the Honourable Bertha Wilson “Like all footprints in the sand, some will disappear, by the A Gift of Music others will diminish. But, many of her footprints will The Symposium culminated in an Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C. evening of commentary and the premiere endure forever.” of a musical work by Canadian C over Story Chief Justice of Canada at the memorial service held on composer, Sandy Moore and performed — Justice James MacPherson by the celtic music group “Swallow’s May 8, 2007 Tale.” The work entitled “Flowers of Fife” was commissioned with the John, members of the Wilson family, Ladies and Gentlemen, it her generation have. Her legacy and her convictions live on in support of the Nova Scotia Department is an honour and a privilege for me to pay homage today to the Charter jurisprudence she penned in Singh, Morgentaler (LL.B.’74) of the Ontario Court of Appeal governments operate and to raise the of Tourism and Culture to honour Bertha the Honourable Bertha Wilson, talented lawyer, distinguished and Andrews, to name but three cases; in her decisions in delivered the Eulogy at the Memorial expectations of many Canadians, Wilson and it, as with her legal judge, loyal friend. criminal law — Lavallee and Tutton and Waite; and in her Service held for Bertha Wilson in Ottawa especially disadvantaged Canadians. contribution, is a gift to Canadian society Today we celebrate the life of a great jurist, an exceptional forays into private law, such as Crocker and Pelech. Her on Tuesday, May 8, 2007. He echoed the “Justice Wilson was, it is clear, a that will outlive its creators. woman, and an extraordinary human being. contributions to the development of the law and to justice for sentiments of former Chief Justice perfect judge for her time. Her career, I was privileged to serve with Bertha Wilson on the all are diverse and lasting. Dickson: especially as a judge, was wonderfully Dedicated, October 5th, 1991, to the Supreme Court of Canada for almost two years before she Bertha had a lovely laugh and a wonderful sense of humour. “Justice Wilson, more forcefully than successful. And her legacy is substantial. Honourable Bertha Wilson, Q.C. retired in January 1991. In a public statement made last week In a speech given after her retirement she was asked to speak any other judge, moved constitutional “She lived faithfully a life of public on behalf of the members of the Court, I noted that Bertha at the Briars on the topic, “Constitutional Advocacy”. She interpretation from its historical focus on service through her judgments, her broke ground in 1975 as the first woman appointed to the started her speech this way (I won’t try to imitate the brogue): the purpose of laws to close scrutiny of lectures and her inspiration to the next Court of Appeal for Ontario and again in 1982 when she “It may be that whoever had the bright idea of asking me the effects of laws. She wrote that the generation. The tides of time will wash became the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of to speak on this subject thought that you would all leave the Charter is ‘first and foremost an effects- against her jurisprudential footprints. The Flowers of Fife Canada. I could have gone on to note that she was the first Briars with a set of surefire guidelines to success in oriented document.’ This, in my view, Like all footprints in the sand, some will woman to be hired by the firm Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, the constitutional cases before the Supreme Court of Canada. has proved to be the single most disappear, others will diminish. But, first lawyer to head the firm’s research department and the Well, of course, this is pipe dreaming. All I ever knew for sure important and valuable principle many of her footprints will endure O CALEDONIA! stern and wild, firm’s first woman partner. In her unassuming and persistent when I was sitting on those cases was that I would be on the identified for Charter interpretation.” forever. And, perhaps of equal way, she was a trailblazer who had a profound impact on the losing side!” In his concluding remarks Justice importance, she will have pointed the Land of the mountain and the flood, administration of justice and development of the law in It is true, of course, that Justice Wilson did write a number MacPherson eloquently expressed his way forward so that succeeding Canada. of landmark dissents and minority opinions. It is also true, thoughts on the legacy of The generations of Canadians can make their Land of my sires! What mortal hand To do what Bertha Wilson did took intelligence, vision and however, that many of these opinions have since become the Honourable Bertha Wilson: legal footprints good, fair and just ones.” courage - all of which this extraordinary woman possessed in law. “She was a patriot — a judge who Can e’er untie the filial band, exceptional measure. I encountered Bertha’s wry sense of humour on my very strove to identify and articulate a When she was sworn in as a judge on the Supreme Court of first day of the Court. Those of you who have heard me tell distinctive Canadian jurisprudence to 1. Moira L. McConnell, Special Editor, “The That knits me to thy rugged strand! Democratic Intellect: Papers Presented at a Canada in March, 1982, Bertha said this: this story before, will, I hope, forgive me. I was the third reflect a distinctive nation. She was a Symposium to Honour the Contribution of Madame “We cherish the free and open society which has been built woman appointed to the Supreme Court. Just after I was visionary — a judge who understood the Justice Bertha Wilson, Dalhousie Law School, October SCOTT 5, 1991”(1992), 15 Dal.L.J. (i) at (iii). here with its rich mosaic of creeds, cultures and customs. We sworn in, Bertha leaned over to me with a wicked twinkle in values emanating from the Constitution 2. Brian Dickson, “Madame Justice Wilson: shape our future with sensitivity, imagination and flair.” her eye, and said in her characteristic Scottish brogue, “Three and the common law and a judge who Trailblazer for Justice: The Horace E. Read Memorial Lecture 1991”, ibid., at 21-22. The words were prescient of the approach she would take as down, six to go!” That sense of humour served her well as she had the good fortune through position, 3. Alan Watson, “The Scottish Enlightenment, the a judge who was appointed to the Court a mere month before ploughed through the Court’s docket in those early years of skill and dedication to make those values Democratic Intellect and the Work of Madame Justice O SWEET are Coila’s haughs an’ woods, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was enacted the Charter. come alive through her judgments. She Wilson”, ibid,. at 23. 4 . Philip L. Bryden, “The Democratic Intellect: The into Canadian law. Beyond the intelligence, the diligence, the passion for was compassionate — a judge who used State in the Work of Madame Justice Wilson”, ibid., at When lintwhites chant amang the buds, Not enough has been written to adequately acknowledge fairness and equality; behind the public persona as a justice on the law to change the way in which 70. the tremendous workload borne by Canadian judges in those this country’s highest court, Bertha Wilson was a humble And jinkin hares, in amorous whids, early years of the Charter, as courts, including the Supreme woman who saw beauty in her fellow human beings. It is for Acknowledgments: Court of Canada, took on the task of adding substance to the all these things that we remember her today. their loves enjoy, framework of rights the legislators had seen fit to protect in the John, I know that Bertha did not want a lot of pomp and Hearsay acknowledges with appreciation the contributions and assistance of The Right Charter. Chief Justice Tony Lamer said upon her retirement in circumstance at this ceremony, so I will stop here. Let me close Honourable Beverley McLauchlin, P.C., Chief Justice of Canada; John Wilson; Ellen While thro’ the braes the cushat croods 1991 that Bertha Wilson shouldered more than her share of that with this. Bertha lived out beautifully the philosophy she Anderson, author of the biography Judging Bertha Wilson: Law as Large as Life: The burden, with an eagerness and sense of duty. She cared articulated back in 1982 at her swearing-in: In her time and in Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History Series (Toronto: With wailfu cry! passionately about the rights protected by the Charter, and her unique way, she “shaped our future with sensitivity, Press, 2001); Jim Phillips, Professor, Faculty of Law & Department of History about the plight of the underdog. She fought with ardour for imagination and flair”. • University of Toronto, Editor-in-Chief, Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History; BURNS the rights of women, and advanced their cause as few others of (Printed with permission of the Chief Justice.) James C. MacPherson, Justice, Court of Appeal for Ontario; Mary Lennox Hourd, artist; Nancy Brooks, Executive Legal Officer, Chamber of the Chief Justice of Canada; Dr. Moira McConnell, Professor, Faculty of Law, . 20 Hearsay 2007 Dalhousie Law School Dalhousie Law School Hearsay 2007 21  ALUMNI AFFAIRS

Weldon Award for Unselfish Public Service Dalhousie Law School presented its 24th Weldon Award for Unselfish Call for Nominations Public Service on Thursday, March 8th, 2007. This year the award went posthumously to Vancouver lawyer Dugald Christie, Class of The Weldon Award for 1966, for his unwavering commitment to making justice accessible to all — especially the poor and disabled. Mr. Christie was best known for founding a network of pro bono Unselfish Public Service 2008 clinics, the Western Canadian Society to Access Justice, that today has 61 offices from Campbell River, BC to with over 400 This annual award, sponsored by the Dalhousie Law School Alumni Association, is to honour a graduate of the lawyers donating their services. Mr. Christie’s citation, written with the help of his sister Dr. Janet Law School for unselfish public service in the community. Established in 1983, this award is a tribute to the Christie Seely, accompanied this year’s Weldon Award presentation ideals of the Law School’s first dean, Richard Chapman Weldon, and a reminder of the Weldon tradition commended his selfless work and cited his notable accomplishments: which had its origins during his 31-year tenure as dean from 1883 to 1914

Dugald Christie was born in New York on November 7, 1940. After obtaining his law degree from Dalhousie in 1966, he started a law practice in Vancouver and lived in a beautiful house in Lion’s Bay. Several dramatic events in his life prompted Dugald’s rebellion and major change in his career. An act of God resulted in a landslide that killed his neighbours’ two sons and left Dugald’s house almost worthless. He took on his neighbours’ cause and fought for justice. He succeeded in getting only $5000 in personal recompense and was so incensed by his experience with the justice system that he developed a 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 great empathy for the underdog and more and more pursued Lorne O. Clarke ‘51 Kim Pate ‘84 John Cuthbertson ‘79 Lee Cohen ‘80 Justice Robert Barnes ‘77 his work for the poor. He followed his feelings, but had not said goodbye to reason and prudence. Eligibility: A Dalhousie Law School graduate Dugald wrote of himself: “Now I relieve my rebellion against the ways of the world by bicycling to Ottawa to burn Nominations: With your nomination please include a minimum of two letters of support along with my lawyer’s robes, publishing articles that judges are the nominee’s curriculum vitae. appointed by a system of patronage, by building a small army 2007 Selection: A selection committee appointed by the board of directors of the Dalhousie Law of lawyers to fight poverty… I lived in a Salvation Army halfway house for three years surrounded by ex-convicts and Alumni Association addicts of all kinds. From that citadel of poverty I attacked the Dugald Christie ‘66 Deadline: nominations must be received by November 30, 2007 highest figures in the profession…. I do not seem to have any real choice in these matters. Unfortunately, it is not a matter of present a petition to the Prime Minister, and to try for the third virtue. I think it comes from my early childhood experiences.” time to put his resolution before the Canadian Bar to establish My nomination for The Weldon Award of Unselfish Public Service: Dugald’s first bicycle trip across Canada was in 1998. He pro bono clinics across Canada at their Annual Meeting in St. was 57 and it wasn’t easy. He would cycle across Canada twice John’s, Newfoundland. Two days into the journey, he learned ______more. In 2000, he fasted on the Supreme Court steps in Ottawa that he had been acknowledged for distinguished service by Nominated by: to protest the failure of the legal system to provide fair access to the Canadian Bar. He left his bicycle and took the bus back to the poor in a timely fashion. Vancouver to receive the award and then resumed his trip. ______In 2002, Dugald took a bus trip from Vancouver to Moncton At 6pm on July 31, 2006 near Sault St. Marie, a mini-van Telephone: E-mail to pass a resolution at the Canadian Bar Association Annual failed to see Dugald on his bicycle and killed him outright. Meeting to approve a business plan to fund and organize pro Dugald Christie gave up a lucrative law practice and enviable ______bono clinics across the nation for every community over 30,000 lifestyle and, in the end, lost his life pursuing the cause of people. The proposal failed to win the necessary support. He justice for all. His family and the many that supported Dugald felt despair and bitterness, but he resolved not to give up on the and his life’s journey pray that the many causes to which he Please Return this form to: Karen Kavanaugh bar. He wrote: “To me, pro bono is meeting the poor on their dedicated his life will be completed. Dalhousie Law School, Weldon Law Building own turf and not in the high rise law office. It is rubbing The Weldon Award for Unselfish Public Service, sponsored 6061 University Avenue, Halifax, NS B3H 4H9 shoulders with the down and out…sympathizing; not pitying.” by the Dalhousie Law School Alumni Association, was In March 2006, Dugald received the Lawyer of the Year established in 1983 to serve as a tribute to the ideals of the Law tel: 902-494-3744 fax: 902-494-1316 Award from the B.C. Law Association. In the summer of 2006, School’s first dean, Richard Chapman Weldon. Mr. Christie’s [email protected] at age 65, he once more set out on his bicycle, this time to son, Oliver, accepted the award on behalf of the family. • 22 Hearsay 2007 Dalhousie Law School Dalhousie Law School Hearsay 2007 23  STUDENT NOTES Convocation ’06 Convocation ’07

Sara Josselyn & Kimberley Pochini Rose Godfrey, Jamie Vacon & Gwen Verge Katherine Reilly, Catherine Gribbin & Emma Halpern Ian Yap, Alexander Pink & Sean MacDonald Dave Wright and Burtley Francis Romona Sladic and Robert MacLachlan

Matthew Sherrard & Meredith Wain Josie McKinney, Joanna Wells, Shelly Martin, Laura Marr Moneesha Sinha & Sarah Mitchell Beth Newton & Selina Bath Dave McIsaac, David Parker and Peter Matukas Jillian Strugnell, Nathan Sutherland and Stephanie Sanger

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Adam Church & Scott Crocco Darryl Patterson & Darryl Kyte Keri Gammon & Matthew Asma Philip Carpenter, Jill Chisholm and Avi Cole Erica Fraser & Michael Thomas Candace Kendell & Matthew Stokes

Moira Goodfellow, Christa Thompson & Carli Van Rosemarie Cadogan Chris MacIntyre & Dawn Phillips Neil McCormick and Wade Mills Peter Dostal & Scott Piercey Sharmi Rahim, Katherine Linton, Catherine Turcotte- Maurik Ray & Rhianydd Bellis 24 Hearsay 2007 Dalhousie Law School Dalhousie Law School Hearsay 2007 25  STUDENT NOTES

also successfully revived the Union Parishad Village Court and Arbitration Council through training and administrative support. This government-run local level court is like a small claims court in Canada with a jurisdiction to hear disputes involving sums below a certain amount of money. The adjudicators resolving disputes in this Village Daphne Keevil Harrold Court are the most local level of elected representatives, who operate informally to resolve disputes. Training and support has resulted in verdicts which are increasingly based on principles of Bangladeshi law and accessible for poor people through a simplified process and minimized costs. I also studied how NGOs provide alternative dispute resolution services to provide non-Shalish dispute resolution. For example, the Madaripur Legal Aid Association’s alternative Shalish program received 10,138 alternative cases in the 2004-2005 fiscal year. This form of alternative dispute resolution increased poor people’s access to justice, but the family law issues involving violence against women were negotiated with no protection or correction of the power imbalance for abused women. “I was amazed by the number of lawyers and researchers who had emerged from the privileged classes of Bangladesh to fight for the Dipika Jain rights of those who cannot fight for themselves” Fundamental rights in India Living in one of the world’s least developed countries was an emotional experience for me. Everywhere I went, I saw incredible poverty and hunger. My commute to On March 29, 2007, Dipika Jain, a work by three-wheeled bicycle rickshaw took me through one of Dhaka’s largest Dalhousie student completing her L.L.M. slums — and allowed me to peek through the windows of a shabby one-room in health law, discussed India’s public Student schoolhouse where twenty tiny faces beamed with excitement and life. interest litigation (PIL) system and her While living in Bangladesh, I was most affected by my restricted freedom. As a work with the New Dehli Branch of the Travel Bangladeshi lawyers, social scientists, produced a large study of four NGOs woman I felt conscious of my gender — as everyday I had to wear a knee-length Human Rights Law Network, a national human rights activists, and community working in the legal empowerment field shalwar shirt over my trousers to cover the shape of my legs and had to cover my NGO. Ms. Jain, who has a B.Sc. and L.L.B. legal aid workers who are working to and reported on the impact of their work chest and shoulders with a breast camouflaging decency scarf. from the University of Delhi, described In the summer of 2006, I had an amazing improve access to justice and the quality on women and poor people. However, my complaints pale in comparison to some of the choices Bangladeshi the wide gap between the “haves” and opportunity to work in Dhaka, of justice for women, the poor, and other Poor people in Bangladesh access women have to make, especially in rural areas. The majority of poor Bangladeshi the “have nots” in India. She then went Bangladesh in the law and development marginalized groups. justice primarily through traditional, women would never be able to bring a rapist to justice. Women are dependent on men on to explain how recent Supreme Court field. I was awarded a competitive There is a great deal of work being informal dispute resolution systems. The and are ostracized and discriminated against if they live without a husband or father. action has sought to provide basic “Students for Development” grant done in Bangladesh in the law and Shalish is the primary form of justice for Poor women who have been raped are no longer seen as pure in a world where necessities for the 760 million “have funded by the Canadian International development field. For example, the most Bangladeshis. The Shalish is an women’s sexual purity is the property of their husbands. Women’s societal nots” in India who struggle daily for Development Agency. This grant was a Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust informal gathering of respected dependency on men and the commoditisation of their sexuality means that marrying food, health care and education. partnership agreement between the (BLAST), a large legal empowerment community members, usually wealthy their rapist is commonly seen as the best solution for rape survivors, since no one Ms. Jain’s talk focused on two test Association of Universities and Colleges organization run by Bangladeshi lawyers men, who resolve conflicts based on would want to marry an ‘impure’ woman. Even if a woman wanted to risk the social cases: VHAP v. Union of India, dealing of Canada, Dalhousie University, offering their services for charity, community values and norms. I observed stigma and extreme poverty associated with independence the police tend not to with the access to antiretroviral drug Dalhousie Law School and the received 8,867 cases between April 2003 through my research which NGO cooperate in rape investigations. Some of the community outreach programmes I treatment for HIV/AIDs, and PUCL v. Bangladesh Rural Advancement and March 2004. Also, the Bangladesh interventions, working with the Shalish studied were trying to educate women about their rights but changing societal norms Union of India, dealing with access to Committee’s Research and Evaluation Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) through training and awareness, resulted can be painfully slow. food. The Supreme Court of India, Division for which I worked. My research received over 30,125 cases from 34 in more pro-poor and more female- On the brighter side, I was amazed by the number of lawyers and researchers through these and other cases, has made in Bangladesh built upon my previous districts across Bangladesh by December friendly verdicts and processes. One who had emerged from the privileged classes of Bangladesh to fight for the rights of access to food and healthcare experience working in sustainable 2004. With this volume of legal aid and educational intervention of BLAST those who cannot fight for themselves. I was filled with hope by all classes of people fundamental rights in India. While development in India for the Canadian alternative or traditional dispute resulted in women becoming community who were working hard to improve their country instead of robbing it through implementation has proven to be a International Development Research resolution work going on, there is little or judges on some local Shalishes, Also, it corruption and exploitation. My experience in Bangladesh has filled me with a challenge still being worked on, the Centre while I was an undergraduate no attention paid to the effectiveness and facilitated in women speaking out in renewed sense of purpose. court’s activist approach has student in International Development structures of these programs. In order to their own trials, and resulted in verdicts Dalhousie Law School has a strong tradition of honouring public service. As law demonstrated that fundamental rights and International Relations at McGill fill this knowledge gap, I spent much of which reflect the Bangladeshi students, lawyers, civil servants, judges, politicians and educated community are more than an illusion. PIL is a judge University. Women’s rights have always my time researching legal development constitution and laws. members, we are all positioned to be an incredible force for change in Canada and led, judge dominated movement in been an over arching interest of mine. programs that Bangladeshi non- The Madaripur Legal Aid Association beyond. As we become increasingly interconnected with the legal community around which basic fundamental rights are I enjoyed my experience studying law governmental organizations (NGOs) (MLAA), a local development NGO the world I hope that each of us understands the power we possess – even the tiniest interpreted in accordance with the and development in Bangladesh. I met were implementing in rural areas. I working in the Madaripur region, has drops of water can eventually make a bucket overflow. • Constitution of India. • 26 Hearsay 2007 Dalhousie Law School Dalhousie Law School Hearsay 2007 27  STUDENT NOTES

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The topics away memories of growth, opportunities, and a bit of the unexpected she discovered will allow Professor Girard to continue covered such issues as the mental health Name: ______along the way. —Dawn Morrison his research on the Nova Scotian legal requirement for the Nova Scotia bar, profession, which previously focused on extra-territorial protection of marine life, Address: ______the bar province-wide in the 19th and third-party causes of action for century. This project will narrow the breaches of aboriginal rights. This year’s Phone: ______focus to Halifax-Dartmouth, and volume also featured an interview with consider how the urban bar adapted to the Chief Justice of Nova Scotia Send completed forms with payments to: the difficult economic circumstances discussing judicial temperament and the Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies th prevailing in the region in the early 20 practical problems facing the courts in Weldon Law Building century, especially after the First World Nova Scotia. 6061 University Avenue War. The research will try to identify and The winners of the top three articles Halifax, Nova Scotia understand the strategies adopted by were announced. First place went to James B3H 4H9 members of the Halifax bar, both as Miglin for his article on the prosecution of individuals and firms, in this challenging Charles Taylor. Second place went to Neil Cheques can be made payable to “Dalhousie Journal environment. It will go on to analyze McCormick for his article on wartime of Legal Studies.” Contributions to the Editor’s Circle are tax deductible and receipts will be issued. how these responses affected environmental assessment. Third place stratification, specialization, recruitment went to Alison Luke for her paper on the (especially of women and minorities), the immigration rules for unaccompanied independence of the bar, its corporate life minors. The prizes were sponsored by and self-understanding (including ethics Olgilvy Renault, Borden Ladner Gervais, Berhanykun Ghebremedhn, from Eritrea, studied for an LL.M. in Maritime Law under Dr. Aldo Chircop, Dr. Moira McConnell and Professor Hugh Kindred. He is seen here robed for convocation in October and discipline), and its relations with its and members of the 2007 DJLS Editors 2006 with Professor Kindred. hinterland. • Circle, respectively. • 28 Hearsay 2007 Dalhousie Law School Dalhousie Law School Hearsay 2007 29  STUDENT NOTES

victory for the second straight year. Jodi The Laskin is now an associate in labour and employment at Heenan Blaikie in Toronto and Megan is an associate at Memorial Moot Blake Cassels and Graydon in Ottawa, The 2007 Laskin Constitutional & doing litigation, including employment Administrative Law Moot, Canada’s only matters. national bilingual moot competition, was In 2004 Bob Mann (LL.B.’05), now an held in Ottawa from February 22-24, associate in labour and employment law 2007. with McInnes, Cooper and Robertson in The problem this year was a Halifax, and Laura McLennan (LL.B.’06), particularly complex mix of Charter and now with Blaney McMurtry of Toronto, administrative law issues centered on the made it into the final moot. They lost to delicate balancing of national security UBC, and gained a place in the annals of and the protection of individual privacy the competition as the only runners-up rights in the post 9-11 world. ever to have lost by a split decision. Our strong Dalhousie Team this year In 2003, Dal was represented by Sarah Left to right: Lindsay Bailey, Wade Mills, Sarah Pottle and Clarissa Pearce Dyck (LL.B.’04) was comprised of Appellant’s counsel Eric Slone, Mike Fenrick, Steve McCardy and Professor Innis Christie , who is practising labour Sarah Pottle (mooting in French) and Farrah Carrim, followed by Respondent’s The Smith Shield counsel Lindsay Bailey and Joanne The Mathews Dinsdale and Clark Arbitration Moot “A person hosts a party. Guests drink the new academic year, the Smith Shield Anderton. alcohol. An inebriated guest drives away brings together the top four mooters in The Dalhousie team mooted in front of Once again, Dal Law students turned in a UBC, U of A, Calgary, Western, Osgoode, law with Ogilvie Renault in Vancouver, and causes an accident in which another the second-year class of Dalhousie Law such notables as Chief Justice Allan Lufty very good performance at the Mathews U of T and Queen’s. Ottawa and UNB are and David Wallbridge (LL.B.’04), who is person is injured. Is the host liable to the School. Past winners of the Smith Shield and Justice of the Dinsdale and Clark Arbitration Moot expected to be added to the list next year. now with Pink Breen Larkin, the leading person injured? I conclude that as a include distinguished jurists and lawyers, of Canada; Roger Competition in Toronto. Second-year labour side firm in Atlantic Canada. In general rule, a social host does not owe a including Madame Justice Bertha Wilson Lafrenière, Prothonotary of the Federal students Mike Fenrick and Steve McCardy A history of success 2005, Moira Goodfellow (LL.B.’06), who will duty of care to a person injured by a (LL.B.’57), Professor Ronald St. John Court of Canada; the author of the represented Dal in this annual soon be working as an associate at guest who has consumed alcohol….” So Macdonald (LL.B.’52) and Mr. Frank Covert problem, Christine Robichaud, and competition, which brings potential McInnes Cooper in Fredericton in the wrote Chief Justice McLachlin in Childs v. (LL.B.’29). In this year’s competition, counsel for the Privacy Commissioner of labour lawyers together to argue before labour and litigation departments, and Desormeaux, a 2006 decision of the Lindsay Bailey and Clarissa Pearce Canada. panels of experienced arbitrators flanked Andrew Taillon (LL.B.’06), who will be Supreme Court of Canada. appeared on behalf of the appellants; At the conclusion of four challenging by lawyers from labour and management joining the labour, employment and The contentious issue of social host counsel for the respondent were Sarah rounds of competition, the Dalhousie side firms. Mike and Steve faced Western administrative law group at Cox & liability came before the Supreme Moot Pottle and Wade Mills. They made their Law team was awarded the overall “3rd in the Saturday morning round and U of Palmer in Halifax , put on a very good Court of Dalhousie for the 2006 Smith submissions before an attentive and Place Team” prize (out of 19 teams). The T in the afternoon. Although, in the show. Last year Kersti Kass and David Shield Moot competition. The fictional engaged panel: the Honourable Justice team awards are given to the top three unbiased opinion of their coaches, Innis MacIsaac, now in third year, did equally case before the fictional high court the Elizabeth A. Roscoe (LL.B.’74) (Nova Scotia teams that have the strongest combined Christie and Eric Slone, our team smoked (Left to right) 2002 winners: Meghan Furey and well. David is articling at Pink Breen evening of the Smith Shield was Korda & Honourable Justice results for both written factums and oral Jodi Gallagher; 2001 winners: Rebekah Powell and Mike Fenrick Court of Appeal); the Western and matched U of T. They were Mark Rogers Larkin. This year’s team of Leblanc Estate v. Woodrow. The learned David Watt (Ontario Superior Court of rounds for all four team members — a not selected for the final, which was and Steve McCardy maintained the fine (albeit fictitious) trial judge in Korda, Justice); and Mr. Philip J. Star, Q.C. (LL.B.’81) great achievement. between U of A and U of T. Dalhousie’s record is good; two winning tradition. Forall J., held that there was a duty of (President, Nova Scotia Barristers’ After the closing banquet, some new This was the ninth year for the MDC teams and one runner-up in eight years. For the past several years the MDC care on the social hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Society). The event was sponsored by the ‘informal’ awards were also presented for Arbitration Moot Competition, and the Several of the 16 former team members Arbitration Moot Competition team has Korda, to prevent a party guest known to law firm of Stewart McKelvey Stirling the first time at the Laskin Moot. I am eighth in which Dal has competed. It is are now practising labour lawyers, been generously sponsored by Pink be inebriated from driving a car, a Scales, represented at the event by a firm also pleased to report that our Team was Professor Christie’s last year as coach. including Janet Burt-Gerans (LL.B.’02), a Breen Larkin and Cox Downie, now Cox decision reportedly affirmed by the Nova partner, Ms. Nancy Rubin. awarded the “Team Spirit” Award and His place will be taken by Eric Slone, member of the first team in 2000, who & Palmer. The Stewart McKelvey law Scotia Court of Appeal and the Supreme All counsel made strong and vigorous the “Best Coach” Award, given to the long time “downtowner” at the Law has recently joined Mount Saint Vincent firm has also been a generous sponsor in Court of Canada. The fact that the Kordas submissions before a standing-room only team that demonstrated both mooting School and co-coach this year, working University’s human resources legal staff. the past. Lawyers from these firms and were seized with knowledge of their crowd in Weldon’s Room 105. As is so excellence and social engagement during with part-time faculty member, Lorraine Her moot partner was Michael Foulds. Professor (retired) Peter Darby (LL.B.’58), guest’s intoxication before he got behind often true, the judges (and the audience) the Competition . Lafferty (LL.B.’83), who represented the In 2001 Rebekka Powell (LL.B.’02), now Chair of the Nova Scotia Labour the wheel of his car distinguished the were hard pressed to choose the top two On behalf of the Team, I want to again Nova Scotia Teachers Union in many with the Nova Scotia Department of Relations Board, have been generous case from Childs v. Desormeaux the mooters. Sarah Pottle and Lindsay Bailey thank all full-time faculty who assisted arbitrations. Justice as a labour and employment with their time over the years. Professor learned trial judge concluded, a point were awarded the Smith Shield (A.S. during preparation of the factums and all The competition is put on by Mathews lawyer, partnered Mark Rogers (LL.B.’02), Christie will be an arbitrator/judge at the pressed on the Supreme Moot Court of Pattillo Prize in Advocacy). The Leonard faculty, judges and practitioners who Dinsdale and Clark, a leading now practising in St. John’s with Rogers Mathews Dinsdale and Clark Arbitration Dalhousie in the able submissions of A. Kitz Prize in Advocacy was awarded participated as practice round judges management side labour law firm in Bussey, to win the first MDC trophy for Moot Competition next January. • counsel for the respondent. to Wade Mills and Clarissa Pearce. • leading up to the Competition. — Sean Ontario. The Moot hosts eight teams; this Dal Law. In 2002 Jodi Gallagher (LL.B.’03) An annual event and the highlight of Foreman year the other seven teams were from and Meghan Furey (LL.B,’03) carried Dal to 30 Hearsay 2007 Dalhousie Law School Dalhousie Law School Hearsay 2007 31  STUDENT NOTES

Dal students ‘represent’ at U.S. Enviro Law Moot

For the first time in five years, Dalhousie Law School sent a team to the United States National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition at Pace Law School in New York this past February. Third-year students Stephanie Sanger, Nathan Sutherland and Dave Wright summoned the gumption required to argue all U.S. law in an all U.S. court. The preparation path was a long one and the learning curve was steep, but their motivation was high as Dalhousie was the only Canadian law school in the Andrew Kirk, Professor Constance MacIntosh and 66-team field. Kim Collins Kawaskimhon Moot I am pleased to report that our team, Kim Collins and Andrew Kirk, were the stars of the Kawaskimhon Aboriginal Rights Left to right: James Miglin, Katie Edmunds, Melissa Insanic, Professor Rob Left to right: Robert Richler, Bryna Fraser, Professor Richard Devlin, Veronica Moot that took place February 28th, 2007 Currie, Ziad Haddad Ford and Andrew Gough at the . Their appellate work on the first day was noted by coaches and facilitators as standing The Jessup Moot Trilateral Moot out for its clarity, persuasiveness, and responsiveness to other parties’ Dalhousie’s 2006-2007 Jessup moot team was confronted This past November third-year students Bryna Fraser, Veronica submissions. Their negotiation work on by what was generally agreed to be one of the most difficult Ford, Andrew Gough and Robert Richler travelled with coach the second day, was, however, where problems the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Professor Richard Devlin to Portland, Maine, to compete against they really stood out. The moot question was an appeal of Competition has ever set out. The hypothetical dealt with a the University of Maine and the University of New Brunswick in the Jenkinson case, where the Queen’s fictional state (not unlike Turkey) which has been engaged the annual Trilateral Moot. The issue in contention was the Bench of Manitoba found that a in negotiations with a fictional international organization existence of a duty of care on the Canusan army for intentional provincial smoking ban that exempted (not unlike an early version of the European Union). torts committed by its off-duty soldiers. Oral arguments were public spaces on reserves was contrary to Negotiations have broken down, and a number of legal held over two days with each member having the opportunity to s.15 of the Charter. The moot involved 15 problems remain to be solved — problems which are located make submissions as both appellant and respondent. All teams teams, each representing a different in some of the more nebulous and emerging areas of public benefited greatly from the composition of the bench, a mixture of Left to right: Nathan Sutherland, Stephanie Sanger and Dave Wright intervener in this case which touches on international law. Superior and Supreme Court Judges from Maine, distinguished This year’s problem dealt with trans boundary air pollution, namely carbon self-determination, provincial/federal The team, made up of Katie Edmunds, Ziad Haddad, Melissa practitioners from New England as well as a judge from the dioxide and its effects through global warming. Also, for the first time, the facts jurisdiction, the proper characterization Insanic and James Miglin, wrestled the problem to the mat, for the First Circuit. Their detailed involved Canada. Inuit from the “hypothetical” northern Canadian “Province of of a law as health or criminal, s.15 equality rights from the perspective of a and put in a very solid performance at the Canadian national knowledge of the case, their poignant questions and their Inuksuk” brought a nuisance action against the United States’ five largest coal-based non-aboriginal person, and others. Our round, which was held at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. thoughtful feedback made for a very memorable experience. power corporations and a statutory suit under s.115 of the U.S. Clean Air Act against team represented the City of Winnipeg, The Dalhousie team placed first in the oral arguments and came EPA While placement in the top ranks was not to be, both James the Environmental Protection Agency ( ). The Inuit were seeking $260 million in and was pivotal in moving the diverse and Katie scored among the top 20 oralists, and the team in second overall. A special thanks to Professor Devlin and the monetary damages for the relocation of their village to higher ground and an order group of parties, many of whom were received several compliments from judges on the quality of other Dalhousie faculty who contributed to our success! • requiring a 50 per cent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from the corporations. adamant that they would not shift from a their written and oral advocacy. Congratulations to them on This moot required teams to argue from all three sides of the issue — the Inuit, the hard-line position, to endorsing an a job well done. Corporations and the EPA — demanding a substantial amount of preparation. interim agreement. The team itself is very grateful to the many Dalhousie The team quickly learned about the different legal and judicial culture in the U.S. Our students’ negotiation skills professors (current and former) and Halifax and Toronto The judges were aggressive, the counsel was argumentative and no one was received recognition all around. practitioners who helped out by sitting practice benches particularly respectful. Nathan was fast to learn however, stealing ‘best oralist’ in the Although there is no official ‘winner’ of during the run-up to the moot. Special thanks are due to first round. The next two rounds went smoothly and the team garnered much praise the moot, the general consensus from the facilitators and coaches was that our Professor Hugh Kindred who, as always, was an invaluable from the judges in discussions that took place after each session. Despite the positive students had won the day. I wish to resource and source of advice. — Professor Robert Currie feedback the team was disappointed to learn that they did not advance to the express my deepest thanks to Professors ‘playoffs’. It was learned later that the team missed by a margin of three points, one David Blaikie and Dick Evans for place back of making the cut. working with my team to develop their Regardless of missing the final rounds the team was proud of its accomplishments negotiation skills. Their contribution was on all levels — team building, fund raising, researching, writing and competing. It an essential one, from which my team was an unforgettable experience and an incredible way to end law school. • greatly benefited. — Professor Constance MacIntosh

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Student Scholarships: Gordon Cudney: student you’re Chinese, and she is British!!!” My usual response includes an acknowledgment of the fact that I realize I am leads the way in fundraising Chinese. (I do look at myself in the mirror everyday.) Arthur Allister J. Gerald Godsoe MacBain Memorial Scholarship However, I counter their thesis that The Queen is British. Yes, I Scholarship In the fall of 2003, Sheila know Her Majesty was born in the United Kingdom, grew up, Cudney, a vivacious, and primarily resides there. However, the Queen is not always compassionate, and active British. When she visits any of the sixteen Commonwealth mother of two, passed away Realms of which she is Sovereign, or acts in the capacity of its tragically at the age of 59 after Head of State, she takes on the nationality of that country. a valiant battle with breast Regarding my own background. I was born in China, and I cancer. In the months after her came to Canada at a young age. I recall being fascinated by a death, her son, Gordon Cudney beautiful picture of The Queen that hung in the lobby of my LL.B.’07, “Bowl for the Cure” elementary school. My interest in the monarchy developed founder and Dalhousie Law over the years growing from awe and fascination with the student, organized a Edward Wang at Government House, Victoria, BC with Herb LeRoy, Private pomp and ceremony, to a realization and respect for how much fundraiser in her honour Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor of BC. The Queen and the Royal Family sacrifice for the sake of duty. where he played 12 rounds of Observing The Queen put duty above her own personal desires golf in an average score of 83 Hearsay is always pleased to hear reports of the extra-curricular is truly inspirational. She has dedicated her whole life to (walking 55 miles in the interests and diverse backgrounds of members of the student body. serving the people of the Commonwealth. process). The event raised When we learned that a first-year student was associated with The It was, therefore, natural for me to join The Monarchist Alex Keenan Breanne Kirinchich over $60,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society (Ottawa Chapter). Monarchist League of Canada we thought we should pursue the League of Canada. The League is 18,000 members strong. The In 2006, Mr. Cudney, buoyed by the tremendous success of matter further. Perhaps a law student’s interest in royalty should largest growth is in the 18-25 age bracket. (There is even a Law Foundation of Nova Scotia Scholarships this event, created “Bowl For the Cure,” a fundraiser aimed at not be seen as out of the ordinary. After all, Queen Elizabeth II is Young Monarchist segment of the League.) The League works bringing the Halifax legal community together for a day of mid- Canada’s head of state. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, was towards promoting and supporting the Canadian Monarchy. winter fun. Last year’s event was a tremendous success, as it given an honorary degree by Dalhousie in 1967. Furthermore, the The League also battles any attempt by the Government to brought lawyers, judges, and law students together to raise subject of royalty is particularly timely with the phenomenal success lessen the role of the Crown in Canada. more than $5,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society. of the film, “The Queen,” and the Oscar winning portrayal of Her For example, more recently, the League has been lobbying On March 8, 2007, 145 Dalhousie Law students, professors Majesty by Dame Helen Mirren. Still, the fact that our student Rideau Hall to understand the constitutional role of The and local practitioners (twice the number as last year) again monarchist is Chinese and was born in Beijing seemed to be of more Crown. In this regard the League is resisting a growing laced up their bowling shoes and hit the lanes to throw strikes than passing interest. At our invitation Edward Wang kindly tendency over the past two decades to refer to the Governor and spares for a great cause. This year’s event was a roaring consented to contribute the following in his own words. General as the Head of State. Although the Governor General success! In all, $7,400 was raised for the Canadian Cancer Society. Perhaps more importantly, in the aftermath of this year’s event, the Halifax chapter of the Canadian Cancer Society In Canada freedom wears a crown informed us that the money we had raised was enough to send three kids and their friends to Camp Goodtime; a summer Rarely anything can keep rain away from a Vancouver autumn. represents The Queen, and is authorized to exercise all of The retreat for children battling cancer located in Thornburn, NS. • However, as tens of thousands of students, faculty and staff Queen’s powers in relation to Canada, The Queen remains the

Alex MacNabb Brad Zander proceeded towards the University of British Columbia’s Point Head of State. Grey campus on October 7, 2002 a different type of “rain” came In lecturing in our Criminal Law class about the difference Dal Law students curl for to mind — the glory of The Queen’s “reign.” Her Majesty, between “law” and “fact” Professor Bruce Archibald (LL.B.’74) Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, asked whether “law” is something we can see. I responded that Community Outreach Canada, and Her Other Realms and Territories, Queen, Head of whenever I look at The Queen I see “Law.” Her Majesty is all There was an excellent showing this year for the Second Annual the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, was making her around us — whether symbolically on our stamps or currency, Cosby Curling Tournament with eight motivated and way to the University as part of her Golden Jubilee celebrations or constitutionally at the heart of our legal system. The amount fantastically fashionable teams filling the ice in their colourful in Vancouver. of work she continues to do at the age of 81 has few, if any, Cosby sweaters. Good times were had by all, and a special As a first year undergrad, barely into the school year, equals. On her 21st birthday she dedicated herself to a life of thank you to the “White Russians” third-year students Eric Rolf, Political Science was one of the few courses I really looked service. She has kept this promise for over 55 years to the Paul Saunders, Adam Hood and Mark Purdy who showed their forward to. However, on that particular day I hoped that the people of Canada and the Commonwealth. I am eagerly team spirit and entertained us all by curling in their matching, Teaching Assistant would end the discussion early. Indeed, he looking forward to Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012. By and perhaps a little snug, pink, purple, green and blue velour was kind enough to excuse me early, and I left class eagerly then, (hopefully) I shall have graduated, become a lawyer, and jumpsuits. This event was a great success as Dal Law was able looking forward to seeing The Queen in person. an officer of Her Majesty’s Courts in Canada. — Edward Wang to raise four shopping carts of non-perishable food for the local People are often fascinated — and sometimes annoyed — chapter of Community Outreach. The Sports Committee would by the fact that I am a monarchist. My membership in the also like to thank the staff at the Halifax Curling Club for Monarchist League of Canada prompts a host of reactions and For information on The Monarchist League of Canada visit Julie Robinson Anthony Whitfield helping to make this event a success. • questions. The most common comment I receive is, “But, or call 1-800-IM-Loyal. 34 Hearsay 2007 Dalhousie Law School Dalhousie Law School Hearsay 2007 35  SCHOOL NEWS

from the University of Beijing, and the Macdonald as a scholar and publicist, as A tribute to Judge Ronald St. John Macdonald first non-European to be appointed to the a teacher and consultant, as a European European Court of Human Rights at judge and, as a person. He noted that Curriculum changes On Thursday, November 30, 2007 a large Strasbourg, a position he held from 1980 during Judge Macdonald’s 50 years of for the Marine & group of over 125 people comprising to 1998. In addition he was Honorary scholarly work he published more than family, friends, dignitaries and colleagues Professor in Law at Peking University, a 75 substantial articles with a focus mainly Environmental drawn from nearly all corners of the member of the Permanent Court of on human rights and international globe gathered together in the Lord Arbitration at The Hague and the World organizations. He was the founding Programme Dalhousie Room of the Henry Hicks Academy of Arts and Science. He served editor of four law journals and the Building of Dalhousie University to as a consultant to the Department of general editor of some seven voluminous In 2006, the Marine & Environmental celebrate and pay tribute to the life of External Affairs and the Prime Minister’s books. While he made teaching a priority, Law faculty carried out a curriculum Judge Ronald St. John Macdonald, Office (Ottawa) and the Republic of Judge Macdonald never ceased to publish review to determine whether our course former Dean of Dalhousie Law School, Cyprus. He was also the recipient of and strongly encouraged his colleagues selection meets the interests of our who passed away on September 7, 2006, several many honorary degrees and to publish as well. students and the needs we anticipate in Halifax. Guests included Dalhousie awards. In 1984 he was named an Officer Dr. Pharand noted that if Judge they will have in the workplace. Our University President Tom Traves, Dean of the Order of Canada, and became a Macdonald’s record as a teacher, writer review concluded that while our courses Phillip Saunders and former law deans, Companion of the Order in 2000. and consultant to governments was not generally still serve our students very The Honourable W. Andrew MacKay, The Dalhousie Law School’s tribute to impressive enough, it was perhaps as a well, there were some opportunities to Professor Emeritus William H. Charles, and Judge Macdonald commenced with an judge on the European Court of Human enhance our offerings. Professor Dawn A. Russell. Former Justice opening cordial reception allowing many Rights that he made his most memorable Step one was to re-offer a course we of the Supreme Court of Canada, The Sisters Dr. Mairi Macdonald (left foreground) and Dr. Elizabeth Podnieks (right foreground) are joined by old friends and colleagues to exchange contribution. At the request of had not been able to offer for some time, family members and friends to pay tribute to Ronald St. John Macdonald Honourable Gerard LaForest, Professor Ann reminiscences about “Ron.” It was Lichtenstein, he became the elected Marine Environmental Protection. This LaForest (UNB), President Wade followed by a programme of reflection representative of that country on the was followed up with two curriculum MacLauchlan (UPEI), Dr. Mario Oetheimer and personal remarks comments from Court. During his 18-year tenure, he had changes to take effect next year. One (Registry of the European Court of long-time associates, friends and family a reputation for taking a reflective and was the combination of two existing Human Rights) and Dr. Edgar Gold and Dr. members. Speakers included Mr. George flexible approach. In particular, he courses into a new course entitled: Law Judith Gold were representative of the Cooper, C.M., C.D., Q.C. of the Nova Scotia supported the doctrine of “margin of of International Trade & Shipping. The many who had traveled from away to be Bar; Dean Phillip Saunders of the Law appreciation,” which permits a country to other addition was a new course on present for the occasion. Judge School; The Honourable W. Andrew take account of its own culture and energy law to be taught jointly by Macdonald’s family members included MacKay of the Federal Court (and former values in the implementation of its myself and Bob Hanf (LL.B.’89), Senior sisters, Dr. Mairi Macdonald and Dr. Dalhousie President and Dean of Law); human rights’ obligations. Legal Counsel with Emera. This course Elizabeth Podnieks, and nephew, Mr. Dr. Donat Pharand, O.C., Q.C., (Professor Many of the speakers commented on will be taught from a regulatory Andrew Podnieks. Emeritus, ) and Judge Macdonald’s warmth, generosity, perspective within a broader law and Judge Macdonald graduated from Mr. James Palmer, C.M., Q.C., (law school wit and social grace. It was noted that policy context. The focus of the course Dalhousie Law School (LL.B. 1952), and classmates and long-time friends of when he spoke to you he would make will be on the generation, distribution James Palmer received Master of Laws degrees from Nephew Andrew Podnieks and Dr. Mario Oetheimer Judge Macdonald); The Honourable Lorne you feel that you were the most and sale of electricity. By co-teaching it London University (1954) and Harvard O. Clarke, O.C., Q.C., former Chief Justice important person present no matter what with one of the most experienced University (1955). He taught successively of Nova Scotia); Mr. Andrew Podnieks, the social gathering. Despite the shared practicing lawyers in the field, we are in the faculties of law at Osgoode Hall, nephew to Judge Macdonald; and, sorrow of the group, and the sympathy confident that we will be able to provide the University of Western Ontario, and Dr. Mairi Macdonald, one of Judge with his family at the loss of Judge students with a unique combination of the University of Toronto where he also Macdonald’s two beloved sisters. Macdonald, the celebration remembered academic and practical perspectives in served as Dean of Law from 1967 until Professor Emeritus William (Bill) H. the many attributes of Judge Macdonald the critical field of energy law. 1972. He was Dean of Law at Dalhousie Charles, former Law School Dean, also including his joy and exuberance, his Future possible changes identified Law School from 1972 until 1979 and provided a personal reminiscence of good humour and his love of animals. include a course in Natural Resources Professor of Law from 1979 until 1990. Judge Macdonald. Professor Hugh There was laughter in the room as several Law and a more detailed review of the His legacy includes the many important Kindred read a tribute on behalf of the speakers also recalled his lesser known relationship among our four key programs that he established as Dean Canadian Council on International talents as a hockey player to be wary of environmental law courses, During his tenure as dean at Dalhousie Law. In addition to their long association and as a ballroom dancer. His sister, Environmental Law I, II, Business and Judge Macdonald established the and friendship, Mr. Palmer and Dr. Mairi, remarked that she truly felt that the Environment, and International Dalhousie Law Journal, substantially Professor Donat Pharand The Honourable Gerard LaForest and Pharand had also been in the law class of Ronald was present in the room enjoying Environmental Law. Other minor Dr. Mairi Macdonald revived the graduate program, oversaw a 1952 with Judge Macdonald, and Mr. the laughter and recollections along with adjustments may be made as ground breaking exchange program with force behind the creation of a major new interest was always International Law. Clarke and Mr. MacKay had been in the all these old friends. George Cooper, as appropriate, but with these changes, we China (which included human rights field of study and programme at He was the creator and founding classes of 1951 and 1953 respectively. MC, completed the celebration by leading should be able to prepare our students legal scholars), created an office of Dalhousie University in the area of President of the Canadian Council on In his comments, Dr. Donat Pharand the assembled group in a rousing three well for the marine and environmental alumni affairs and a law alumni marine and environmental law (MELP). International Law. He was the first non- emphasized the extraordinary cheers for Ron. • law challenges of the present and the magazine (Hearsay), and was the driving Judge Macdonald’s prime area of Chinese to receive an honorary degree achievements and qualities of Judge future. — Professor Meinhard Doelle 36 Hearsay 2007 Dalhousie Law School Dalhousie Law School Hearsay 2007 37  SCHOOL NEWS

Judge Corrine Sparks: first award presented

Judge Sparks (left) and Dean Phillip Saunders Judge Corrine Sparks and Ms. Nancy Sparks, (From bottom left to right): Judge Flora Buchan, NS to Lyle Howe President, Board of Directors, Nova Scotia Home (right) for Coloured Children Provincial Court; Judge Lillian Harris Ransom, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas; Judge Corrine Sparks, NS Family Court; Judge Juanita The inaugural Judge Corrine E. Sparks Award in Law for Westmoreland, Traore, ; Judge Excellence and Service was launched by the Dalhousie Black Daniel Dortleus, Court of Quebec; Judge Castor Law Students’ Association (DBLSA) on February 9, 2007. The Williams, NS Provincial Court; Judge Anne Derrick, Award honours Judge Corrine Sparks (LL.B.’79), a trailblazer in NS Provincial Court; Judge Lydia Kirkland, the legal community, as she is the first African Nova Scotian to Philadelphia Municipal Court; Justice Hugh Fraser, be appointed to the bench as well as the first African Canadian Ontario Court Justice, Hon. J. Michael MacDonald, woman to serve on the judiciary in Canada. The award will be Chief Justice of Nova Scotia presented annually to one or more students whose personal and academic achievements most accurately reflect Judge Judge Sparks and the Honourable Mayann Francis, DBLSA Award Committee Members: Steve Sparks’ spirit of leadership and community service and it is Lieutenant Governor, Nova Scotia (right) McCardy, Burtley Francis and Misty Morrison, designed to celebrate students who are committed to using missing is Toks Omisade their legal education as a tool for change within the community. “We want them to reach their In an effort to concretize the Award’s community connection, the student recipient in turn designates a community “A key aspect of human greatness, which we all have, is experienced, full academic and professional organization to share the Award. This year’s recipient was first-year student Lyle Howe, who chose to share his Award I believe, by the way in which power and influence are utilized to with the Nova Scotia Home for Coloured Children. capacity, but also to understand The Award launch was a great success with over two hundred people coming together at the University Club. empower, encourage and exalt others.” in life it is not only what one African Nova Scotian and other community members joined with students, alumni, faculty and members of the bar and —Judge Corrine Sparks bench in a reunion-like celebration. Special guests, including a stands for that matters, but also number of Black judges from across North America, attendees were embraced by a warm afrocentric atmosphere created by received a top notch education. She emphasized the work ethic as a mentor and participating in Pro Bono Students Canada what one stands up for.” African Nova Scotian art coordinated by B-Space Gallery that she inherited from her parents and spoke of her journey to through which he is re-drafting the Constitution of an historical curator David Woods; the sounds of jazz music played by the bench. Judge Sparks received great support from many African Nova Scotian Church. Upon accepting the Award, Lyle Dalhousie student, Nathaniel Misiri and friend Paul; and later faculty members at Dalhousie Law School during her LL.B. and noted that the quest for social justice and equality motivated him the Canadian and Black National Anthems sung by Gilbert LL.M. degrees, and explained that she felt increasingly to attend law school and that he hoped to see justice for the Downey Jr. The official programme began with an African encouraged as the legal profession opens up to more diverse Halifax community of Africville of which he is a descendant. —Judge Corrine Sparks drumming performance by Vice-Principal Ms. Wendy Mackey groups of people. She ended her remarks quoting Judge Nancy Sparks, President of the Nova Scotia Home for Coloured and students from St. Patrick’s-Alexandra School, followed by Constance Motley Baker, the first black woman to be appointed Children Board of Directors accepted the award on behalf of the opening remarks by Dalhousie University President, Dr. Tom to the U.S. Federal Court, who observed that “something which community organization. Finally, Spoken Word artist, Ms. Tesia Traves and the Dean of Law, Phillip Saunders. The Lieutenant we think is impossible now — is not impossible in another Rolle, ended the evening by reciting her poem, “Old Mother Governor of Nova Scotia, the Hon. Mayann Francis, also brought decade” reiterating her support for the law students and wishing River”, specifically written for the event. The poem delighted the greetings during which she emphasized the historical them success in the future. audience and was received with much applause. In the end, the significance of the evening. Award recipient Mr. Lyle Howe exemplifies many of Judge DBLSA Award Committee of Burtley Francis, Stephen McCardy, The evening’s honoree, Judge Sparks, then brought Sparks’ qualities. His community involvement includes serving Misty Morrison and Toks Omisade had much to be proud of. • thoughtful and insightful remarks, noting that such an event may not have been possible a decade ago. She recounted Anyone interested in contributing to the success of the award can make a contribution online at www.dal.ca/giving or by stories of her youth growing up in a racially segregated cheque made payable to Dalhousie University with memo “Judge Corrine Sparks Award in Law”, sent to the following address: community and attending a segregated school where she Office of External Relations, Dalhousie University, Macdonald Building, 6300 Coburg Road, Halifax, N.S., B3H 3J5.

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Michael Hadskis Teaching Awards 2006 Teaching Awards 2007 receives Distinguished Guests & Lecturers Service Award

On March 22, 2007, Hugh Collins, leading British scholar and head of the Department of Law at the London School of Economics, delivered the 30th annual Horace E. Read Memorial Lecture titled “Utility and Rights in Common Law Reasoning: Rebalancing Private Law through Constitutionalization”

Ronalda Murphy David Blaikie Archie Kaiser Chidi Oguamanam

Pat Lindley, Research Services, presented Last year’s award went to Professor David Blaikie was Professor Archie Kaiser is the On March 8, 2007, Professor Professor Michael Hadskis (LL.B.’89) Hanna with a Dalhousie Law School and Professor Ronalda Murphy. the 2006 recipient of the most recent recipient of the Chidi Oguamanam accepted Distinguished Service Award for his the Nova Scotia Barristers’ She accepted the Dalhousie and Harold Barnet Award for Dalhousie Law Students’ Society the 2007 Hanna and Harold contribution as a member of the Society hosted the F. B. Wickwire Law Students’ Society and Excellence in Teaching Law. In and Alumni Association Award Barnet Award for Excellence in Lecture on January 11, 2007. Alumni Association Award for for Excellence in Teaching Teaching Law Dalhousie University Health Services Guest, Professor Alice Woolley, his acceptance remarks, he . At . The award was Research Ethics Board. Professor Hadskis Faculty of Law, University of Excellence in Teaching at the commented that he was the awards reception on designed to promote high was noted for his detailed knowledge of Calgary, spoke on “Tending the Dean’s Reception in March of inspired to teach law because March 8, 2007, Professor quality teaching and to Bar: The Good Character the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Requirement for Law Society 2006. In her acceptance he wanted to encourage Kaiser remarked that despite honour extraordinary Conduct for Research Involving Humans Admission” remarks, Professor Murphy students to follow the the amount of time he has achievement in teaching and and his role in identifying and resolving expressed genuine examples of those who been in the legal profession, he service to first-year students Left to right: Darrell Pink, ethical and legal issues encountered in Professor Alice Woolley, Dean appreciation to students and exemplify the best in the legal remains enthusiastic about of Dalhousie Law School. reviewing health research protocols. Phillip Saunders, Professor alumni for the honour profession. He encourages occupying a role where he is Winners are nominated by As a member of the Health Law Richard Devlin, Philip Starr, awarded to her. She also students to follow Wesley’s expected to be pre-occupied students and chosen based on Professor Jocelyn Downie and Institute, Professor Hadskis engages in Catherine Walker expressed gratitude to the Rule which states to do all the with concerns for liberty, the nominee’s ability to scholarship, education and public service entire faculty and university good you can, by all the justice, and equality. He also encourage high academic in order to improve health law policy support staff saying, “none of means you can, in all the ways thrives on being challenged by achievement in their students, and practice in Canada. In addition to his us are what we are apart from you can, in all the places you the many bright and idealistic as well as their involvement public service on boards such as the the sacrifices and willingness can, at all the times you can, to students that Dalhousie Law with the direction of their Dalhousie Health Services Research of others to assist us.” all the people you can, as long School attracts and appreciates students’ lives and careers. Ethics Board, Michael teaches health law Professor Murphy teaches in as you ever can. Prior to being involved in an ever Professor Oguamanam, in a to second and third year law students Professor Robert J. Shiller the areas of constitutional teaching, Professor Blaikie changing field. humble acceptance speech, of Yale University, visited and oversees health law curriculum in Dalhousie Law School on law, comparative practised in the area of Professor Kaiser has been dedicated the award back to the Faculties of Medicine, Dentistry and November 16th to deliver the constitutional law, evidence, insurance defence litigation teaching since 1979 in the his students, past, present and Health Professions. He also teaches Ronald G. Smith Lecture in and civil procedure and with Patterson Palmer Hunt areas of criminal law, criminal future as a token of his Business Law. The title of his health law at the M.D. and post-graduate lecture was “Financial believes in not only Murphy, Truro. He was also a procedure, general commitment to continued levels of medical training. His Innovation, Inequality understanding the current Fulbright Scholar at Harvard jurisprudence, contracts, improvement in his service to scholarship is in the areas of biomedical and Justice:” law, but also understanding Law School graduating with poverty law, and mental them, the law school and research and neuroethics. • Left to right: Dean Phillip the potential of what it has to his LL.M. He currently teaches disability law. • Dalhousie University. He Saunders, Professor Robert J. become. • in the area of civil procedure teaches in the areas of Shiller and Professor Dawn and torts. • contracts, law and technology, Russell, holder of the Purdy Crawford Chair in Business Law and intellectual property. •

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Legal intervention

Disability and Dis-citizenship

Chidi Oguamanam, Director of the Law & Technology Institute (l to r) Professors Archie Kaiser, Dianne Pothier, Richard Devlin, Constance MacIntosh and Sheila Wildeman

As a lawyer specializing in intellectual rather than the exception in the new is a need for international law to “The world is designed for the able- intrusions with very little support. “The Despite their different areas of property and corporate law in Nigeria, knowledge protection dynamic. recognize and protect the knowledge of bodied and creates barriers for people law facilitates intervention into disabled interests, the group is committed to Dr. Chidi Oguamanam helped Oguamanam finds this trend indigenous and local communities in the with disabilities.” That’s the collective people’s lives to the extent that it enables increasing awareness of how persons multinational corporations lay claim to unacceptable and it’s one of the reasons intellectual property-driven global belief that drives five Dalhousie law society to take away their rights and even with disabilities are restricted – not so ideas through intellectual property laws. that he shifted from representing knowledge economy. professors to research, critique and have them temporarily or permanently much by their disability, but by the way Now, as a law professor and director of corporations to researching arguments “As members of western civilization, challenge existing laws, while also placed in institutions,” he says. “It does the world is set up. “The same the Law and Technology Institute at for the protection of indigenous peoples we pride ourselves on thinking working toward developing future laws. this in an environment where there are technology which enables large print that Dalhousie Law School, Oguamanam and their knowledge, and the customary progressively. We assume that new Professors Archie Kaiser, Dianne inadequate social supports.” makes my life so much easier can also argues that “intellectually property law norms inherent in non-western societies. methods make things better. We consider Pothier, Richard Devlin, Sheila Wildeman Dianne Pothier, who has been visually avail micro-print which makes it should not be a bully that perpetuates “There is a lot of indigenous knowledge it progress, advancement,” says and Constance MacIntosh all believe that, impaired since birth, has teamed up with impossible for me, and thousands of inequities. It must instead protect the that is being patented by western Oguamanam. “Not everyone buys into while the rhetoric about moral Devlin to advance the concept of Critical other visually-impaired people, to read,” weak and accommodate the strong.” By multinational corporations, especially this belief. The “old” often provides the responsibility and social equality is Disability Theory, espousing the idea of explains Pothier. “In spite of this, many the “weak”, he means the indigenous and American companies, giving them safety valve for the uncertainties of the strong in Canada, meaningful action is dis-citizenship or the state of citizenship publications opt to use the micro-print, local communities. monopolies and shortchanging the local new. This is proving true for frequently absent. Devlin refers to it as minus many of the rights that typically alienating a portion of their potential He cites an example in India, where people in the use and other benefits of the environmental management, agricultural the “unpleasant underbelly” of the come with it. reading audience.” the herb turmeric was traditionally used same knowledge,” he says. biotechnology and genetic modification nation. “Canada believes in the Wildeman’s work turns a critical lens This group makes an impact in various by local medicine men to cure diverse “Also compromised is the tradition of of living organisms.” importance of democracy, but it’s really on substitute decision-making and ways. They research and write essays ailments, including skin infections. “In knowledge sharing, something that is Oguamanam is passionate about his only available to people who have a lot of individual capacity laws. “The capacities and books influencing government spite of it having been used for years, the passed down through generations. So too research and the positive benefit it could luck and privilege,” he says. “The 15 per and values of persons with mental health policy. They present at law conferences remedy was patented by a western are the rituals, the drama and the art of have. “I’m an African first and a lawyer cent of Canadian citizens who are problems deserve better recognition in attended by key government players. pharmaceutical company without any practicing the medicine,” says second. I feel deeply that a cross-cultural disabled are denied the right to law and medical practice,” says They help to design and deliver judicial recognition of India’s rich “ayurvedic”, Oguamanam. “When you look at a approach to knowledge protection would participate equally and as whole Wildeman. education programs. “sidha” and “unanmi” heritages in which medicinal plant only for its active offer a more balanced perspective and persons.” And MacIntosh is particularly All five professors agreed that an the medical use of turmeric was ingredient you are reducing it down to its better protection to indigenous and local Kaiser, a long-time advocate for people interested in how immigration and encouraging step forward would be the implicated,“ says Oguamanam. bare bones. Even in western civilization, communities that operate outside the with mental health problems and refugee law treats those who we accept creation of a Nova Scotia Persons with This“biopracy” or transfer of knowledge great credence is given to the therapeutic contested paradigms of western science intellectual disabilities, asserts there is as citizens. “People who can’t yet access Disabilities Act. And, without a doubt, from the local communities to the powers of a holistic approach to and market economy.” • simply too much control over people the Charter are treated in a way that they would all be more than willing to scientific model without due recognition medicine.” with disabilities, due in part to would be completely unacceptable for assist in its development. • to the original claimants is the norm Oguamanam feels strongly that there antiquated statutes that allow many Canadian citizens,” says MacIntosh. 42 Hearsay 2007 Dalhousie Law School Dalhousie Law School Hearsay 2007 43  FACULTY NEWS

scholarly work has included several books (including a successful legal dictionary), articles, and editorial … according to John, “As one struts one’s brief moments across the stage, contributions. Many former students will remember the seminal Canadian legal it is preferable to be whistling a happy tune…with apologies to both research and writing manual that John co-wrote with Professor Innis Christie Shakespeare and Rodgers and Hammerstein”… (LL.B.’62), which introduced students to the language of the law and provided a as a teacher and his contributions to the postcards, maps, poems, and movie John’s many friends eagerly embraced field guide to the wilds of the law library. Commonwealth. references that related to particular cases. the idea, which culminated in the recent John’s law school classmate and former But foremost, John has been an Material of this sort is sent to him from unveiling of Peter Powning’s work Nova Scotia Provincial Court judge, The outstanding teacher. In 1964, when he around the world by former students. “Waterbook” at the Dalhousie Art Honourable Sandra Oxner (LL.B.’65), recalls joined the Law School as its first Unlike so many Dalhousie Law School Gallery. The work, in recognition of John’s aptitude in legal research and Teaching Fellow, John assisted Professor graduates, I haven’t had the pleasure of John’s successful career, will eventually writing: “When we were all puzzling G.V.V. Nicholls in developing and teaching having John as a teacher at the law hang in the Sir James Dunn Law Library. over our first assignment, he took me “Legal Research, Writing and school. But I can attest to John’s influence John’s historical knowledge about the aside and confided he had the answer. Bibliography”, a course novel to the law and the curiosity that he instills in the law school is legendary, so alumni will The renowned legal scholar Glanville school curriculum in Canada. John’s classroom, having taken a legal issues be gratified to learn that he will continue Williams had appeared to him in a dream success with the course subsequently led course taught by him at the University of his association and dedication to and advised him. After that, I avoided him to the adoption of a similar course by law King’s College journalism school. John’s Dalhousie Law School as editor of for a bit until word came out that John had schools across the country. Other courses passion for the law was contagious, and Hearsay and The Ansul. The Honourable won the research prize. From that time on, that John has taught over the years led me to apply to law school. Lorne O. Clarke (LL.B.’51), former Chief I have always sought John’s advice.” include Legal Process, International Law, Despite the fact that John never Justice of Nova Scotia, summarizes our For most of the 1990s, John served as Agency and Partnership, Law of missed an opportunity to promote the collective feelings: “John is a loyal and Associate Dean (Academic) at Dalhousie Succession, and Contracts. accomplishments of his colleagues and dedicated lawyer, teacher, and friend. Law School. His tenure as Associate Students have greatly appreciated friends and to nominate them for various His kindness and concern for others is Dean reflected the law school’s “open John’s attempts to make his course accolades, he adamantly refused any unlimited. We have all benefited from his door” policy, and illustrated his material accessible. For example, early in similar recognition of his own many remarkable talents.” compassion and devotion to law his career, in a class devoted to methods achievements upon his retirement. In his Congratulations, John, on your students and the law school institution. of interpreting a statute, he had his class typically humble fashion, he suggested retirement, and thank you for your John has also served on and chaired decipher the lyrics to Leonard Cohen’s that a donation be made to the Dalhousie thoughtfulness, commitment, and many university committees during his “Suzanne.” In Contract Law, he Art Gallery in lieu of a retirement event. friendship. career, including the University Senate, frequently utilized photographs, The law school’s faculty and staff and — Professor Michael Deturbide Senate Discipline Committee, and myriad internal law school committees. John has epitomized the Weldon In recognition of John’s successful career… tradition of unselfish public service, by John Yogis ‘64 devoting his considerable talents and time to community volunteer activities, particularly in the arts. John has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Recent retirement marks 40 Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation and Opera East, and continues to serve on the Advisory years of teaching at Dal Law Committee of the Dalhousie Art Gallery. He has also contributed significantly to According to barrister and author Sir students, with wit, compassion, justice and law reform, through his work John Mortimer, “No brilliance is required meticulousness, and, indeed, brilliance. with organizations such as the Nova in law, just common sense and relatively John’s recent retirement presents an Scotia Human Rights Commission, the clean fingernails.” With due respect to occasion to reflect on the career of one of Nova Scotia Law Reform Advisory Mr. Mortimer, students demand more the law school’s most familiar faces. Committee, and the Commonwealth than manicured hands of a good law A law professor’s job description Judicial Education Institute. In 2003, the teacher. For over 40 years, Professor John includes many components — scholar, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, the Yogis, Q.C. (LL.B.’64) has conveyed his teacher, administrator, and community Honourable Myra A. Freeman, awarded common sense approach to the law to citizen. In each of these categories John’s John a Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee thousands of Dalhousie Law School contributions have been exemplary. His Commemorative Medal for his excellence John with faculty, friends and staff at the Dalhousie Art Gallery Reception 44 Hearsay 2007 Dalhousie Law School Dalhousie Law School Hearsay 2007 45  FACULTY NEWS

Faculty in Print

The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, 1754-2004: From The Legal Guide for Canadian Churches Imperial Bastion to Provincial Oracle David Blaikie and Diana Ginn Edited by Philip Girard, Jim Phillips, and Barry Cahill This handy reference book begins with a general overview of the way Contributors: William Lahey et al. the law works and then takes readers, step by step, through all the legal implications of the daily operation of a church and parish community. Prepared to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the establishment Blaikie and Ginn then explain different areas of the law, including of Nova Scotia’s Supreme Court, this important new volume provides administrative law, property law, employment, civil liability, and a comprehensive history of the institution, Canada’s oldest common copyright law. In addition to addressing culpability and risk reduction, law court. The thirteen essays include an account of the first meeting in the authors deal with those aspects of government regulation and 1754 of the court in Michaelmas Term, surveys of jurisprudence and criminal law that can have an impact on the daily life of a church chapters on the courts of Westminster Hall, on which the Supreme community. Court was modelled, and the various courthouses it has occupied. Critical Disability Theory From Hot Air to Action Anchoring the volume are two longer chapters, one on the pre- Essays in Philosophy, Climate Change, confederation period and one on the modern period. Compliance and the Future Ocean Yearbook 20 Politics, Policy, and Law of International Dianne Pothier and Edited by Aldo Chircop, Environmental Law Scott Coffen-Smout, Richard Devlin Meinhard Doelle and Moira McConnell People with disabilities in Devoted to assessing the Canada inhabit a system of Exploring a vast range of very Annual Review of Criminal Law 2004 resources, technology and ecology deep structural, economic, up-to-date scientific, economic, Steve Coughlan with Gerry Ferguson of the world’s oceans, the Ocean social, political, legal, and political and legal resources, Yearbook provides this cultural inequality ­— a regime Meinhard Doelle has drawn For many years Carswell has produced a comprehensive review of information to its worldwide of dis-citizenship. Despite the some startling conclusions and Supreme Court, court of appeal, and lower court decisions in criminal audience in a one convenient, widespread belief that Canada provided bold new insights into law each year. The 2004 edition was Steve Coughlan’s first year as one easy-to-use resource. is a country of liberty, equality, the Protocol, its compliance of the co-authors of this in-depth analysis of developments in criminal and inclusiveness, many mechanisms, and its role and law. This text, relied on by many defence counsel and Crown persons with disabilities enforcement in the realm of prosecutors, deals with substantive criminal law, policing and the Book: Canadian Health Law experience social exclusion and international environmental law. charter, evidence, criminal procedure, and sentencing. Steve Coughlan and Policy marginalization. They are The author forecasts the work of writes the middle three of those chapters each year. Teachers and the Law Jocelyn Downie, Timothy socially constructed as the compliance committee in a Caulfield and Colleen Flood second-class citizens. This book broader context — examining A. Wayne MacKay and argues that we need new ways how its function may promote Lyle I. Sutherland The third edition of to think about the nature of the development of both the Canadian Health Law and disability, a new understanding regime and international : Bringing Law to Life Teachers and the Law, 2nd Policy provides a of participatory citizenship that environmental law. And he Philip Girard Edition was developed to contemporary introduction encompasses the disabled, new provides insightful direction on support the growing number of to health law. In essence, the policies to respond to their how compliance mechanisms In any account of twentieth-century Canadian law, Bora Laskin law courses being taught at third edition presents current needs, and a new vision of their may work in multilateral (1912-1984) looms large. Born in northern Ontario to Russian-Jewish faculties of education, and to and emerging perspectives entitlements. international agreements. All in immigrant parents, Laskin became a prominent human rights activist, support classroom teachers and from the various leading a carefully explained and highly university professor, and labour arbitrator before embarking on his school administrators, many of authorities across Canada readable work written for both career as a judge on the Ontario Court of Appeal (1965) and later whom are faced with a myriad of and incorporates the latest lawyers and non-lawyers alike. Chief Justice of Canada (1973-1984). In Bora Laskin: Bringing Law to legal issues and challenges. development in legislation, Life, Philip Girard chronicles the life of a man who was a fighter for a Teachers and the Law is an case law and ethical better Canada. Girard exploits a wealth of previously untapped essential resource for every consideration. archival sources to provide, in vivid detail, a critical assessment of a school and an essential reference restless man on an important mission. for all senior administrative staff.

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Remedies Cases and Materials Consumer Protection Online Jeffrey Berryman, Vaughan Black, Jamie Cassels, Michael Michael Deturbide Pratt, and Stephen M. Waddams Consumer Protection Online is the first book to collect and review all Remedies, Cases and Materials was written by a new author team of Canada’s legislation protecting both buyers and sellers in online of legal scholars representing law schools across the country. It acts environments, as of April 2006. Author Michael Deturbide indicates as a comprehensive resource, combining academic commentary, case critical gaps in Canada’s laws and draws on legislation from the reports, and detailed notes on the subject of remedies. Excerpts of United States and the European Union to recommend urgently the Supreme Court of Canada’s important treatment of punitive needed reforms. damages in Whitten are extensively provided. Clear sections between common-law remedies and equitable remedies are provided International Law: Chiefly so that instructors may choose the appropriate material for their as Interpreted and classroom needs. Applied in Canada, 7th Health Law at the Supreme Edition Court of Canada Co-General Editors: Hugh Edited by Jocelyn Downie Towards Principles Oceans Governance Australian and Kindred, Phillip Saunders, and Elaine Gibson Canadian Approaches and Challenges Jutta Brunnée, Robert Currie, McDorman, et al. Edited by: Donald R. Rothwell and David L. VanderZwaag The fourteen essays in this book Contributors: Aldo Chircop, Phillip Saunders, Diana Ginn , International law is the only demonstrate the sweep of health Douglas Johnston et al. field of law in which students law issues addressed by the are expected to digest such a Supreme Court of Canada. The Countries are beginning to voyage beyond traditional fixations on broad sweep of ideas, legal authors discuss the implications sovereign rights to exploit marine resources, to a new emphasis on concepts, institutions, of the Court’s decisions in social and environmental responsibilities and increasing calls for more principles, and rules within the landmark cases such as Latimer, “principled” ocean governance. Towards Principled Oceans limited span of a single course. Rodriguez, Morgentaler, Governance brings together papers authored by leading Australian The authors, as teachers of Harvard College, and, most and Canadian policy-makers and scholars in ocean law and policy. international law, offer this recently, Chaoulli, and provide volume for just such an careful and critical evaluation of Learning Canadian Annual Review of introduction. They present the 2006/2007 Canadian the role of the Court in shaping, Criminal Law Criminal Law fundamental principles and Environmental Protection both directly and indirectly, processes of the international Act & Commentary Steve Coughlan with Steve Coughlan with Gerry health care delivery and health Aquaculture Law and Policy: Towards Principled legal system, exploring them Don Stuart and Ferguson policy in Canada. Health Law at Meinhard Doelle Access and Operations through as many areas of its Ron Delisle the Supreme Court of Canada is Edited by David VanderZwaag and Gloria Chao operation as the practical limits This book provides essential For many years Carswell has designed to contribute to the Contributors: Phillip Saunders, Moira McConnell, Aldo of the book allow. The book is information on the cornerstone This comprehensive text produced a comprehensive development of jurisprudence Chircop, Faye Woodman, Diana Ginn, Ronalda Murphy, also supported by a website. of federal environmental law in provides vital background review of Supreme Court, court and legislation in the areas of Richard Devlin, et al. This electronic resource the form of the Canadian information and a structure for of appeal, and lower court health law, policy, and practice. enhances the use of the printed Environmental Protection Act understanding the law. Focusing decisions in criminal law each It will appeal to students, The aquaculture industry is fast expanding around the globe and text by the provision of (CEPA). The Act and on the substantive aspects of the year. The 2005 edition was Steve practitioners, policy-makers, causing major environmental and social disruptions. The volume is additional international legal regulations are complemented criminal justice system and the Coughlan’s second year as one academics, judges, or anyone about getting a “good governance” grip on this important industry. sources. In particular, the with an annotation that will trial context, this casebook of the co-authors of this in- striving to understand the The book highlights the numerous law and policy issues that must be website provides online access guide general practitioners and covers the adversary system, depth analysis of developments different ways in which the addressed in the search for effective regulation of aquaculture. This to full copies of the treaties, experts alike through the maze how the elements of crime are in criminal law. This text, relied values of autonomy, dignity, book will appeal to a broad range of audiences: undergraduate and United Nations documents, of federal environmental proven, defences and sentencing on by many defence counsel liberty, equality, justice, privacy, postgraduate students, academic researchers, policy makers, NGOs, and international law case regulations. In the process, the practices. Features include a and Crown prosecutors, deals and life play out in different practicing lawyers and industry representatives. reports partially reproduced in book touches on activities in concentration on the main with substantive criminal law, contexts within the health the book. In addition, it offers Canada that have the potential sources, judicial decisions and policing and the charter, sphere. an electronic index by means of to impact on the quality of our critical review, judicious editing evidence, criminal procedure, a keyword search of the entire environment. The book is of the increasingly lengthy and sentencing. Steve Coughlan text and footnotes. designed to serve the reasons for judgment in major writes the middle three of those introduction of the CEPA and cases, an introductory section chapters each year. act as a reference guide for and problems based on decisions environmental law experts. or designed to provoke thought on current social issues. 48 Hearsay 2007 Dalhousie Law School Dalhousie Law School Hearsay 2007 49  FACULTY NEWS

At the annual meeting of The Champlain the best news since the death of Lord using appointments as rewards for appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court the Court. In the Globe and Mail’s lamented the Toronto Daily Star in 1967. Society in Toronto on October 21, 2006, the Haldane,’ he exulted, ‘or, to be more political services rendered [to] the party three years before. It broke the French- interpretation, this meant the Court ‘will ‘The U.S. [Supreme] Court is active, 2005 Floyd S. Chalmers Award was humane, since the Radio case. Of course in power.’ A feature story displayed the English Catholic-Protestant stranglehold continue making policy decisions but it powerful, not afraid of controversy, and a presented to Professor Philip Girard for Bora it should have happened, but in Canada, surtitle ‘No practice as lawyer’ above the on the Court, and provided dramatic will do so in a different way. It will discuss great force for reform and progress. The Laskin: Bringing Law to Life (Toronto, so few things seem to work out the way heading ‘An architect of legal thought,’ recognition of the contributions of the policies and instead of trying to find a Canadian court is passive, ultra-cautious, Ontario: University of Toronto Press, 2005). they should.’ With ‘Drybones, … Bora on but journalist Michael Enright expressed Canadians not belonging to the two legal precedent to hang the judgment on, and plays a very limited role in the life of The Chalmers Award is an annual prize for the Supreme Court… maybe the Liberals no dismay at Laskin’s lack of practical European ‘founding nations.’ Laskin was it will concentrate much more on the nation.’ Its weakness had ‘aggravated the best book on Ontario history. The award can win the Quebec election and turn experience. Trudeau himself had been an also similar to Marshall in another way: he developing philosophical arguments. It many of the problems of our national life,’ is administered by The Champlain Society federalist!’ Then, in a more serious vein: outsider to the political process five years was not just a ‘token Jew’ but someone will become from the ‘uncertain division between which has published major works relating to federal and provincial authority, the Canadian history since its founding in 1905. backwardness of our legal system, and the As noted previously in Hearsay (2006) lack of a firm foundation for civil liberties.’ Professor Girard drew on a wealth of Extracts from Bora Laskin: Bringing Law to Life These were new and somewhat previously untapped archival material, and unreasonable expectations to place on the conducted numerous interviews with Supreme Court. Canadians suddenly Laskin’s contemporaries, to create a expected their highest court to follow the compelling account of the life and times of lead of the Warren Court even though it Canada’s best known jurist. Professor Girard existed under very different constitutional and the University of Toronto Press have arrangements.… kindly permitted Hearsay to present the Inevitably, there was speculation about following extracts from this important the impact of Laskin’s well-known views contribution to Canadian history. The book on federalism on the Court. The Globe may be purchased at better bookstores wondered whether ‘Mr. Justice Laskin has everywhere, or directly from the Osgoode been appointed with the aim of beginning Society in Toronto by emailing Marilyn a transformation of the Court’s style and Macfarlane at its attitudes toward expansion of federal powers.’ The early Trudeau years had not seen so much an expansion of federal power as a greater willingness on Thwack! The baseball soared into Ottawa’s part to enlarge its role in areas the summer sky. Spectators craned their where its authority had lay unexercised. necks and shaded their eyes against the The best example of this was the sun, trying to follow the arc of the enactment of the Divorce Act, 1968. Where vanishing sphere. Bora ‘Home Run’ earlier politicians had only dared tinker Laskin paused, tried to locate the ball in with this sensitive area of unquestioned the vast expanse of blue, slowly released Bora and Peggy in their Ottawa apartment, shortly after the announcement of his appointment as chief Moot club, in front of Burwash Hall, University of Toronto, 1934. Bora Laskin is standing in the middle of the federal competence, Trudeau finally gave his bat, and began to lope around dusty justice of Canada on December 27, 1973. back row. Seated in the front row middle is Moffat Hancock. Hancock, who spent four years at Dalhousie Canada a uniform divorce law from coast (1945 to 1949) was considered an oustanding teacher who was never forgotten by his students. diamond. He had just hit the longest to coast, superseding a confusing pastiche home run in the history of Fort William. ‘Nobody knows what we may be in for earlier, and it seemed to prove that who had been deeply involved in a court less concerned with the law of provincial codes. Once the federal beast Many years later law professor Harry over the next few years, but whatever it someone unconnected to the political advancing human rights protection in books and more concerned with social and was roused, observers naturally wondered Arthurs visited the Lakehead. He asked may be the courts have a critical role to establishment might provide inspired Canada, as Marshall had been involved as political theories.’ The modernist note where it would stop, especially when John his taxi driver to pass by the Laskin play, the Supreme Court above all. There leadership in a time of rapid change. chief counsel to the NAACP. Laskin had sounded for thirty years Turner was quoted as saying that ‘the furniture store, now run by Saul Laskin, has not been a creative mind there since Laskin’s lack of ties to vested interests, Laskin’s general approach to law and suddenly appealed to a more iconoclastic federal government should be more who was soon to be the first mayor of the Rand left. …May we hold together long whether political, professional, or legal interpretation generated as much generation. Using language borrowed aggressive in flexing its constitutional new city of Thunder Bay. Did the cabbie enough as a country for you to have a corporate, resonated with the idealism of interest as his stance on particular issues. from south of the border, Enright painted muscle.’ remember Saul’s brother Bora Laskin? He chance to make your proper impact.’ the late 1960s. With existing institutions In comparing Laskin’s ‘creative mind’ to the new judge as ‘a legal activist, Supreme Court appointments are a paused, then replied: ‘Oh yeah, I knew Where Laskin’s initial appointment to and modes of thought under attack, ’s, Frank Scott meant to uncomfortable within the restrictions of prime ministerial prerogative, but Bora. He was a helluva baseball player. I the Court of Appeal had been seen as Canadians were ready to give highlight the commitment of both men to precedent and tradition, anxious to push occasionally he or she will rely heavily on wonder what ever happened to him?’ startling — an academic! a non-partisan! philosopher-jurists, like philosopher principle and policy rather than precedent. the law toward social issues.’ the views of the minister of justice. While a Jew! — Trudeau’s elevation of Laskin to prime ministers, a try. Laskin’s Judaism In the context of the Supreme Court’s This theme was not present in the John Turner is emphatic that in Laskin’s * * * the Supreme Court was seen as bold and was mentioned only in passing by the work, this meant rethinking its traditional commentary on Laskin’s 1965 case Trudeau took the initiative, Turner innovative. It made an unambiguous media, but its significance was perhaps role as a simple forum for settling disputes appointment to the Court of Appeal, but himself approved of the choice. He had On to Ottawa. When Frank statement about the need to broaden the all the more powerful for that. The and urging it to play a more important reflected the reputation he had acquired hitched his own political star to the cause Scott heard of Bora Laskin’s appointment pool of candidates for the top court. The appointment of a Jew to Canada’s role in developing the law. The Minster of there. His progressive image contrasted of law reform and was pleased to have a to the Supreme Court of Canada, he Globe found Trudeau’s move a ‘most highest courts possessed a symbolism Justice, John Turner, echoed Scott’s sharply with that of his future colleagues. judge on the Supreme Court who could wrote immediately to his friend. ‘This is encouraging [sign of a] trend away from similar to Thurgood Marshall’s endorsement of a more ‘creative’ role for ‘Our Supreme Court is too cautious,’ lend intellectual ballast to his position.• 50 Hearsay 2007 Dalhousie Law School Dalhousie Law School Hearsay 2007 51  SCHOOL EVENTS MARK YOUR

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Over 300 law alumni and guests from Saunders hosted the Dalhousie Law As a token of appreciation the then 2007 across Canada and further afield Alumni Dinner where 230 alums and President of the Dalhousie Law Alumni September 28, 2007 attended three days of festivities at guests gathered to celebrate the successes Association, Julia Cornish (LL.B.’83), Dalhousie last September. Members of six of the Law School and to honour the presented Mr. Flemming with a gift. Class Organizers reunion years: 1956, 1966, 1981, 1986, reunion classes. Brian Flemming (LL.B.’62) In keeping with tradition, the Class of ‘47 1991 and 1996, renewed relationships was guest speaker who captured the Dalhousie Law Alumni Dinner was held Alan Blakeney with their classmates and had an all- audience with his pithy take on current at the University Club, the former home around good time here in Halifax. events peppered with his trademark of the Law School. • Class of ‘52 On Friday, September 29th, Dean Phillip humour. Donat Pharand, Charles MacIntosh Class of ‘57 Doug Pittet, Merlin Nunn David Gruchy, David Bryson Class of ‘67 Frank Medjuck Class of ‘82 Ian MacKay Class of ‘87 Chris Hale , Wayne Bruce Colin Hames Class of ‘97 Leah Hutt, Lori Park Suzanne Rix, Matthew Williams 2008

Class of ‘58 Bill Charles Class of ‘68 Bill MacDonald Class of ‘83 Trinda Ernst Class of ‘88 Class of ‘98 Sean Foreman

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Carol Aylward Innis Christie Professor Aylward teaches Criminal Law and General Jurisprudence. title indicates, this book will have a broader focus than the Canadian Professor Innis Christie once again enjoyed his continuing association receiving entrance scholarships. In addition, in November he attended a She has written the only Canadian book on Critical Race Theory, book and set out the relevant law for all religious organizations in with the Law School. As one of a few volunteer activities, he says he conference on Sino-Canadian Theories of Criminal Law held at Canadian Critical Race Theory: Racism and the Law (Fernwood Publishing, America, not only Christian churches. particularly enjoyed the contact with colleagues and the many alumni Shandong University, in Jinan, China. He was somewhat surprised on 1999), and is the author of articles on affirmative action (“Adding He was involved with a lecture and discussion series entitled Trust in closely associated with former dean, Dawn Russell, that was involved arrival in Jinan to find that the organizers considered him to be the head Colour — A Critique of: An Essay on Institutional Responsibility: The the Justice System, sponsored by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in in raising funds for the fund that honours her. Building the fund for the of the Canadian delegation, and therefore expected to speak at events Indigenous Blacks and Micmac Programme at Dalhousie Law School” Public Affairs, Dalhousie and the NS Barristers’ Society. It commenced Dawn Russell Community Commitment Awards, which will be used to such as the opening and closing ceremonies, but managed to pull (1995) CJWL Vol. 8, 470) and Race at the Supreme Court of Canada R. v. with a presentation by Madam Justice , and involved reward students who have demonstrated a commitment to, and an through. The trip, which included surprising and enlightening R.D.S. (Take the Long Way Home: R.D.S. and Critical Race Theory, panel discussions on public trust and confidence in criminal, family and interest in working in, the public sector, Professor Christie says was a discussions with Chinese academics as to their opinions on criminal law (1998) U.N.B. Law Journal 47-1.) civil law. Professor Blaikie moderated a panel on civil justice. He also particularly rewarding effort. This was his last year teaching in China, also included a visit to the birthplace of Confucius as well as a Professor Aylward was the recipient of the Harry Jerome Award for participated in the Segelberg Lecture Series. Hosted by the Dalhousie Administration of the Collective Agreement and coaching the Annual short stopover in Beijing and a visit to the Forbidden City. Professional Excellence, a national award given by the Black Business School of Public Administration, it is a series of public lectures that Mathews, Dinsdale Labour Arbitration Competitive Moot in Toronto and Professional Association of Ontario to honour “outstanding focuses on the intersection of public policy, spirituality and end of life (he’ll be a judge/arbitrator next year). Professor Christie continues to Robert Currie members of the African Canadian Community” (1998) as well as the issues. David responded to a lecture by an American academic who carry on a labour arbitration practice, to teach in Holland in the autumn, Voted “Most Likely to Come Back and Teach at Dal” by the class of C.A.B.L. Award (Canadian Association of Black Lawyers) — spoke about the life and death of Terry Schiavo. with Peter Darby and Bill Charles, to find some sun and golf in Arizona 1998, Rob Currie continues to think that being an academic is what it’s Recognizing Black Women’s Contribution to the Law, February, 2002. He continues as a board member of the Johnson Scholarship in March and spend May to November at Amherst Shore with his wife all about. In August of 2006, Professor Currie was invited to participate She has also served as a commissioner of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Foundation, a Florida-based foundation that provides scholarships for Jeanne. on a CLE panel at the CBA National Conference in St. John’s. He gave a Commission and as a commissioner of the Nova Scotia Police disadvantaged people. He joined the board of the Presbyterian Record, paper on “The Use and Abuse of Ex Parte Proceedings,” alongside Chief Commission. She is the past director and the longest serving director of the monthly magazine of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. Steve Coughlan Justice Clyde Wells of the Newfoundland Court of Appeal. He also the Dalhousie Indigenous Blacks and Mi’kmaq Programme (serving in For the 2005-06 academic year, Professor Steve Coughlan had a heavy attended some of the conference’s sessions and social events, and was that capacity from 1991-2000). Aldo Chircop dose of criminal law, teaching a section of first-year Criminal Law, an pleased to meet up with former classmates and former students. In 2005, Professor Aylward presented at the first International Professor Chircop taught Contracts and Judicial Rule-Making, Maritime upper-year section of Criminal Procedure, and a paper course, Criminal Much of Professor Currie’s scholarly work of late has involved Human Rights and Critical Race Theory Conference hosted by the Law and Practice and a new course entitled Law of Marine Environment Law Problems, as well co-teaching the Introduction to Law course questions of jurisdiction, in particular at the nexus of domestic and University of Ontario Institute of Technology. She also authored a book Protection and continued to work with graduate students. offered to non-law students and teaching in the IB&M Pre-law program. international law. In early 2006, he co-authored a paper on review of: From the Grassroots to the Supreme Court: Brown v. Board of He was Principal Investigator of the Maritime Boundary Legislation The paper course was a new one, and was a very exciting source of a extraterritorial criminal jurisdiction with colleague Steve Coughlan, Education and American Democracy (forthcoming) Osgoode Hall Law research project at the Marine & Environmental Law Institute. He great many interesting discussions on a wide range of subjects. Steve which was published in the Canadian Criminal Law Review. Later the Journal commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court of worked on this project with Professor Chidi Oguamanam and David also published actively in the criminal law field, including co-writing same year Professors Currie, Coughlan and colleagues Teresa Scassa the United States decision of Brown v. Board of Education. Professor Dzidzornu and the purpose was to review for and advise Nigerian the 2005 and 2006 Carswell Annual Review of Criminal Law, becoming and Hugh Kindred were commissioned by the (now-defunct) Law Aylward has also accepted an invitation to be part of the National authorities on draft legislation to modernize that country’s maritime a co-author for the tenth edition of Learning Canadian Criminal Law, Commission of Canada to author a major report on the legal and policy Advisory Board “Canadians for Diversity in Radio-Television and zones. He continued work on EU-funded research projects on trans co-editing the Criminal Reports and being one of the co-authors of the underpinnings of extraterritorial jurisdiction more broadly. The report, Telecommunications” extended by the Canadian Centre for Research boundary marine protected areas in East Africa and EU maritime National Judicial Institute’s Criminal law e-Letter. Along with entitled “Global Reach, Local Grasp: Constructing Extraterritorial Action on Race Relations. transport law and policy. He spoke at various conferences in Belgium, Professors Rob Currie, Hugh Kindred and Teresa Scassa, he also Jurisdiction in the Age of Globalization” was published in late 2006 and Ireland, Portugal, South Africa and Uruguay. In particular, he was produced a report on the extraterritorial application of Canadian law has been very well-received. The report, republished as an article in the Vaughan Black invited to speak at a meeting of the Baltic and International Maritime for the Law Commission of Canada with Chidi Oguamanam and Teresa Canadian Journal of Law and Technology, was cited by the Supreme Court This year Professor Black taught Tort Law and Damage Compensation, Council (BIMCO) and EU parliamentarians and Commission officials Scassa, he edited the IT.CAN newsletter on law and technology issues. of Canada in the recent case of R.V. Hope, 2007 SCC 26, along with one Conflicts of Law and Animals and the Law. He published articles, book considering the Green Paper on an EU Maritime Policy. Professor In the late summer of 2005, Steve was chosen as a recipient of the of Rob’s earlier articles on transnational crime. chapters and book reviews on each of those subjects, and also spoke at Chircop published, among others, a jointly-authored paper on Association of Atlantic Universities “Distinguished Teacher Award”, He has continued his work in international criminal law, and is still conferences. He continued to chair the Academic Committee of the Law international offshore royalties with Bruce Marchand in the Dalhousie which was presented at a dinner in April of 2006. As a consequence of hopeful that his book for Irwin Law, International and Transnational School, and also chaired most of the hearings of the University’s Senate Law Journal and co-edited Volume 20 of the Ocean Yearbook (New York: that award he was invited to conduct a lecture tour, and through the fall Criminal Law, will appear in late 2007. He has been retained as an expert Discipline (a.k.a. plagiarism) Committee. In December he celebrated the Transnational Press) with Professor Moira McConnell and Scott Coffen- of 2006 visited , Cape Breton University, the peer reviewer by the Conference Board of Canada and SSHRC, and his birth of his second child, Samuel. Smout. University of New Brunswick, Acadia University, the University of commentary appears regularly in the media. This year Professor Chircop moved to the Law School on a 100 per Prince Edward Island and the Nova Scotia Agricultural College to give On the academic side, Professor Currie continues to enjoy teaching David Blaikie cent basis, leaving a formal joint appointment to the Marine Affairs a talk on the use of metaphor and frameworks in teaching: former Evidence and Civil Procedure, co-teaching International Criminal Law David Blaikie taught Civil Procedure and Torts again this year. Programme (MAP) at the Faculty of Management. He retains an students of Steve’s will understand that the bookcase accompanied him and coaching the Jessup Moot. He has been chairing the Moot Court A book he co-authored with Associate Dean Diana Ginn, The Legal Guide affiliation with MAP as well as a cross-appointment at the International to each stop. Committee for the last several years, and has been actively engaged in for Canadian Churches (Novalis), was published in November. He is Development Studies Programme in the Faculty of Arts and Social During the fall of 2006 Steve was on sabbatical and so (other than both administering and improving the teaching of advocacy at the Law currently working on two other book projects due in 2008. For the Sciences and an appointment as Research Fellow with the Centre for Introduction to Law) was not teaching. Beyond the lecture tour, School. forthcoming Halsbury’s Laws of Canada (LexisNexis), he is writing the Foreign Policy Studies. Over the course of the year he was also academic however, he kept busy as the chief organizer of the University’s “Reach volume on the law of damages. Teaming up again with Professor Ginn, advisor to Master of Marine Management and Interdisciplinary PhD for Dalhousie” competition, an academic contest in which teams of he is working on a book for the United States market to be published by students. students from maritime high schools compete, with the winning team Continuum Books, American Religious Organizations and the Law. As the 54 Hearsay 2007 Dalhousie Law School Dalhousie Law School Hearsay 2007 55  FACULTY PROFILES

Michael Deturbide are always welcome. Professor Deturbide took a six-month sabbatical commencing in January, Justice Donna Hackett]; “Dis-citizenship” in Law Commission of the legislature. She has been developing a package of materials to share Michael Hadskis which he partly spent doing research in Europe, and teaching Internet Canada, ed., Law and Citizenship (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2006) 144-175 with lawyers considering litigating cases involving the withholding or Professor Michael Hadskis taught Health Law and Health Law and Law to international graduate student at the Vrije Universiteit [with Dianne Pothier] and a book review of John McCamus, The Law of withdrawal of potentially life-sustaining treatment against the wishes of Policy: Current Issues, and was the faculty supervisor for the Health Amsterdam. Prior to his sabbatical, his new book, entitled Consumer Contracts (2006) 43 C.B.L.J. 319-324. patients or their families. Professor Downie has also been serving on the Law Placement course. As well, he oversaw and delivered health law Protection Online, was published by Butterworths. The book examines Professor Devlin also delivered a number of presentations: “The Duty Experts Committee for Human Research Participant Protection in instruction in the Faculty of Medicine at the M.D. and post-graduate privacy and security issues in electronic commerce, tackles the problems to Consult with Aboriginal Peoples: The Canadian Experience (So Far)” Canada tasked with developing recommendations with respect to levels, and oversaw the health law curriculum in the Faculties of of spam and phishing from a consumer protection perspective, and Faculty of Law, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, N.Z.; “A Critical reforming the current system of oversight for research involving Dentistry and Health Professions. He also took on the position of Acting compares legislative progress in addressing such novel problems with Analysis of Spousal Surety Agreements,” National Judicial Institute, humans in Canada. Associate Director, Research and Education, Health Law Institute. measures taken in the United States. He and three Dalhousie co-authors Civil Law Programme, Halifax and “Expanding the Polis Through the Professor Hadskis remained actively involved in the research ethics also published a paper in the Ottawa Law Journal on the privacy Duty to Consult” CALT Conference, York University, Toronto. Diana Ginn community. In October 2006, he received the Dalhousie Health Sciences implications of RFID technology. 2006-07 marked Diana Ginn’s final year as Associate Dean Academic; Research Ethics Board Distinguished Service Award. He delivered a talk Professor Deturbide continued as co-editor-in chief of the Canadian Meinhard Doelle she will return to full time teaching in the fall of 2007. While Associate entitled, “Ethics of Neuroimaging in Children,” at the 2006 Conference Journal of Law and Technology, which was adopted as the official Professor Doelle joined the full-time faculty in 2003 after close to ten Dean, she continued teaching Property Law. on Ethics in Mental Health in Toronto. Professor Hadskis also served on journal of the Canadian IT Lawyers Association. He also sat on a years of part-time teaching at Dalhousie and other universities around Recent publications include a book co-authored with Professor several boards and working groups, including the IWK Health Centre committee of the Canadian IT Lawyers Association that selected an the Maritime Provinces. He recently completed his doctorate, and David Blaikie (Legal Guide for Canadian Churches, published by Novalis Research Ethics Board and the Dalhousie Health Sciences Research annual best student paper on an IT law subject for publication in the published two books in 2005, one on the international climate change Press in 2006) and various book chapters (“Aboriginal Title and Ethics Board. CJLT, and participated in a conference presented by the Student regime, and one on the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. Professor Aquaculture” in Aquaculture Law and Policy edited by D. Vanderzwaag Professor Hadskis pursued his research interests in the areas of Association of Law and Technology at the law school. Doelle is currently working on a book on the Canadian Environmental and Gloria Chao and published by Routledge in 2006; “Aboriginal Title neuroethics and the regulation of biomedical research. He wrote a book In the Fall term Professor Deturbide taught Taxation law, and Assessment Act. He is also co-writing a new textbook on Environmental and Oceans Management” in Toward Principled Oceans Governance edited chapter on the “Regulation of Human Biomedical Research in Canada” supervised students writing in the law and technology field. He Law. by Don Rothwell and David Vanderzwaag and published by Routledge for the third edition of Canadian Health Law and Policy and authored a continued to act as Technology Law Counsel to the law firm McInnes Professor Doelle’s research focus continues to be in the areas of in 2006; and four chapters in Anger and Honsberger on Real Property (3rd journal article, “Giving Voice to Research Participants: Should IRBs Cooper. He chaired the Admissions Committee and was a member of the climate change and environmental assessments. Current research ed.) edited by Anne La Forest and published by Canada Law Book in Hear from Research Participant Representatives?,” which will appear in Studies Committee at the law school. initiatives include implementation of the Kyoto Protocol, renewable 2006). In 2006, she also completed a policy paper for the Nova Scotia a forthcoming issue of Accountability in Research. In addition, he co- Professor Deturbide participated in the activities of the Law School energy law and policy, and the effectiveness of the federal environmental government on the use of alternative dispute resolution in wrote an article (with Jocelyn Downie and several others) entitled Admissions Council, including sitting on the Misconduct and assessment process. environmental disputes. Her current writing focuses on law and “Paediatric MRI Research Ethics: The Priority Issues,” which was Irregularities in the Admissions Process Subcommittee of LSAC. He will Professor Doelle continues his involvement in a number of volunteer religion, including a paper on the intersection between freedom of published in The Journal of Bioethical Inquiry. be the incoming Chair of the Canadian law school contingent of LSAC. initiatives, serving on boards of local and national environmental religion and sexual orientation equality rights. Professor Deturbide has been appointed Associate Dean, Academic organizations. He has served as a non-governmental member of the In 2006, as part of a CIDA funded project involving Dalhousie Elizabeth J. Hughes commencing July 1, 2007. Canadian delegation to the climate change negotiations under the University and universities from the Philippines and Vietnam, Professor Professor Elizabeth J. Hughes was appointed Assistant Dean United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. In this Ginn co-taught (with Professor David Blaikie) a week-long workshop (Academic) in 2006. Professor Hughes joined the faculty in 2005, and Richard Devlin capacity, he participated in the climate change negotiations in Montreal on conflict resolution in Hue, Vietnam. prior to coming to Dalhousie Law School she was counsel with the Transition is probably the best way to describe Professor Devlin’s in December, 2005. Professor Ginn has continued as the Law School representative on Department of Justice Canada and practised in the areas of class action contributions over the last 12 to 18 months. He was on sabbatical for the the Nova Scotia Law Reform Commission. litigation, general crown litigation and administrative law. In the 2006- 2005-2006 academic year. In the fall of 2005, he remained in Halifax and Jocelyn Downie 07 academic year Professor Hughes continued to work closely with taught one course, Jurisprudence. However in the winter term he On July 1st, 2006, Professor Downie stepped down after ten years as Philip Girard Associate Dean Diana Ginn in overseeing the academic program. She commenced a comparative research project on “The End(s) of Self Director of the Health Law Institute. She says, “This was a bittersweet There continues to be strong interest in Philip Girard’s biography of also continued to teach a course in Children and the Law which focuses Regulation?” which took him to New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, move but, on the upside, one that resulted in more time and energy to Bora Laskin. Professor Girard spoke on Bora Laskin: Life, Legend, Legacy primarily on child protection, aboriginal child welfare, youth criminal Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland. devote to my teaching, research, and writing. I was fortunate to be able as part of the Faculty of Law’s visiting speakers justice and restorative justice in the youth justice model. In addition to Also, in 2005, Professor Devlin was appointed as a university research to continue teaching Professional Responsibility as well as Health Care series in September 2006, and gave a talk at Laskin’s own synagogue, these areas, Professor Hughes’ research interests relate to class action professor, one of only 15 in Dalhousie University, and the first from the Ethics and Law and to continue supervising graduate students and Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto, in December. His historical work on law and procedure, crown law, self-represented litigants in the justice Law School. (He was joined by Professor Girard in 2006). As of July 2006, postdoctoral fellows in law as well as various other disciplines.” judges continued with a recent study entitled ‘Politics, Promotion and system, and gender issues in the legal profession. Professor Devlin assumed the role of Associate Dean, Graduate Studies She co-edited the third edition of Canadian Health Law and Policy Professionalism: Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s Judicial Appointments’ [1896- and Research, and, he says, that as a consequence finds himself scurrying and co-edited Health Law at the Supreme Court of Canada. She also 1911]. This will appear in a collection of essays dedicated to the memory Archibald Kaiser from meeting to meeting, buried in paper work and awash with e-mail! wrote papers on topics including: barriers to access to abortion in of Peter Oliver, the founding editor of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Professor Archibald (Archie) Kaiser has continued teaching at the Law Teaching, however, remains a central priority, this year focusing on Canada; organ and tissue donation and transplantation; patient safety Legal History, who died last year. In spring 2006 Professor Girard was School (Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Mental Disability Law) Professional Responsibility, Jurisprudence and the Graduate Seminar. law ( on of research at invited by the Law Society of Upper Canada’s Task Force on the Rule of and in the Department of Psychiatry (Legal Issues in Psychiatry). In Recent publications include: “Beyond Conflicts of Interest to a Duty public institutions; and neuroethics and the law. She also continue to act Law and the Independence of the bar to write a paper on the history of March 2007, he was presented with the Dalhousie Law Students’ Society of Loyalty” (2006) 84 Can. Bar. Rev. 433-456 [with Victoria Rees] (cited by as principal investigator on two large Canadian Institutes of Health the independence of the bar in England and Canada. The resulting and Alumni Association Award for Excellence in Teaching. the S.C.C. in Strother 2007); “Aquaculture Law and Policy in Canada and Research grants and . product, ‘The Independence of the Bar in Historical Context: He has published articles on two recent Supreme Court cases the Duty to Consult with Aboriginal Peoples” in D. VanderZwaag & G. Professor Downie was also able to take some of her prior academic Comforting Myths, Troubling Realities,’ will soon be published along (“Mazzei: Constrained Progress in Construing Review Board Powers” Chao, eds., Aquaculture Law and Policy in Canada 293-330 [with Ronalda research and move it further into the policy arena. She has been working with the Task Force report and several other commissioned papers. and “Beaudry: A New Impetus Towards Equality in Law Enforcement”), Murphy]; “The Big Chill? Contextual Judgment after Hamilton & with end of life activists to develop the arguments that would be needed Professor Girard has given up choral singing but is now vice-president a review in the Criminal Law Quarterly (“A Disappointing Look at the Mason” (2005) 28 Dalhousie L.J. 409-441 [with Mathew Sherrard]; to take a new Charter challenge to the assisted suicide provisions of the of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society. A paper on some aspect of Future of Canadian Policing by the Law Commission”) and two shorter “Constitutionalized Law Reform: Equality Rights and Social Context Criminal Code to court and to draft the text that would be needed to put Nova Scotia history is read before the Society every third Wednesday articles on the Criminalization of People with Mental Health Problems Education for Judges” (2005) 4 Journal of Law and Equality 157-201 [with a bill to reform the Criminal Code prohibition on assisted suicide before from September to May, and Professor Girard says that new members in the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society’s The Society Record. 56 Hearsay 2007 Dalhousie Law School Dalhousie Law School Hearsay 2007 57  FACULTY PROFILES

He still serves as the Faculty Advisor for Pro Bono Students Canada Fundamentals of Public Law and Restorative Justice: Theory and determinations. With regards to Aboriginal Law, Professor MacIntosh Professor MacKay delivered the keynote address to school principals at the Law School and on the IB&M Initiative Standing Committee, Practice. In addition she supervised the Tri-Lateral Moot, which was published on indigenous self-determination and research on human from across the province on the topic, “The Principal as Leader in while continuing his community activities as a board member of the held at Dalhousie in November 2005. The Dalhousie team was a hard- genetic material, constitutional and jurisdictional barriers to improving Inclusive Education: Responding to Students’ Needs.” This occurred on Healthy Minds Cooperative and the Canadian Association of working and talented group whose efforts paid off as they won the the health of Aboriginal people, and wrote a textbook chapter on November 8, 2006. Independent Schools and as a Champion of the Canadian Mental moot and team members received awards for best factum and oralist. Aboriginal public health issues. Professor MacIntosh also wrote a report Earlier in the fall on September 29, 2006 Professor MacKay spoke as Health Association. Professor Llewellyn began her work as Director of the Nova Scotia for the Law Commission of Canada analyzing how law and policy part of a keynote plenary panel on the “Assessment of the Charter His partner, Anne Derrick, has been enjoying her role and traveling Restorative Justice Community-University Research Alliance Grant impact on alleviating water quality problems on First Nation reserves. Developments in 2006” at the fifth annual Charter Conference held in frequently as a Provincial Court Judge, while their children continue on awarded by SSHRC March 2005. The NSRJ-CURA is a collaborative Toronto and sponsored by the Ontario Bar Association. Shortly before their busy paths, Elspeth (23) at the University of Alberta Law School, research project involving researchers from five Canadian universities Wayne MacKay this Toronto trip, Professor MacKay was the guest speaker at the Right Catriona (18) at McGill and Freya (14) completing Grade 8. and 18 community partners. It is a five-year grant worth $1 million. The Beginning in July, 2006 Professor MacKay embarked on a deferred to Know Forum held at the University of King’s College in Halifax on grant was officially launched on November 17th, 2006 during sabbatical leave — his first since 1985. At previous points where he had September 27, 2006 and delivered a paper entitled, “Do We Have a Mohamed Khimji Restorative Justice Week. earned sabbatical leave, he served as Director of the Nova Scotia Right to Know and Why Should We Care?” On October 12, 2006 he Professor Mohamed Khimji continues to teach Business Associations, She continued to act as academic and policy advisor to the Provincial Human Rights Commission (1995) and more recently as President of spoke at the National Association of Vice Presidents Academic’s annual Commercial Law (A) — Sale of Goods, Commercial Law (B) — Secured Restorative Justice Programme Management Committee. Professor Mount Allison University (2001). Most of his sabbatical year was spent meeting, held in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The topic was Transactions, and supervise the Canadian Corporate/Securities Law Llewellyn also continued her work with the Assembly of First Nations in Halifax, although he did partake in fact finding missions to Cairo, accommodating students with disabilities in Canadian universities. Moot team. In addition, he introduced a new seminar course called (AFN) on the response to residential school abuse. She acted as a Egypt and Santa Cruz, Bolivia, as a board member of the International On March 1, 2007 he delivered the inaugural lecture in a speaker Property Rights in Investment Securities. His research focuses primarily consultant and advisor to AFN and assisted with the design and Center for Human Rights and Democratic Development, located in series on multiculturalism sponsored by the Shar Shalom Synagogue on property rights in the electronic cross border financial markets. This negotiation of a truth commission process as part of the settlement with Montreal. The trip to Egypt was as part of a May, 2006 five-person team and held at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax. The title of this talk was, past year, Mohamed presented at the Annual Workshop on Commercial the federal government on residential schools. This work culminated in to report on democracy and free speech in that country. The team “Multiculturalism, Diversity and Civility in a Post 911 Canada.” Later, and Consumer Law and the Queen’s Annual Business Law Symposium. an agreement in principle signed on November 20th, 2005. included former Foreign Affairs Minister, Flora MacDonald, and Chair on March 30, he presented the keynote speech at a conference sponsored Also, his work entitled “Peoples v. Wise — Conflating Directors’ Duties, Professor Llewellyn presented three papers at conferences this year. of the Rights and Democracy Board, Janice Stein. The October, 2006 trip by the Student Accessibility Center at the University of New Brunswick Oppression, and Stakeholder Protection” appeared in the UBC Law She presented at the National Health Law Conference in Halifax, at an to Bolivia was as a board representative at the United Nations in Fredericton on the topic, “Diversity in the Workplace and the Duty to Review in 2006. International Colloquium on the Legacy of Indian Residential Schools in sponsored world congress of human rights commissions. Professor Accommodate: Unlocking Workers’ Potential.” Toronto, and at the Conference of Residential Schools in Vancouver. She MacKay’s term as a member of the Rights and Democracy Board Professor MacKay also engaged in less formal local presentations to Hugh Kindred gave a seminar on Restorative Justice at Henson College and presented expired in December, 2006, but he has been kept on in a new capacity as the Nova Scotia Department of Justice lawyers on recent Charter of For most of the first half of 2006, Professor Hugh Kindred lived in the to the Salon on Intergenerational Justice at Dalhousie. She published strategic counsel to the Board. Rights developments on June 22, 2006; at a conference organized for United Kingdom. Part of his time there was spent in working with three two articles during the 2005-2006 academic year: “Restorative Justice in Liberated from the structure of classes, Professor MacKay engaged in parents of disabled children held at Mount St. Vincent University, called colleagues back in Dalhousie on Canada's extraterritorial jurisdiction for Transitions and Beyond: The Justice Potential of Truth Telling research and writing on a number of different topics. One of his main “Celebrating Our Children” on November 18, 2006; at a Dalhousie the late lamented Law Commission of Canada. The report, titled "Global Mechanisms for Post-Peace Accord Societies” T. Borer, ed. Telling The projects was researching and writing a book on The Three R’s in faculty of law seminar on his New Brunswick Inclusion Report on Reach, Local Grasp: Constructing Extraterritorial Jurisdiction in the Age Truths: Truth Telling and Peace Building in Post-Conflict Societies (Notre Schools: Rights, Responsibilities and Relationships, which explores the January 5, 2007 and to the graduating students of the Education Faculty of Globalization," is being published in the Canadian Journal of Law and Dame Press, 2006) and “A Constitutional Defence of the Federal Ban on issues of violence in schools and the links between discrimination and of Mount St. Vincent University on March 19, 2007, on the topic of Technology, Volume 6(1), 2006. Just before returning to Halifax in July, Human Cloning for Research Purposes” in the Queen’s Law Journal (with violence. As with most major research projects, it is progressing slowly. “Legal Challenges for Teachers.” When not speaking to these many Hugh delivered a paper jointly with his wife, Sheila, in Amsterdam at J. Downie and F. Baylis). He did complete the following research projects: audiences, Professor MacKay also worked on a booklet on inclusive the 6th Conference of the International Society for the Study of Professor Llewellyn welcomed her second son, Elliott to the family in • “Student Freedom of Expression: Violent Content and the Safe School schooling for the New Brunswick Department of Education. He also Argumentation. This tag team performance was a novel integration of August 2006. Balance,” a chapter for M. Manley-Casimir ed., The Courts, the Charter chairs an independent panel of inquiry into affairs at Bishop’s their legal and philosophical skills to evaluate the process by which the and the Schools (a forthcoming book from the University of Toronto University in Quebec, where he conducted interviews during the fall of United Kingdom decided to go to war against Iraq. They presented their Constance MacIntosh Press); 2006 and winter of 2007 and is in the process of writing a report. The critique under the title "Recourse to Persuasive Authority: The Use and Over this past year Professor MacIntosh continued to teach in the core • “Author’s Summary of Connecting Care and Challenge: Tapping our panel was established by the Canadian Association of University Abuse of Legal Argumentation in Political Discourse." areas of Contract Law and Commercial Law. She also taught in her areas Human Potential — Inclusive Education: A Review of Programming Teachers. He has acted as a temporary citizenship judge (in his Order of In January 2006, the new, 7th edition of International Law Chiefly as of specialization, Aboriginal Law and Immigration and Refugee Law. and Services in New Brunswick — accepted for publication in the (2007) Canada capacity) and swore in more than 100 new Canadians on Interpreted and Applied in Canada, co-edited by Hugh Kindred with She reports that she thoroughly enjoys the range of students who she Education Law Journal; August 30, 2006 and March 15, 2007 at Pier 21 in Halifax. He looks Phillip Saunders, was published. In the course of the year four more gets to work with in these different classes. • ”Human Rights in the Global Village: The Challenges of Privacy and forward to returning to his teaching duties in the fall in Public Law, books that included chapters by Professor Kindred on International Law Professor MacIntosh had the pleasure of speaking at a few National Security” published in volume 20 of 2006 National Journal of Constitutional Law and Education Law. and Maritime Law were brought out. In October, Oxford University conferences and forums, including the National Health Law Conference Constitutional Law; Press launched the Oxford Reports on International Law in Domestic Courts, where she presented a paper entitled “Immigration and Disability: • “In Defence of the Courts: A Balanced Judicial Role in Canada’s Moira L. McConnell a new online service of cases and commentaries for which Professor When Wealth Includes and Medicare Excludes.” Another highlight was Constitutional Democracy” accepted for publication in the next issue of 2006-2007 marked the third year of Professor McConnell’s appointment Kindred has been heading up "Team Canada's" contribution of speaking as an invited panelist and participant for a roundtable on the National Journal of Constitutional Law. as Director of the Marine & Environmental Law Institute. In July 2007 Canadian sources. His current research work includes devising ways to Canadian detention practices concerning refugees, jointly organized by Sabbatical has allowed Professor MacKay to present at more she will have completed the full term of her appointment and will overcome the barriers to bringing suit in Canada by victims of foreign the United Nations High Commission for Refugees and the Canadian conferences than when he is teaching. He delivered a keynote speech, return to full-time teaching. She is pleased to note that Professor David human rights abuses and other international wrongs. Red Cross. “Achieving an Inclusive Society: The Duty to Accommodate and VanderZwaag will be the next Director of the Institute and that On the writing and publication side, six articles or book chapters in Beyond” at the national conference of the Canadian Association of Professor Meinhard Doelle has agreed to stay on for a second term as Jennifer Llewellyn her teaching areas finally went to press and saw the light of day. On the Statutory Human Rights Agencies in Fredericton, New Brunswick on Associate Director. In addition to her administrative responsibilities as Jennifer Llewellyn received tenure and was promoted to Associate topic of immigration and refugee law, her publications included June 15, 2006. At the thirteenth annual American Education Law the Director of the Institute and also in connection with the various Professor in December 2005. She took a break from teaching analyzing how Canada addresses human rights considerations in its Conference held in Portland, Maine on July 24-27, 2006, he delivered a University and Law School committees, Professor McConnell continued Constitutional Law in 2005-06 to teach the Graduate Seminar in Legal human trafficking legislation, and how feminist positions have (or have paper entitled, “The Lighthouse of Equality: Clues to the Meaning and to teach a “small group” first-year Contract Law. In the 2006-2007 Education and Legal Scholarship. She continues to enjoy teaching not) been recognized as political opinions within refugee Substance of Inclusive Schooling.” In St. Andrews, New Brunswick academic term she also had the privilege of teaching a second first-year 58 Hearsay 2007 Dalhousie Law School Dalhousie Law School Hearsay 2007 59  FACULTY PROFILES

course, Fundamentals of Public Law, which uses human rights law and databases, library catalogues and the Internet comfortably and biodiversity: Intellectual Property Rights and the Food Security Canada. cases and equality rights cases under the Charter as a case study for independently in the course of their studies and research. Question” as an invited speaker at the 3rd Annual Michigan State Professor Scassa continues to serve as co-editor of the Canadian introducing students to the basics of administrative law and Professor Morrison also reported that plans are afoot to digitize items University Law College Intellectual Property and Communications Law Journal of Law and Technology, and is a co-author of the bi-weekly IT.Can constitutional law and statutory and constitutional interpretation. In from our rare book collection and other material of interest and make Conference titled: The International Intellectual Property Regime newsletter. She is a member of the External Advisory Committee to the addition to her LL.B. teaching Professor McConnell continued to them widely available to scholars and alumni. Complex at Michigan State University, Lansing. That presentation has Privacy Commissioner of Canada, and is also an internet domain name supervise Masters and Doctoral students at the Law School and at other Professor Morrison continues to serve as Secretary to the Board of the transformed into a journal article that will be released later in 2007. In dispute resolution panelist with Resolution Canada. universities, including students in a graduate programme Masters in International Association of Law Libraries and attended the annual October, 2006 Professor Oguamanam’s book, International Law and Along with co-authors Professors Stephen Coughlan, Robert Currie Shipping Logistics at the Copenhagen Business School. institute in St. Petersburg and Moscow last summer. She is the Chair of Indigenous and Indigenous Knowledge: Intellectual Property, Plant and Hugh Kindred, she prepared a report for the Law Commission of In October she continued her earlier work with a colleague, Professor the Preservation Committee of the Canadian Association of Law Biodiversity and Traditional Medicine was published by the University of Canada titled “Global Reach, Local Grasp: Constructing Extraterritorial Evangelos Raftopolous, at Pantheon University in Athens, in connection Libraries. She continues to represent the Faculty of Law on various Toronto Press. In addition to teaching two seminars on Advanced Jurisdiction in the Age of Globalization.” The report, which is currently with the Mediterranean Programme for International Environmental senate committees and serves as a member of the University Libraries Intellectual Property and Law & Technology, and the large group first- available online is also slated for publication in an upcoming issue of Law and Negotiation (MEPIELAN). She presented a seminar in Athens Management Group. year contract and judicial rule-making class, Professor Oguamanam has the Canadian Journal of Law and Technology. to a regional seminar on the legal aspects of the Barcelona Convention For the eighth year, Professor Morrison taught the first-year legal continued to do research in his ongoing projects on: (i) digitalizing and In 2006-2007 she also published a number of papers including: and its protocols. The papers given at the seminar will be published. research and writing course and the Advanced Legal Research and documentation of traditional knowledge, (ii) the tension between “Using Copyright Law to Prevent Parallel Importation: A Comment on Along with colleagues David VanderZwaag, Meinhard Doelle and Writing seminar course for third-year students. In addition, she was agricultural biotechnology and alternative forms of agriculture, and (iii) Kraft Canada, Inc. v. Euro Excellence, Inc.,” (2007) 85 Canadian Bar Review members of other faculties at Dalhousie, she also continued work in appointed as Lecturer at the School of Library and Information Studies farmers’ right and food security. He secured funding support for the 409; “Distinguishing Functional Literary Works from Compilations: relation to the five-year university to university CIDA-funded and taught the winter course on Legal Bibliography. She was delighted latter project from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research. Part of Issues in Originality and Infringement Analysis,” (2006) 19 Intellectual cooperation project (PIP) involving a law school in Vietnam, a to welcome her sixth grandchild last September. the results of the research project was published under the title of Property Journal 253-269; “Consumer Privacy and Radio Frequency university in the Philippines and Dalhousie working together on “Intellectual Property Rights in Plant Genetic Resources: Farmers’ Identification Technology” by Teresa Scassa, Theodore Chiasson, education regarding the implementation of sustainable development Ronalda Murphy Rights and Food Security of Indigenous and Local Communities” in the Michael Deturbide and Anne Uteck, (2005-2006) 37 Ottawa L. Rev. 215; principles. Professor Murphy introduced a new seminar on Law and Sexual vol. 11 of fall 2006 edition of Drake Journal of Agricultural Law. He and “Original Facts: Skill, Judgment and the Public Domain,” (2006) 51 Throughout 2006-2007, Professor McConnell has continued to work Orientation and taught the class to an enthusiastic group of students, continues to serve as a co-author of the bi-weekly IT.CAN newsletter. McGill L.J. 253. She also has two book chapters on intellectual property with the UN in her role as Special Advisor to the Director of two of whom have already presented their research papers to national On the home front, in summer of 2006, Professor Oguamanam and topics slated to appear in upcoming books with Irwin Law and Les International Labour Standards Department, ILO, mainly in connection conferences. She successfully switched her section of the year long wife Ann were blessed with the arrival of their second child, Ekezie Editions Yvon Blais. with an action plan to encourage the rapid and widespread ratification constitutional course to a one semester intensive one, and hopes to have John. Their daughter — Emma Ekeoma – has continued to relish her Early in 2007, Professor Scassa announced that she would be leaving of the recently adopted Maritime Labour Convention, 2006. In January, inspired students in evidence law to consider practice at the criminal new status as a “big sister” with amazing pride and admirable fondness Dalhousie Law School in June 2007 to join the Faculty of Law at the she was invited to Geneva to deliver a seminar on the Convention to the bar. In the spring of 2006, she argued before the Supreme Court of for her brother. University of Ottawa. She says, “I have enjoyed 14 productive and ILO’s regional labour standards specialist. In February, she was invited Canada in the aboriginal rights case of R v. Sappier; R v. Gray 2006 SCC rewarding years at Dalhousie Law School. I am grateful for the support to accompany, as Special Advisor, an ILO High-level Tripartite Mission 54, appearing on behalf of the Nova Scotia Assembly of Mi’kmaq Chiefs. Dianne Pothier of my colleagues over the years, and appreciative of the many to Panama to discuss the Convention with the government and social She was honoured to be asked to take the intervention brief and to work In 2006, Professor Pothier resumed teaching Public Law, after a few wonderful students I have had the privilege to know during my time at partners. In spring 2007, she will be involved in an academic review of with lawyers Mary Jane Abram and Douglas Brown. The Supreme years’ hiatus. She also designed and taught in Toronto an intensive Dalhousie.” studies exploring economic analyses and international labour standards. Court of Canada decided the case in favour of the aboriginal rights course on the Charter and Human Rights in Labour Law for the She has also continued to work with Professor Aldo Chircop and litigants and the decision provides much needed clarity and Osgoode Professional LL.M. She will be offering this course again in Rollie Thompson Scott Coffen-Smout to co-edit the international interdisciplinary Ocean improvements to the caselaw on several issues. She has been writing in 2008. Dianne continues to use her teaching and writing on equality In September, Rollie Thompson moved to the centre of the universe, Yearbook. In 2007, she was also invited to become an Associate Editor of the areas of constitutional law and evidence and has articles and book issues as a basis for pro bono involvement in litigation. In the spring of Toronto, where he is spending the year at University of Toronto on the Yearbook of International Environmental Law. Professor McConnell also chapters coming out in the summer of 2007 on these topics. Finally, she 2006, she was a member of a subcommittee of the DisAbled Women’s sabbatical. Not that he has spent much time in “Tronna,” as he continues continued in her role as Vice-president, Atlantic Region, of the is the co-chair with Justice Joel Fichaud and Ron Pink for the 2007 Network (DAWN Canada) which intervened (through written to tour across Canada for his work on the Spousal Support Advisory International Commission of Jurists (Canadian Section), an organisation Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice’s National submissions) in the Supreme Court of Canada in Council of Canadians Guidelines, released by the federal Department of Justice in January 2005. committed to promoting the rule of law and the independence of the Conference scheduled for October 10-12, 2007 in Halifax on the topic of with Disabilities (CCD) v. Via Rail. The case involved an ultimately Along with Professor Carol Rogerson, he is now working on revisions to judiciary and as a board member of Lawyers for Social Responsibility. “Doing Justice: Dispute Resolution in the Courts and Beyond”. Professor successful (SCC decision of March 23, 2007) challenge to Via’s use of the Advisory Guidelines, which requires many small group meetings to Murphy hopes to see many Dalhousie Alumni attend this exciting railway cars inaccessible to personal wheelchairs; some of DAWN’s obtain feedback from lawyers, mediators and judges at various locations Ann Morrison conference. To see the schedule and register please see http://www. arguments were reflected in the majority SCC decision. Dianne also used around the country. “Best of all,” he says, “is learning the reality of how Ann Morrison, Chief Law Librarian, continues to enjoy the challenges ciaj-icaj.ca/ her constitutional law expertise to informally advise on other cases family law is practised in centres large and small, in courts that are inherent in making it possible for students and faculty with access to the heard in the SCC in 2006. generalist and specialist, and in negotiation, collaborative law, rapidly increasing amount of legal digital material available, provide the Chidi Oguamanam mediation and settlement conferencing as well as contested court technological infrastructure to make this possible and to maintain and In February 2006 Professor Oguamanam was a guest speaker of the Teresa Scassa matters.” The response to the Advisory Guidelines has been very develop the library’s print collection. Canadian International Law Students Association at the 13th Annual In 2006-2007, Professor Scassa presented papers at several conferences positive and the revisions will be limited and focussed, in a final version During the past year, all the tables in the library were equipped with Canadian International Law Students Conference at the Osgoode and workshops. These included a presentation on copyright law to the of the Guidelines to be released in the fall of 2007. electrical connections for lap top computers and other hand held devices Professional Development Centre, Toronto. His presentation was Association Littéraire et Artistique Internationale (ALAI) Canada in Rollie has spoken at a wide range of other programs over the past and future plans include rearranging the stack space on the second and entitled “Plant Genetic Resources: Indigenous Agriculture vs. Toronto, a roundtable on Radio Frequency Identification tags (RFIDs) year: on a family law update for Atlantic Provinces courts in October fourth floors to provide more convenient seating arrangements for Agricultural Biotechnology—Competing Epistemologies and and privacy to the Annual IT.Can Conference, a talk on recent 2005; on hearsay for the Nova Scotia Criminal Lawyers Association and students. Complicity of the International Intellectual Property System.” In March, developments in copyright law to the Intellectual Property Chapter of Barristers Society in December 2005; on child and spousal support at the Professor Morrison indicated that the library was fortunate to receive 2006 he was in Vancouver as an invited speaker at the Law and Society the Canadian Bar Association (NS), and a workshop on copyright law National Judicial Institute (NJI) family law seminar in February 2006 a generous donation from an alumnus that provided the funds to Seminar Series in the Faculty of Law, UBC where he spoke on the subject and university libraries to the Maritime Health Librarians Association. and at another NJI session for appellate courts in April 2006; on hearsay acquire a workstation equipped with adaptive technology. This will of food security in the context of law and society. Professor Oguamanam She also prepared a research paper and presentation for a symposium for family law lawyers at Toronto Family Court in March 2006; on enable physically challenged faculty and students to access legal also delivered a paper in April 2006 on “Agro-biotechnology vs. Agro- co-organized by the Competition Bureau of Canada and Industry imputing income for support purposes at the Law Society of Upper 60 Hearsay 2007 Dalhousie Law School Dalhousie Law School Hearsay 2007 61  FACULTY PROFILES

Canada Special Lectures in April 2006; on various child and spousal In May 2006, the Fulbright Foundation awarded Professor Thornhill Wiktor published the first part of a larger study on the legislative history Day & History Month Discussion Series. At the suggestion of DALSA support issues at the National Family Law Program in July 2006; on a 2006-2007 Canada-US Fulbright Visiting Professor Award for residence of U.S. treaties entitled Treaties Submitted to the United States Senate: President Angie Gillis, all of the discussions were held in a Talking section 7 of the Charter in criminal and civil matters for the Nova Scotia at Temple University’s Department of African American Studies. Legislative History, 1989-2004; this is his third work published by Martinus Circle format. Three separate discussion circles were held focusing on all-courts program in November 2006; and on self-represented litigants Nijhoff of the Netherlands, a leading publisher of international law. the topics of “The Law and the Mi’kmaq Language,” “Restorative Justice at two civil justice reform conferences held by the Canadian Forum on A few words should be said about the importance of treaties in and Youth” and “Mi’kmaq Rights.” Presenters included Mr. Noel Civil Justice in May and December 2006. David VanderZwaag international and domestic law. Knockwood, Mi’kmaq Elder and former Nova Scotia Sergeant-at-Arms, During his “sabbatical,” Professor Thompson is teaching Evidence at Professor VanderZwaag was active on both the lecturing and research Treaties have been recognized as the principal sources of Tuma Young, Mi’kmaq lawyer & CEO of the Eskasoni First Nation; the University of Toronto in the winter term and an advanced course in fronts. In September, he gave a presentation, “The Arctic Council at Ten international law in the statutes of the two courts of International Justice Danny Paul, human rights advocate and Mi’kmaq historian; and the child and spousal support at Osgoode Hall Law School’s part-time Years: Time for a Third Change?” at a seminar on climate change in 1920 and 1945. The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties of May following Dalhousie law alumni: Professor Patti Doyle-Bedwell, LL.M. in Family Law from April to June 2007. He was appointed in convened by the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority 23, 1969, defines treaties as international agreements concluded between Director of the Transition Year Program at Dalhousie University; Jaime March 2006 as the editor of the Canadian Family Law Quarterly, published Law, University of Lapland in Finland. In October, he joined Mark states or international organizations in written form and governed by Battiste, instructor at the Mi’kmaq Collegiate Institute; Donna Gauvin, by Thomson-Carswell. He continues to serve as a member of the board Covan, Dalhousie LL.M. graduate, in a presentation, “Canada Gets international law. Treaties not only regulate the relations of government Resource Manager, Mi’kmaq Legal Support Network; P.J. Prosper, of the Vanier Institute of the Family and as President of the Public Tougher with Vessel-Source Polluters: A Review of the Controversial Bill agencies with other states and international organizations, but also affect Director of the Mi’kmaq Legal Support Network and Mr. Doug Brown, Interest Advocacy Centre in Ottawa. He finally got off the board of C-15” at the 4th IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Colloquium at many aspects of the daily life of individuals in many areas such as Counsel to the Union of Nova Scotia Indians. In January of 2007, the Dalhousie Legal Aid Service, by fleeing to Upper Canada for the year. Pace Law School. In December, Professor VanderZwaag gave a talk, taxation, social security, family matters, human rights, extradition, to IB&M Initiative was honoured to host a presentation by the “First “Jurisdictional Challenges Facing Canada in the Arctic: A Short Legal mention a few. This is even more so in the United States, by far the Voices” project in cooperation with the Atlantic Council for International ESMERALDA THORNHILL Cruise,” at the Canadian Arctic Issues in a Changing Climate Seminar leading world’s treaty maker. Under U.S. domestic law and treaty Cooperation. First Nation youth and Indigenous Latin American youth In addition to her appointment as Full Professor in the Faculty of Law, organized by Dalhousie’s Marine Affairs Program and the Company of practice all international agreements concluded by the United States are screened video clips of their work on a collaborative documentary Professor Thornhill holds cross appointments in the Faculty of Arts and Master Mariners of Canada, Maritimes Division. divided into treaties which are submitted to the U.S. Senate for its advice designed to highlight important themes in their respective communities. Social Sciences — in Canadian Studies, Women’s Studies and Russian He also participated in the East Asian Seas Congress in Haikou, and consent to ratification as specified in theU.S. Constitution, and other Professor Williams also contributed to the development of African Studies, where, along with that Department’s Chair, Professor John China with talks given on the topics, “Regional Cooperation in Coastal/ international agreements. While the number of these “advice and consent Canadian legal perspectives in law. In January 2007, she and her father, Barnstead, she co-taught in fall 2005 the jointly crafted new Afrocentric Ocean Governance” and “Canadian Ocean Governance and the treaties” is rather small, they are part of the “supreme law of the land”, retired community social worker Eugene Williams, were interviewed as course, Black Identity in Pushkin. Principles of Sustainable Development: Implementation Challenges and similar to federal statutes. part of a documentary being developed by award-winning filmmaker Throughout the school year, Dalhousie Law School students at all Approaches.” In the spring of 2007, Professor Wiktor traveled with his wife Bodil Sylvia Hamilton entitled The Little Black Schoolhouse. The documentary levels had the opportunity to benefit from Professor Thornhill’s In February, he was an invited expert to a workshop on Integrated to Washington, D.C., to meet with the editors of Nijhoff, and officials of will explore the history of segregated schools in Canada. In the spring of knowledge and expertise: she delivered the Orientation to Law Lecture Ocean Management in the Arctic convened under Arctic Council Treaty Affairs of the United Nations and the U.S. Dept. of State. They 2007, one of Professor Williams’ conference presentations was published on “The Implications of ‘Race’ and Culture for Legal Education and the auspices by the government of Norway. In March, he was a panelist at a also visited one of their daughters at Columbia, South Carolina, and in an interdisciplinary text, entitled Multiple Lenses: Voices of the Legal Profession” to the First-Year Cohort, taught a module in the 2006 seminar in Svalbard on Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and Professor Wiktor spent some time in the libraries of the University of Diaspora. Pre-Law Programme for Indigenous Black and Mi’k maq students, and Conservation of Biodiversity in the Arctic: The Legal Challenges where South Carolina researching U.S. congressional documents for his current In January of 2007, Professor Williams was pleased to participate as a taught upper year electives in Administrative Law and in her he addressed the topic “Arctic Marine Biodiversity Regulation Beyond treaty project. panelist in the “Hiring Practices for Equity in Employment” forum designated areas of teaching, Critical Race and Legal Theory and National Jurisdiction.” organized by the Race Relations Committee of the Nova Scotia Human Rights (domestic and international). Publications included, among others, Aquaculture Law and Policy: Sheila Wildeman Barristers’ Society to launch the Hiring Practices: Equity in Employment Besides serving on Faculty Statutory Committees, during the year, Towards Principled Access and Operations, a book co-edited with Gloria Professor Wildeman’s major production this year (or rather co- Interviewing Guide. Professor Thornhill was actively engaged in University governance Chao and published by Routledge, and a co-authored article “The production, with spouse Professor Black) was a baby boy, Samuel, born In February 2007, during African Heritage Month, Professor Williams — as a faculty representative on Dalhousie Senate, as a member of Regulation of Tidal Energy Development off Nova Scotia: Navigating December 1, 2006. Other developments included the appearance of an proudly supported the extraordinary efforts of the Dalhousie Black Law Senate Special Committee of Inquiry, and as a member of Senate Foggy Waters” in Volume 55 of UNB Law Journal. article, “Access to treatment of serious mental illness: enabling choice or Students’ Association (DBLSA) in launching the inaugural Judge Corrine Steering Committee. She also served on one of the SSHRC Adjudicating enabling treatment?” in the 2006 edited collection, Just Medicare: What's Sparks Award in Law to honour the outstanding contributions of Judge Committees. Christian L. Wiktor. In, What's Out, How We Decide (C. Flood, ed.). Her conference Corrine Sparks. The award is presented to a student whose personal and Professor Thornhill continued to make her expertise available to the Christian Wiktor, appointed Professor Emeritus following his retirement presentation “The Supreme Court of Canada at the limits of decisional academic endeavors most accurately reflect Judge Sparks’ spirit of non-academic community by delivering the keynote address at a 2005 in 1998, continues research in the field of treaty law, resulting in two capacity,” will appear in a forthcoming collection. Her work on three leadership and community service, and is designed to celebrate students Canadian Race Relations Foundation national consultation on A recent publications dealing with treaties of Canada and the United grant projects in the areas of mental health law, elder law and who are committed to using their legal education as a tool for change in National Anti-Racism Policy, and by conducting a 2006 February Black States. neuroethics continues, as does her work on her doctoral thesis, “Reasons their community. In turn, the student shares the award with a deserving History Month Awareness Training and Development Workshop for In 2004 Professor Wiktor published the Index to Canadian Treaties / or Symptoms? The Legal Assessment of Capacity to Make Treatment community organization recipient of the student’s choice. The first Health Canada, Atlantic Region, Calibrating the Factor of ‘Race’ in Health: Index des traités du Canada, 1979-2003, which supplements his two Decisions in the Psychiatric Context.” Professor Wildeman received a recipient of the Judge Corrine Sparks Award in Law was Mr. Lyle Howe, Teasing out the Material Reality of Racism. volumes Canadian Treaty Calendar / Répertoire des traités du Canada, 1928- Dalhousie Student Union Award for Teaching Excellence in 2006. She an African Nova Scotian first-year law student. He chose to share his In April 2006 she represented Dalhousie Law School (in fluent 1978, published by Oceana Publications in 1984. These two reference will be on maternity leave until December, 2007. award with the Nova Scotian Home for Coloured Children. Spanish!) at the annual North American Consortium on Legal Education works on Canadian treaties provide easy access to all treaties concluded (NACLE) Conference held in Monterrey, Mexico where she was invited by Canada during 75 years, printed in the Canadian Treaty Series Dick Evans to moderate a session on human rights. A member of the Quebec Bar, in published in pamphlet form since 1928. Michelle Williams Dick Evans has been re-appointed to the Board of Governors of May she attended the 2006 Congrès du Barreau du Québec held in Professor Wiktor continued researching the legislative history of Professor Michelle Williams completed her third year as Director of the Dalhousie University for a further two year term commencing on July Montréal. United States treaties, initiated with the publication of a collection of Indigenous Blacks & Mi’kmaq (IB&M) Initiative and her second year of 1, 2007. As of May 2007 Dick has completed his term as Chair of the Professor Thornhill’s local, national and international public service Unperfected Treaties of the United States, 1776-1976, published in nine teaching. Board of Oxfam Canada. commitment, includes the following appointments: member of the Nova volumes by Oceana Publications from 1976 to 1994. This bicentennial In keeping with the IB&M Initiative objective of developing In the fall term of the 2007/2008 year Dick will be on a sabbatical Scotia Psychiatric Facilities Review Board, Trustee of the National Film annotated set of original documents includes the texts of treaties which Aboriginal and African Canadian legal perspectives and scholarship, the leave, concentrating on compiling a history of Dalhousie Legal Aid. Board of Canada, and Member of the National Human Genome Centre for one reason or another never entered into force for the United States; IB&M Initiative joined with the Dalhousie Aboriginal Law Students Clinic alumnae are encouraged to contact Dick at richard.evans@dal. at Howard University (Washington, DC). they still have a significant historical value. In September 2006, Professor Association (DALSA) in organizing the second annual Mi’kmaq Treaty ca with reminiscences of their time in the program, or with stories of 62 Hearsay 2007 Dalhousie Law School Dalhousie Law School Hearsay 2007 63 GRAPEVINE

how the clinic experience has had an impact on life after law school. • practices as Counsel with Stewart presenter to judges through the and a former member of the Q.C. George W. MacDonald, Q.C., a 1955 McKelvey and is a Member of the 1963 1965 activities of the National Judicial Appointment Committee of the partner with McInnes Cooper in 1972 Board of Directors of many high Institute and to legal audiences Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society. He Halifax, N.S., has been elected Purdy Crawford, O.C., Q.C. has been profile companies. He was Donald H. McDougall, Q.C. has been through the activities of the was the founding President of the President of The Canadian The Honourable Justice Ronald John named to the Cape Breton inducted into the Canadian appointed Counsel at Stewart Canadian Institute for the Nova Scotia Criminal Lawyers’ College of Construction Lawyers. Harper, was recently appointed University School of Business Business Hall of Fame in 2006. McKelvey. He previously Administration of Justice. Association and for several years He was also recently named one judge of the Family Branch of the Advisory Board. He is Counsel practiced in the area of Labour President of the Continuing Legal of the “top 100 litigation lawyers Superior Court of Justice in and with Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt in Law with Stewart McKelvey for Education Society. He is a Fellow in Canada” who handles cases for the province of Ontario. He Toronto, advising primarily in the over forty years. He is the 1968 of the American College of Trial involving US and Canadian will be assigned by the Chief corporate/commercial area. He 1961 Executive Chair of the Board of Lawyers and International Society issues, by Lexpert Magazine, a Justice to London and replaces sits on the boards of several large The Halifax Herald Limited and is James (Jim) E. Gould, Q.C. has of Barristers. He is President of publication which focuses on Mr. Justice D.R. Aston who was Canadian and U.S. public a Member of the Practice rejoined McInnes Cooper as the Sopinka Cup Committee. For legal practice. The Canadian appointed Senior Family Judge of companies and is the Chair of the Advisory Panel of the Canadian Counsel. A leading lawyer in 31 years Mr. Pink was a member College of Construction Lawyers the Superior Court of Justice in Five-Year Review Committee, Labour Law Journal. He is Life Admiralty and Maritime Law, his of the Faculty of National was established 10 years ago and 2005. Mr. Justice Harper was appointed to review securities Director of the Atlantic Film practice includes admiralty Criminal Law Program of the is made up of the top construction admitted to the Bar of Ontario in legislation in Ontario, and former Festival and is former President of litigation, marine insurance, Federation of Law Societies of lawyers in the country. A long- 1974 and designated as a certified Chair of the Securities Industry Leonard P. Compton, Q.C. was Tennis Canada, past Member of protection and indemnity advice, Canada, which lectures to Judges, time member of the Atlantic specialist in Family Law by the Committee on Analyst Standards. elected Mayor of the City of the Economic Council of Canada, salvage, pollution, vessel Crown Attorneys and Defence Canadian legal community, he has Law Society of Upper Canada in In 1996 he became an Officer of Kenora, Ontario in the Municipal former Chair of the Atlantic financing, charterparties, bills of Council from across Canada. He previously served as a lecturer at 1996. He is an expert in family the Order of Canada. He was Elections on November 13, 2006, Development Council, a former lading and related litigation. Jim has taught courses in criminal Dalhousie Law School and the law, child protection law and inducted into the Business Hall of defeating the incumbent, David Commissioner of the CRTC, has appeared before all levels of trial practice and evidence at Technical University of Nova mental health law. He currently Fame of Nova Scotia in 1997 and Canfield. former Chair of Halifax court in Nova Scotia, courts in Dalhousie Law School and has Scotia. serves as a member of the Law became a Fellow of the Institute of Cablevision and former Director other provinces, the Federal Court taught criminal law as part of the Society of Upper Canada’s Family Corporate Directors in 1999. In of Maritime Broadcasting Ltd. and Federal Court of Appeal and Criminology program at Saint Law Specialty Certification 2000 he was inducted into the Gerald J. Doucet, Q.C. has been the Supreme Court of Canada. A Mary’s University. Mr. Pink has Committee, as Vice Chair of the Canadian Business Hall of Fame named to the Cape Breton 1964 titulary member of the Comité consistently maintained an AV 1971 Community Child Abuse Council, and named Ivey Business Leader University School of Business Maritime International (CMI), he rating with Martindale Hubbell. and as Chairman of the of the Year. In 2003 he was Advisory Board. As President of 1967 has authored various publications He has authored and edited Clarence Beckett, Q.C., a partner Development Committee for the presented the Conference Board Gerald Doucet Consulting Inc., he and lent his expertise to important reference texts for with Patterson Law in Halifax, Association of Family and of Canada’s Honorary Associate is a frequent speaker at The Honourable Justice Leo Barry, a numerous associations. He is the professionals and lay persons for N.S. has been made a Fellow of Conciliation Courts. He is a Award for a lifetime of conferences and seminars. With judge of the Trial Division of the Past President of the Canadian Carswell Legal Publishers in the American College of Trial prolific writer and lecturer on distinguished personal, more than 35 years of experience Supreme Court of Newfoundland Maritime Law Association. Canada. Lawyers. He practices in the areas family law. professional, and community as a business consultant in the and Labrador, was recently of civil litigation and insurance accomplishments. field of government business appointed a judge of the Court of law. Since its founding in 1950, The Honourable Justice Michael F. relations, having represented Appeal of the Supreme Court of 1969 the American College of Trial Harrington, Q.C., a senior partner numerous major national and Newfoundland and Labrador. He 1970 Lawyers has been dedicated to with the law firm of Stewart international companies, and as a replaces Mr. Justice D.M. Roberts Joel. E. Pink, Q.C., has been elected maintaining and improving the McKelvey in St. John’s, was 1956 former Member of the Nova ( St. John’s) who elected to Second Vice-President of The Eric Durnford, Q.C., a partner with standards of trial practice, the recently appointed a judge of the Scotia Legislature and Nova become a supernumerary judge. Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society. He McInnes Cooper in Halifax, N.S. administration of justice and the Supreme Court of Newfoundland Scotia Cabinet where he served as He was admitted to the Bar of has practiced law in Nova Scotia has been made a Fellow of the ethics of the profession. and Labrador, Trial Division. He Minister of Education and Newfoundland and Labrador in since 1969, exclusively in the area American College of Trial replaces Mr. Justice Raymond J. Minister of Youth. He will no The Honourable Donald C. Oliver, 1969. Prior to his appointment to of criminal law and is a leader of Lawyers. One of only five other Halley (St. John’s) who elected to doubt be a great asset to the Q.C. has been appointed by Prime the Supreme Court of the Nova Scotia Criminal Bar. Mr. Canadians, he was inducted as a become a supernumerary judge. Advisory Board. Minister Stephen Harper to be Newfoundland in 1989, he was a Pink appears regularly in all fellow at a ceremony during the Mr. Justice Michael Harrington Chairman of the prestigious practicing lawyer in St. John’s, levels of Court with jurisdiction in College’s annual meeting in was admitted to the Bar of Senate Standing Committee on N.L., Chairman of the Labour the province. He has represented London, England in September Newfoundland and Labrador in Legal and Constitutional Affairs. Relations Board, a law professor accused persons in the provinces 2006. Since its founding in 1950, 1972. Mr. Justice Harrington He also received an honorary at Dalhousie University and a of New Brunswick, Prince the American College of Trial practiced with Stirling Ryan in St. Doctor of Laws degree from member of the legislature of Edward Island and Lawyers has been dedicated to John’s (1972-1990) which merged Guelph University in 2006. Newfoundland and Labrador. Mr. Newfoundland and often has a maintaining and improving the to become Stewart McKelvey in Justice Barry’s practice expertise matter pending before the standards of trial practice, the 1990. His practice expertise is in covers a broad spectrum of legal Supreme Court of Canada. Mr. administration of justice and the the areas of litigation, Sir Graham Day has been named to issues and includes constitutional, Pink is a former member of the ethics of the profession. administrative law and oil and the Cape Breton University School administrative and corporate law. Investigative Committee for gas law. He was named a Fellow of Business Advisory Board. He He is a frequent author and Discipline, a former member of of the American College of Trial the Bench/Bar Liaison Committee Lawyers and was a Director of the

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Canadian Petroleum Law then practiced with Robichaud Bruce MacIntosh, Q.C., a litigation also joined New Millennium Northwest Territories. He is the Justice T.E. Margeson, who Keith Evans, Q.C. has recently Foundation. He has acted as a Williamson Theriault & lawyer with MacIntosh, Capital as a Strategic Advisor. 1977 author of several academic and elected to become a moved from Halifax to Member of the Board of Directors Johnstone. In 1996, Mr. Justice MacDonnell & MacDonald in She is Counsel at Bennet Jones in practice articles in tort law and supernumerary judge. Mr. Justice , Alberta to become the of St. Patrick’s Mercy Home and Robichaud was appointed New Glasgow, N.S., has been Edmonton, Alberta and is Robert Carruthers, Q.C. was civil litigation. was admitted to General Counsel of Lilydale Inc. of the Newfoundland Symphony Queen’s Counsel. His legal presented with the prestigious Distinguished Scholar in appointed to the Queen’s Counsel the Bar of Prince Edward Island In preparation for the move, Keith Orchestra. expertise is in real estate law, Distinguished Service Award Residence at the University of on December 21, 2006. He is a in 1978. Since 1979, he has resigned from the Nova Scotia corporate and commercial law from the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Alberta in the Institute for United partner with Carruthers & practiced with Stewart McKelvey Law Reform Commission (for Michael I. King, Q.C., has joined the and municipal law. He has taken Society. He is one of only five States Policy Studies. Previously, MacDonell Law Office Stirling Scales (formerly Scales which he served as President until firm of Walker, Dunlop in Halifax, an active role in legal education Nova Scotia lawyers to have been Incorporated in Shubenacadie, Jenkins McQuaid). Appointed the summer of 2006) but N.S. and continues to practice in as an instructor at the Bar awarded this honour and he is N.S. Queen’s Counsel in 1991, Mr. continues on as a Board Member the area of family law. Admission Course (in French and also one of only approximately Justice Rossiter’s practice of the Canada Nova Scotia English) of the Law Society of two dozen Canadian lawyers to John Khattar, Q.C. was appointed to expertise is in the area of civil Offshore Petroleum Board. New Brunswick and is a Past be invited into the membership of the Queen’s Counsel on litigation. He was a President of 1973 President of the Bathurst Rotary the International Society of December 21, 2006. the Prince Edward Island Law Dr. Collins Parker was appointed a Club. Barristers. He has been involved Society and a member of the Judge of the High Court of The Honourable Judge Robert in many high profile cases Colin P. MacDonald is a partner Prince Edward Island Supreme Namibia (in southern Africa) on Hyslop was awarded the degree of The Honourable Justice Nicoll M. throughout his career including with Borden Ladner Gervais in Court Rules Committee. Mr. November 1, 2006. Prior to his Master of Laws (with merit) by Scaravelli, Q.C., a senior partner in the Westray Mine Disaster and Calgary, Alberta, specializing Justice Rossiter is a Director of the appointment, Dr. Parker was an the University of London on the firm of MacIntosh led the Nova Scotia Bar in its primarily in the corporate/ Canadian Chamber of Commerce, acting Judge of that court. Before November 1, 2006. MacDonnell & MacDonald in response to the Marshall Inquiry commercial area and advises a Governor of the Atlantic his judicial appointment he was New Glasgow, N.S. was recently into the wrongful conviction of clients on Competition Act and Catherine S. Walker, Q.C. has been Provinces Economic Council and the head of the Legal Services and C. Peter McLellan, Q.C., has joined appointed a Judge of the Supreme Donald Marshall Jr. He was the Investment Canada Act matters. elected First Vice-President of The a Governor of the Prince Edward International Cooperation Stewart McKelvey as a Partner in Court of Nova Scotia. He replaces youngest member of the bar ever she served four terms as the Currently Vice Chair of the Board Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society. Island Junior Achievement. Directorate of Namibia’s Ministry the Halifax office. He brings more Mr. Justice W.R.E. Goodfellow to be elected by his peers as Liberal Member of Parliament for of Directors of Calgary Olympic Since 1988, she has been a sole of Justice. than 25 years of experience in (Halifax) who elected to become a President of the Nova Scotia Edmonton Centre between 1993 Development Association and is practitioner. Prior to the election, labour and employment law, supernumerary judge. Mr. Justice Barristers’ Society and the first and 2006. From December 2003 a Member of the Board of she was extensively involved in a providing advice to businesses Nick Scaravelli was admitted to lawyer to receive the Queen’s and January 2006 she served as Directors of Calgary Airport volunteer capacity with the 1979 1980 regarding pension and employee the Bar of Nova Scotia in 1974. He Counsel designation under the the Deputy Prime Minister and Authority, Catholic Family Society and the Lawyers’ benefits. He has frequently practiced with Fitzgerald and reformed, merit based process for Minister of Public Safety and Services and Terra Energy Insurance Association of Nova The Honourable Justice Richard Bell, appeared before the Nova Scotia Associates in Halifax (1974-1977) selection, chaired by the Chief Emergency Preparedness. In Corporation and is a Member of Scotia and in 2004 was awarded Q.C., was recently appointed a and Canada Industrial Relations before moving to MacIntosh Justice of Nova Scotia. His previous administrations, she the Board of Governors of St. the Distinguished Service Award judge of the Court of Queen’s Boards and the Labour Standards MacDonnell & MacDonald (1977- community service has included served as Minister of Health, Francis Xavier University. of the Society for her volunteer Bench of New Brunswick. He Tribunal on matters relating to 2006). Mr. Justice Scaravelli’s the Board of Directors of the QEII Minister of Justice and Attorney activities. She has been involved replaces Mr. Justice R. Savoie unions and has represented practice expertise is in the areas of Health Sciences Centre, the Board General, Minister of Natural The Honourable Justice Frans F. in continuing education as an (Moncton) who elected to become clients before the Supreme Court family law, real estate law, of Directors of the Nova Scotia Resources and Federal Slatter, Justice of the Court of organizer for the annual a supernumerary judge. Mr. of Canada with regards to labour arbitration, corporate and College of Physicians and Interlocutor for Métis and Non- Queen’s Bench of Alberta sitting provincial property conferences Justice Bell was called to the Bar matters. commercial law, and criminal law. Surgeons and he has acted as Status Indians. Prior to entering in Edmonton, was recently for the real estate bar, and she has of New Brunswick in 1979. In He has been a member of the volunteer legal counsel for a politics she taught law at the appointed a Justice of Appeal of also been involved in the December 2004, Mr. Bell was David A. Miller , Q.C., a partner Executive of the Nova Scotia variety of community University of New Brunswick and the Court of Appeal, a Judge of Canadian Bar Association (Nova appointed Queen’s Counsel. He is with Stewart McKelvey, Halifax, Branch of the CBA - Labour organizations, including the University of Alberta serving the Court of Appeal for the Scotia Branch) as Chair of the Real the past President of the Canadian N.S., was recently recognized as Section, the Executive of Pictou Tearmann House for Battered as Associate Dean of the Faculty Northwest Territories and a Judge Estate Section and Director and is Bar Association, New Brunswick one of Canada’s top lawyers in County Day Care Centre and a Women, Second Stage Housing of Law at the University of of the Court of Appeal. one of the founding members of branch (2003-2004) and a frequent The National Post – Best Lawyers Member of the Advisory Board of Society, Kids First Association, Alberta between 1985 and 1987 He replaces Madam Justice A.H. the Real Estate Lawyers lecturer and former adjunct in Canada. the Canadian Scholarship Trust Refugee Support Society, and Acting Dean from July 1991 Russell (Edmonton) who retired Association of Nova Scotia professor of Business Law, The Honourable Michael Baker, Q.C. Foundation. Highland Community Residential to June 1992. May 1, 2006. His academic awards (RELANS). Atlantic Baptist University in has been appointed to the Cabinet The Honourable Justice Michel A. Services for the Mentally include the medal for highest Moncton. Mr. Bell is a graduate of of the Province of Nova Scotia. In Robichaud, Q.C., was recently Challenged, New Glasgow Credit standing in class during final year the Royal Canadian Mounted addition to his role as the Minister appointed a judge of the Court of 1974 Union, and other community at Dalhousie Law School, the Police Academy, a former RCMP of Finance and the Minister of Queen’s Bench of New agencies. 1976 Viscount Bennett Fellowship from 1978 constable and author of several Aboriginal Affairs he is also Brunswick. He replaces Mr. Alan Ferrier, Q.C. was appointed to the Canadian Bar Association and legal publications, including responsible for Part I of the Justice T.W. Riordon (Miramichi) the Queen’s Counsel on The Honourable A. Anne McLellan, Robert M. Purdy, Q.C. is the new a SSHRC Fellowship for Graduate The Honourable Justice Eugene Human Rights? Whose Rights? Gaming Control Act, the who elected to become a December 21, 2006. He is a P.C. has been named to the Cape managing partner of Patterson Studies in Law. Prior to his Rossiter, Q.C., a partner with the (Solicitors’ Journal, 2003). Mr. Securities Act, the Insurance Act, supernumerary judge. Mr. Justice partner with Ferrier Kimball Breton University School of Law’s Halifax, N.S. office. He is appointment to the Court of firm Stewart McKelvey Stirling Justice Bell’s practice areas the Elections Act, the Retail Michel A. Robichaud was Dumke Thomas in Bridgewater, Business Advisory Board and the also a member of the Board of Queen’s Bench in 2001, Mr. Justice Scales in Charlottetown, is include general litigation, labour, Business Uniform Day Closing admitted to the Bar of New N.S. Board of Directors of Nexen, Inc., Directors of the Dalhousie Law Slatter was admitted to the Bars of appointed a judge of the Tax employment, administrative and Act and the Utility and Review Brunswick in 1973. He has since Agrium Inc. and Cameco. She has Alumni Association. Ontario, Alberta and the Court of Canada. He replaces Mr. aboriginal law. Board Act. He is also MLA for

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Lunenburg. He was first elected actively involved in numerous Legal Director for the Law Society Gordon Forsyth, Q.C. was appointed launched at the Conference on Banking & Financial Institutions, civil matters involving people to the Legislative Assembly in committees and volunteer work of Newfoundland before coming to the Queen’s Counsel on Cause Lawyering in Popular 1987 Energy Law, Environmental Law with disabilities. March 1998; re-elected July 1999, including, but not limited to, the to private practice. Her practice December 21, 2006. He is Culture in March 2007 at the and Renewable Energy. As a August 2003 and June 2006. Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society, expertise is in the areas of civil managing partner with Pink Department of Jurisprudence, Yvonne LaHaye, Q.C. was appointed member of the Canadian Council Frank Hoskins, Q.C. was appointed the Nova Scotia Criminal litigation, personal injury law, Breen Larkin in Halifax, N.S. Amherst College. In July 2006, he to the Queen’s Counsel on for Public-Private Partnerships, to the Queen’s Counsel on Cathy Dalziel has joined Patterson Lawyers’ Association; President administrative law, professional was elected President of the Law December 21, 2006. he advised the Nova Scotia December 21, 2006. He is the Law of Halifax, N.S. She practices of Big Brothers Big Sisters in discipline, wills and estates and John Rogers, Q.C., Managing and Literature Association of government on the environmental Chief Crown Attorney (Halifax in the area of insurance law. Yarmouth (where he also sat as a criminal law. She was the Partner of Stewart McKelvey’s Australia and recently, was Stanley MacDonald, Q.C. was law issues related to the Region & Special Prosecutions) board member for over 20 years), Commissioner of the Royal Halifax, N.S. office is the new reappointed for another three- appointed to the Queen’s Counsel development of Nova Scotia’s with the Public Prosecution Robert G. Grant, Q.C., a partner board member of the Kaye Newfoundland Constabulary Chair of the Halifax Chamber of year term an associate editor of on December 21, 2006. He first toll highway. Service in Halifax, N.S. with Stewart McKelvey, Halifax, Nickerson Adult Service Centre, Public Complaints Commission, Commerce. In addition to being a the London-published journal, practices with Garson Pink in N.S., was recently recognized as board member of the Southwest Chair of the Canadian Bar respected litigation lawyer, he is Law, Culture & the Humanities. He Halifax, N.S. Andrew White is working for the one of Canada’s top lawyers in Community Justice Society, Association’s National Committee also the Director of the IWK continues to enjoy life “Down Office of the Prosecutor, The National Post – Best Lawyers volunteer for the Yarmouth on Ethics and Professional Issues Health Centre and a Member of Under” in sunny Queensland but John Traves, Q.C. was appointed to International Criminal Tribunal in Canada. Association for Community Committee and was also a the Administration of Justice remains “Canadian enough” to the Queen’s Counsel on for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania. Residential Options (YACRO), frequent Bar Admission Course Committee for the Nova Scotia look forward to the occasional December 21, 2006. He is the and past board member of The lecturer. Barristers’ Society. snowstorm on his periodic trips Chief Executive Officer of the 1981 Yarmouth Golf and Country Club. to the Northern Hemisphere. Nova Scotia Pension Agency at 1989 He has also lectured at various Ron Lacey and his wife, Jill, are the Nova Scotia Department of Derek D. Key, Q.C. was awarded the conferences for CLE and the Nova pleased to announce the birth of 1984 John McMillan, Q.C. was appointed Finance. 2005 Prince Edward Island Medal Scotia Criminal Lawyers’ their first child, a son, Will, on to the Queen’s Counsel on of Merit for outstanding Association. June 2, 2005, in Halifax, N.S. Ron Christine H. Hirschfeld is a partner December 23, 2006 by the citizenship and excellence and is a Crown Attorney with the at Boyne Clarke in Dartmouth, Honourable Mildred Drover, 1988 was invested in the Order of Nova Scotia Public Prosecution N.S. She is a recognized expert Attorney General of Prince Prince Edward Island. This is the 1982 Service. across Canada for her practice in Edward Island. He was admitted Darlene Jamieson, Q.C. was Jim Middlemiss has joined the new highest honour awarded by the entertainment, intellectual to the Bar of Prince Edward appointed to the Queen’s Counsel editorial team at Canadian Lawyer Province of Prince Edward Island Andrew Graham would like to The Honourable Wyman W. Webb property and information Island on March 1, 1985 and on December 21, 2006. She is a magazine as Editor. In addition to and he is the first lawyer to inform his classmates, as well as was recently appointed a judge of technology law. She was the practiced with the firm of Foster, partner with Merrick Jamieson being a lawyer, he is founding receive this award. Derek and his no doubt astonished law the . He recipient of CanWest Global’s O’Keefe until 1997. On March 3, Sterns Washington & Mahody of editor of Law Times (a sister Nancy L. Key, Q.C. (LL.B.’81) professors, that in June of 2006, he replaces Madam Justice L. 2002 Fellowship for her 1997 he accepted a position as Halifax, N.S. publication of Canadian Lawyer), a have recently celebrated 26 years was appointed a Master of the Lamarre Proulx, who elected to contribution to new media Crown Attorney with the Office of long-time legal affairs writer and of marriage. Superior Court of Ontario. become a supernumerary judge. production in Canada and is the the Attorney General. Since 1996, Philip Jenkins has been appointed frequent contributor to a number Andrew and his wife, Béa Mr. Justice Wyman W. Webb was Chair of CBA’s National he has also been the Legal an Associate Portfolio Manager of Scott Gillis was recently of trade and business Gonzalez, live in Toronto with admitted to the Bar of Nova Intellectual subsection, the Chair Education Coordinator for the RBC Dominion Securities’ Private recognized by the MS Society of publications. He was also recently their two sons, Will and Andre. Scotia in 1982 and practiced with of the Intellectual Property Law Society of Prince Edward Investment Management Canada for his commitment to the named a co-editor of Canadian Patterson Law and its predecessor Institute of Canada’s Informals Island. program. He joined RBC Atlantic division of the group. Lawyer InHouse a new addition to The Honourable Madam Justice Lois firms. His practice expertise is in Group (Halifax) and is the past Dominion Securities as a Scott was presented with the CLB Media Inc.’s magazine R. Hoegg Q.C., was appointed a national tax law, commercial law Chair of the Nova Scotia Chapter professional Investment Advisor society’s President’s Award and family. This new magazine covers Judge of the Trial Division of the and tax litigation. Mr. Justice of Women in Communications. 1986 in 1993. Prior to this he practiced was also one of 12 nominees lawyers who work in business, Supreme Court of Newfoundland Webb is a former Governor of the She speaks frequently on legal law for a number of years. world wide to be nominated for government and non-profit and Labrador. Madam Justice Canadian Tax Foundation and a matters at conferences and Carole Gillies, Q.C. was appointed the Multiple Sclerosis organizations. With a circulation Hoegg replaces Mr. Justice L.D. lecturer of tax law at Dalhousie seminars throughout Canada. to the Queen’s Counsel on Bernard F. Miller has been International Federation’s 2007 of 10,000 there are plans to Barry ( St. John’s) who was Law School. December 21, 2006. She is a appointed Managing Partner and James D. Wolfensohn Award for publish five issues per year appointed to the Court of Appeal. Shirley Lee, Q.C. was appointed to partner of Chisholm & Gillies CEO of McInnes Cooper. He International Person with MS. He beginning in 2007. “These are Prior to her appointment she was the Queen’s Counsel on Law Corporation Inc. in worked in the Halifax office until was diagnosed in 1993 and his interesting times for the legal a partner with Ches Crosbie 1983 December 21, 2006. Antigonish, N.S. 1997 when he moved to Moncton involvement began shortly after. profession.” Middlemiss says. Barristers of St. John’s, N.L. to open the first of three McInnes Scott has served on several “Law firms morphed into large, Madam Justice Hoegg was Julia Cornish, Q.C. was appointed to William MacNeil is a Professor of Cooper offices in New Brunswick committees at the divisional level sophisticated, businesses with Philip J. Star, Q.C. has been elected admitted to the Bar of the Queen’s Counsel on Law at Griffith University in (Moncton, Fredericton and Saint and is a Member of the Board. He international connections. At the President of The Nova Scotia Newfoundland and Labrador in December 21, 2006. She is a Brisbane, Australia. He has John). Having gained experience has also been honorary legal same time, the in-house counsel Barristers’ Society. He is one of the 1983. She started her legal career partner with Sealy Cornish in recently published Lex Populi: The working in both Nova Scotia and counsel and has been the market has matured to the point founding members of Pink, Star, as a Crown Attorney with the Dartmouth, N.S. and is Past Jurisprudence of Popular Culture New Brunswick he has a firm chairman of the Client Services we believe it can support its own Murphy, Barro where he has a Department of Justice President of the Dalhousie Law (Palo Alto: Standford University grasp on the needs of Atlantic Committee in Atlantic Canada. magazine. There are a lot of general practice with an emphasis (Government of Newfoundland Alumni Association. Press, 2007) in the “Cultural Lives Canada’s business community Scott has been practicing law with fascinating stories and angles to on criminal litigation. He has been and Labrador), then became the of Law” series. Lex Populi was and his practice focuses primarily Waterbury Newton in Kentville, pursue.” in the areas of Aboriginal Law, N.S. for 17 years in the area of

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providing tax, estate planning and and Estates (Litigation) and is want to see copies of the film in 1990 business structuring advice. 1993 Past Chairperson, British high schools by the time school 1996 1997 Columbia Wills & Trusts starts in September. To make a The Honourable Peter MacKay, P.C., Sandra. A. Gogal has joined Miller Subrata Bhattacharjee was Subsection of the Canadian Bar donation or find out more, please Tricia Avery is now a partner with Q.C., M.P. was appointed to the Thomson LLP’s Toronto Office as recognized by Lexpert Magazine as Association, a Member of the B.C. visit www.learningclimate.org or Kelly Brown was recognized by Stewart McKelvey’s Halifax Queen’s Counsel on December 21, a partner. She has extensive one of its “Top 40 Lawyers Under Continuing Legal Education’s contact Will Cole-Hamilton at Lexpert Magazine as one of its “Top office. As a member of the 2006. Peter was appointed experience in the natural resource 40” for 2006. A partner with Wills Advisory Committee and is (778) 882-5804. 40 Lawyers Under 40” for 2006. Litigation Group she practices Minister of Foreign Affairs and and energy sectors and has Heenan Blaikie LLP he is Co- a lecturer at various conferences She is Vice-President and General primarily in the areas of Minister of the Atlantic Canada obtained considerable expertise in Chair of the firm’s National Trade and seminars relating to estate Gregory Barro is a Member of the Counsel of Molson Canada. Insurance, Health Law and Opportunities Agency on dealing with aboriginal and and Competition Group, he and trust litigation. Board of Directors of the Nova Professional Liability. She teaches February 6, 2006. He is also the environmental issues and general focuses his practice on all aspects Scotia Film Development Robert L. Percival is now a partner Civil Procedure workshops at Cabinet Minister responsible for corporate matters. After working of competition/antitrust law, Corporation. The mandate of the with the Toronto office of Ogilvy Dalhousie Law School as part of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward for 15 years in Atlantic Canada, foreign investment law and 1994 NSFDC is to expand the film, Renault. His practice is devoted to the Civil Procedure curriculum. Island and represents the she was called to the Ontario Bar David Shannon is the new regulatory/commercial litigation, television and new media commercial transactions northern Nova Scotia in 2005 and went in house with Executive Director of the including quasi-criminal and Madeleine Schwarz is an Assistant industries in Nova Scotia through involving information technology, David G. Hutt is now a partner constituency of Central Nova as the Ministry of Natural Resources Canadian Paraplegic Association constitutional matters. He Trial Attorney for the Office of the stimulating investment and e‑commerce and with Buchell Hayman Parish in Member of Parliament. He is the for the Government of Ontario to (Nova Scotia). He also recently regularly provides counsel on Prosecutor, International Criminal employment by promoting Nova communications. He was Halifax, N.S. He has been with the former chair and current member advise the Ministry on matters launched his new book entitled merger clearance, contentious Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, Scotia’s talent and location. He is recognized in the 2006 edition of firm since his call to the bar in of the Foreign Affairs and relating to aboriginal consultation Six Degrees of Dignity: Disability in matters and compliance issues Tanzania. a partner of the Yarmouth, N.S. the Canadian Legal Directory 1998. As a member of the civil National Security committee. He in the areas of hydro and wind an Age of Freedom and was actively under the Canadian Competition law firm, Pink Star Murphy Barro. LEXPERT as a leading litigation group his preferred also sits on Treasury Board, and power, forestry and mining. While involved in drafting the UN Act and on foreign investment practitioner in the area of areas of practice are commercial Priorities and Planning cabinet with the government, Sandra was Convention on the Rights and issues under the Investment 1995 D. Shannon Farrell is an Associate computer and information and insurance litigation. He is a committees. responsible for briefing the Dignity of Persons With a Canada Act. He has appeared with the Charlottetown office of technology law. He is the Co- part-time instructor at Dalhousie Minister of Natural Resources and Disability which was signed on before the Supreme Court of McInnes Cooper. Specializing in Chair of the Canadian IT Law Law School. He is Vice-Chair of Donald K. MacKenzie has joined the senior officials, providing advice March 30, 2007 by Canada and Canada, , Shannon Aldinger, Will Cole- Litigation, Shannon was called to Association’s Outsourcing the CBA’s Law Reform Mi’kmaq Confederacy of Prince on legislative and policy member countries of the United Nova Scotia Court of Appeal and Hamilton and Fred Eiserman have the Ontario Bar in 1997 and Committee and an Executive Committee and has also served Edward Island as its in house development, and facilitating Nations. all levels of court in the Province formed a non-profit group, the became a member of the Prince Committee Member of the on the Board of Halifax’s legal advisor. MCPEI is a Tribal outside legal counsel on litigation of Ontario. With considerable Learning Climate Education Edward Island Bar in 2002. She is Ontario Bar Association Shakespeare by the Sea Theatre Council which provides technical matters. She completed studies in experience in the media, Society, that aims to donate a copy certified to practice collaborative Information Technology and Society and is involved in the support to help protect, enhance 2006 in International Energy Law: 1992 entertainment and pharmaceutical of Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth family law on Prince Edward E-Commerce Law Section. He is local arts community. and strengthen the Mi’kmaq Contracts and Negotiation. She is industries, he teaches competition to high schools across Canada. Island and has appeared on behalf the past Chair of the Toronto Nation in Prince Edward Island. National Vice-Chair of the Pamela J. Clarke is now a partner law at Dalhousie Law School, The idea came to them after of clients in a variety of matters in Computer Lawyers’ Group (2001- Prior to joining MCPEI, Don spent Canadian Bar Association with Wickwire Holm, Halifax, where he has held a part-time reading that An Inconvenient Truth the Prince Edward Island 2002), a founding member and 1998 fifteen years in the private Aboriginal Law Section, a N.S. She joined the firm as an faculty appointment since 2001. is already being taught in schools Supreme Court, at both the trial Co-Chair of IT.CAN’s Committee practice of law, most recently Member of the Corporate Counsel Associate in 2000 and specializes He was also appointed as a in the U.K. Australia, Spain, and appeal level, in the New on Electronic Commerce, a having been a partner in the for Aboriginal Relations: in Corporate/Commercial Special Lecturer in trial advocacy Norway, Sweden, Belgium and Brunswick Court of Queen’s Canadian correspondent for Charlottetown firm of Foster Conference Board of Canada and Insolvency and Corporate at the Faculty of Law, Queen’s parts of the U.S. In just a few Bench, and in the Ontario Court, World e-Business Law Report in Hennessey MacKenzie. a Member of the Canadian Restructuring. She has extensive University (1999-2001). He months since its founding in General Division. She is an active London, U.K., a member of the Aboriginal Mining Association. experience in various aspects of publishes and speaks widely on February 2007, the group has: member of the CBA, having Canadian IT Law Association, the insolvency and has dedicated competition/antitrust law issues sought and received the support served as the Young Lawyers Computer Law Association, York 1991 Jeffrey R. Hunt, a lawyer with much of her extra-curricular time and related topics, both of Paramount Pictures in Branch Director from 2003-2005, Technology Association and the Patterson Law in Truro, N.S. has to organizations that provide domestically and internationally. acquiring the intellectual property and as a member on the Prince commercial law, intellectual James K. Cruickshank a partner been appointed by Ottawa to the educational and other services to rights to show the film in Edward Island Branch Executive property law and information with Stewart McKelvey, Halifax, Board of the Halifax Robert L. those involved in the insolvency Roger Lee has joined Davis & classrooms; obtained Paramount’s from 2002 to present. She also sat technology and e-commerce law N.S., has been elected Governor Stanfield International Airport. field. She is the Nova Scotia Chair Company LLP’s Vancouver, B.C. agreement to provide them with on the Prince Edward Island sections of the Canadian Bar of the Canadian Tax Foundation He is a civil litigation lawyer, a of the Bankruptcy Section of the office. He has developed an the films for roughly half the steering committee for the Task Association and the American Bar for a three-year term. The member of the regional Canadian Bar Association, she extensive practice in trust and retail price; and raised almost half Force on Access to Justice from Association. He is an Adjunct Canadian Tax Foundation is an assessment appeal court and an serves on the Board of the estate litigation and has given of the $50,000 needed to purchase 2003-2004. She is an active Professor of Law at the University Paul Falvo was elected to independent tax research and appointee to the Nova Scotia Canadian Insolvency Foundation numerous lectures to other legal the films. Learning Climate has member of the Prince Edward of Victoria (Internet and Yellowknife City Council in education organization that teacher certification committee. and is a member of the Risk practitioners as well as to other been the subject of three television Island Law Society, and regularly Information Technology Law). October 2006. Paul, Christa and provides a forum for the Management Association. She has groups, such as the Certified news stories, four radio serves on various committees. Juniper welcome visitors to discussion and analysis of issues Dave Morris is working for the served for 11 years on the Board General Accountants Association interviews, an editorial in the Yellowknife. in taxation and government Office of the Prosecutor, of the Dalhousie Law Alumni and the Canadian Association of Vancouver Province and featured finance. In addition to being a International Criminal Tribunal Association, including a term as Gift Planners. Roger was listed in in a front page story in the lawyer, he is also a chartered for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania. President from 2002 to 2004. the 2006 “The Best Lawyers in National Post and is working to accountant and specializes in Canada” directory under Trusts raise the remaining $26,000. They

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Lindsay (Burry) Lorimer is Competition and is the treasurer Christine J. Doucet has joined Law in the Halifax office. Prior to R. Scott Wilson is an Associate with well as administrative law. She is practicing with class action of the South Asian Visual Arts Talentworks Inc. as a legal 2002 2003 joining McInnes Cooper he McInnes Cooper in the Saint John, also the Vice President and boutique Rochon Genova LLP. Collective (SAVAC). recruiter in the Halifax office. She interned at the Munich firm of N.B. office. He specializes in Treasurer of the Halifax Xplosion She and her husband John Neil has returned home to Nova Scotia Leigh Davis has joined Cox & Bock Oppler Hering in the Corporate & Commercial and Football Team. Lorimer reside in Toronto, O.N. Kenneth A. MacLean is practicing after practicing commercial Palmer of Halifax, N.S. as an summer of 2004 and then Real Estate Law. Also a They have two sons, Owen James with Boyne Clarke in Dartmouth, litigation in Vancouver. Prior to Associate. Leigh specializes in attended Oxford University professional engineer he Alanna P. Brogan was admitted to (born July 8, 2003) and Drew Iain N.S. His primary focus is in becoming a lawyer, Christine Labour and Employment Law, where he received his Bachelor of maintains his membership with the Nova Scotia Bar on June 9, (born August 7, 2005). Employment/Labour Law, worked as a reporter at The Education Law and Civil Law degree in 2005. the Association of Professional 2006. She is an Associate with Cox Human Rights and Business Chronicle Herald for several Administrative Law. Engineers & Geoscientists of New & Palmer in Halifax, N.S. and Jennifer Ross is now a partner with Litigation. He sits on the Board of years. After articling at Stikeman David R. Melvin was appointed by Brunswick (APEGNB). He also practices in the area of insurance Burchell Hayman Parish in the Metro Turning Point Centre Elliott in Toronto, Ontario, she Victoria A. C. Mainprize has joined the Governor in Council of Nova sits on the Planning Advisory and general litigation. Halifax, N.S. She practices in civil and the Board of the Regional moved to Vancouver, British Boyne Clarke in Dartmouth, N.S. Scotia to the Board of Directors of Committee (PAC) for the City of litigation with a strong focus on Residential Services Society. He Columbia and practiced at Farris, as an Associate and is part of the the Nova Scotia Real Estate Saint John which hears matters Heidi A. Cleary was admitted to the administrative law, human rights volunteers with REACHability Vaughan, Wills & Murphy and Entertainment and Intellectual Commission for a term of three relating to community planning. Nova Scotia Bar on June 9, 2006. and professional discipline (providing access to justice for Koffman Kalef. She also studied Property team. With several years years commencing July 1, 2006. She is practicing with E.M. Power proceedings. Her practice also persons with disabilities). marketing part time at BCIT. experience in the entertainment Michelle (Smyth) Davis and her The Commission is an Law. involves aboriginal law and industry (film, performing arts husband, Gary Davis are pleased independent non-government 2005 insurance defence litigation. Richard McDerby and Sara Foster of Gareth Duncan is practicing in the and graphic arts) she is currently to announce the arrival of Jack agency responsible for the Jason T. Cooke was admitted to the Before returning to private Vancouver, B.C. are pleased to offices of Environmental- completing an MBA with a Michael Davis on March 7, 2006. regulation of the real estate Jamie L. Angus was admitted to the Nova Scotia Bar on June 9, 2006. practice, she worked as announce the adoption of their Aboriginal Guardianship through specialization in International Michelle is an Associate with industry in Nova Scotia in Nova Scotia Bar on June 9, 2006. He is an Associate with Burchell Professional Responsibility son, Quentin Hee Foster- Law and Education (EAGLE), a Business and Marketing. She is a Stewart McKelvey in St. John’s, accordance with the Real Estate She is an Associate with McInnes Hayman Parish in Halifax, N.S. Counsel at the Barristers’ Society. McDerby. Quentin was born in non-profit organization located in member of the Board of Live Art Newfoundland. Trading Act. David continues to Cooper in Halifax, N.S. in the She is a member of the South Korea and is a little brother the Lower Mainland of British Dance Productions in Halifax. practice in the areas of litigation, Business Department. Sarah L. Cruickshanks was admitted Complaints Committee for the for Gracie. Columbia. David Henley is now a partner with corporate-commercial, estate and She practices in the areas of to the Nova Scotia Bar on June 9, College of Registered Nurses, and Kaila Mikkelsen is Co-Director of Stewart McKelvey’s Halifax real estate law with his colleagues Income Tax, Corporate & 2006. She is practicing with was a former Director of the Help Julie Smith traveled to Vientiane, Career Services at the University office. As a member of the at Livingstone Company in Commercial Law and Wills, Patterson Law in Halifax, N.S. Line Society and the Northwest Laos as a participant of the of British Columbia in the Faculty Litigation Group he practices in Dartmouth, N.S. Estates & Trusts. She is a Arm Heritage Association. Canadian Bar Association Young of Law. Previously she was an the areas of Marine, volunteer with the Society for the Jonathan D. Dale was admitted to Professionals International Associate in the corporate/ Environmental, Energy and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. the Newfoundland and Labrador Internship and spent from securities group of Stikeman Natural Resources and Bar in 2006. He is an Associate 1999 September 2005 to March 2006 Elliott LLP (Vancouver). Kaila Construction Law. In addition to Emad Al-Sharief was admitted to with the St. John’s, N.L. office of assisting the Lao Bar Association wed Malcolm Kennett on June 16, being a lawyer, he is also a the Nova Scotia Bar on June 9, Stewart McKelvey, specializing in Thomas E. MacEwan is now a with its strategies for the future 2007 on Bowen Island, B.C. Lieutenant-Colonel in the 2006. He has joined Blois, Insurance, Corporate/ partner with Muttart Tufts and helped to develop its Canadian Armed Forces Reserve Nickerson & Bryson and practices Commercial and Litigation Law. Dewolfe & Coyle in Kentville, management skills. with more than 21 years of service primarily in the areas of real N.S. He continues to represent and is the Deputy Commander of estate and commercial law and is Sarah J. Dykema was admitted to clients in civil, criminal and 36 Canadian Brigade Group. He is a certified R2000 builder. the Nova Scotia Bar on June 9, family matters before all levels of 2001 also a part-time faculty member 2006. She is practicing with court in Nova Scotia. Nicole (Borovan) Ginsberg married of the Marine and Environmental Alicia Lois Arana was admitted to Stewart McKelvey in the Halifax Joseph F. Burke has joined Cox & Donald Ginsberg of Montreal, Law Institute at Dalhousie Law the Nova Scotia Bar on June 9, office and specializes in litigation. Palmer of Halifax, N.S. as an Quebec, on May 28, 2006 in School. 2006. She is also on the Board of 2000 Associate with the commercial Halifax, N.S. They reside in Emilie Taman and Michael Spratt Directors of the North End and insurance litigation team. Ottawa where Nicole acts as legal welcomed their first daughter, George P. Ash was admitted to the Community Health Center. Alan R. Farquhar has joined Prior to joining Cox & Palmer in counsel for the Federal 2004 Charlotte Rose Spratt, on Nova Scotia Bar on June 9, 2006. McInnes Cooper’s Halifax office 2006, he spent several years in Government and Donald, a November 4, 2006. Just prior to He is practicing law with Boyne Allison R. Hounsell-Kouzovnikov as an Associate specializing in the private practice, acting as in- graduate of McGill University, is a Ryan P. Brennan of Patterson Law the birth of their daughter, Emilie Clarke in Dartmouth, N.S. and is was admitted to the Nova Scotia areas of Corporate and house counsel for a major insurer palliative care physician. Prior to has recently moved from the completed a clerkship with Justice on the Advisory Council for the Bar on June 9, 2006. She is Commercial, Estates, Trusts and and then working as an aide to a moving to Ottawa, Nicole Truro, N.S. office to the Halifax, of the Supreme Court Indigenous Blacks & Mi’kmaq employed with Halifax Film Ltd. Wealth Planning and Real Estate. minister in the federal practiced law in Vancouver for a N.S. office. He continues to work of Canada and is now working Initiative at Dalhousie Law which is a subsidiary of DHX government. Joe is President of number of years before in the areas of real estate and there as Counsel. Michael is School. Media Ltd., a leading Vanita Goela is working as the Halifax Citadel Liberal completing her Master of Laws corporate/commercial law. currently working as a criminal international producer and litigation counsel with the Association and Chair of the degree at McGill University. defence lawyer in Ottawa with Adrienne M. Bowers was admitted distributor of television Department of Justice. She is also Halifax Community Learning James A. MacDuff has joined the firm Webber Schroeder. to the Nova Scotia Bar on June 9, programming and interactive currently adjunct faculty at Network, and takes an active McInnes Cooper as an Associate 2006. She is practicing with Blois, content with an emphasis on Osgoode Hall Law School as the interest in various social justice in the areas of Corporate and Nickerson & Bryson in the areas children, family and youth coach for the Laskin Moot issues and organizations. Commercial as well as Energy of civil and family litigation, as markets.

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Lyndsay C. Jardine was admitted to volunteer with Big Brothers / Big was the beginning of a beautiful University where he obtained his Laws degree (1952), London the Nova Scotia Bar on June 9, Sisters of Greater Halifax, a 1940 friendship, marriage and degree in 1951. University with a Master of Laws 2006. After articling with Director of the Canadian Parks partnership that would span After graduation he worked in degree (1954) and Harvard Law Share Your News H. Leslie Stewart ‘‘Babe”, B.A., LL.B. Wickwire Holm in 2005, she and Wilderness Society – Nova almost sixty years. They entered Toronto, O.N. at the firm of Blake, School with a Master of Laws passed away peacefully at home joined the firm as an Associate in Scotia Chapter and a Director of Dalhousie University and Cassels & Graydon and in 1955, degree (1955). Judge Macdonald on January 1, 2007 at the age of 2006. She practices mainly in the the Atlantic Canada Share announcements about your family, career, travels graduated in 1950 with their law became head of industrial served as Lecturer in Law, 88. The son of the late Herbert area of civil litigation. Environmental Law Association. or studies. Please take a moment to complete this form degrees, becoming the first relations for Chrysler Corporation Osgoode Hall (1955-57), Professor and we will include your latest news and achievements Leslie Stewart and Cathleen married couple to graduate from of Canada. In 1959, he joined the (1957-59); assistant editor of in the Grapevine section of our next issue of Hearsay. (Caldwell) Stewart, he was a Sterling M. Kendall has joined the William D. O’neill was admitted to Law School in the Dominion of Dominion Steel and Coal Ontario Reports and Ontario lifelong resident of Halifax. After Halifax office of McInnes Cooper the Nova Scotia Bar on June 9, Canada. They were admitted to Corporation as Director of Weekly Notes (1956-57); Professor Name graduating from Dalhousie Law the Bar of Nova Scotia and Human Resources and later Vice- of Law, University of Western as a member of the Corporate and 2006 and the Alberta Bar the same School in 1940, he served in the established the law practice President, corporate secretary and Ontario (1959-61); Professor of Commercial Practice Group, after year. He is currently practicing ______army during the Second World MacPherson and MacPherson in legal counsel. In 1986 he retired Law, University of Toronto (1961- articling in Toronto. He has co- with Thackray Burgess in Calgary, War until 1947. After returning Antigonish, now MacPherson, from the Cape Breton 67); Dean of Law (1967-72); Dean authored many published articles A.B. in the areas of Oil & Gas E-mail address (in case we need to contact you from war he began his legal career MacNeil, Macdonald. Jean Development Corporation as of Law, Dalhousie University and his extensive travel Transaction Services and regarding your submission) in Halifax. He was an avid bridge worked in that practice until her Senior Vice-President and Chief (1972-79), Professor of experience coupled with his Upstream & Midstream Energy player and loyal fan of the ______retirement at the age of 87. During Legal Counsel. He was a Life International Law (1979-90). He ability to speak three languages Services. Toronto Blue Jays. Predeceased by her career she was Municipal Member of the Bar Society of was the only non-European judge has allowed him to volunteer with Class Year his devoted wife, Marcia Lyall; Solicitor for Antigonish County Upper Canada, the Lingan Golf of the European Court of Human Megan E. Ross the Metropolitan Immigrant was admitted to the infant son, David and brother, and the District of St. Mary’s and and Country Club and a Charter Rights, Strasbourg (1980-98), Settlement Association (MISA) Nova Scotia Bar on June 9, 2006. ______Edgar Stewart, he will be sadly Chairperson of the Antigonish Member of the Alexander member Permanent Court of which supports newcomers to She is practicing as an Associate missed by his daughter, Susan, Municipal School Board. She Graham Bell Institute. Bruce is Arbitration, The Hague (1984); Canada. with Muttart Tufts Dewolfe & Cleveland, Ohio; son, Robert, received her Q.C. in 1968. In 1979, survived by his wife, Helen Honorary Professor in the Law Coyle in Kentville, N.S. in the Include the following news about me in you next issue Vancouver, B.C.; John, Halifax; she was invited to accept (Burke) McDade and his children, Department Peking University Chrystal M. Macaulay was admitted areas of corporate, commercial, of Hearsay: (Add your own page if required) James, Brookside; and Stephen, appointment as Lieutenant John Andrew (Nancy), Bedford; (1986-98), World Academy of Arts to the Nova Scotia Bar on June 9, municipal and employment law. Halifax with whom he resided Governor of Nova Scotia. This Helen Carol (Jean Paul), and Science (1983-86). He became ______2006. She is employed with the since 1996, and their families. was an honour that she declined. Tantallon; Mark Cranson (Celeta), an officer, Order of Canada (1984), Nova Scotia Legal Aid J. Nick Robichaud was admitted to Jean was past president and an Mississauga, O.N.; and his and Companion of the Order of ______Commission in Windsor, N.S. the Nova Scotia Bar on June 9, active member of the Catholic grandchildren, Jonathan, Emily Canada (2000); Gold Medal, 1950 Women’s League for more than and Mitchell. He is also survived Founding President of the 2006. He is an Associate with ______Christopher W. Madill was admitted McInnes Cooper in Halifax, N.S. fifty years. She is survived by her by brothers Eric (Beth), Truro; Canadian Council International Jean Chisholm MacPherson, Q.C. to the Nova Scotia Bar on June 9, ______daughters Garry (Clarence) Fidler Gerald (Eudora), Truro; several Law (1988); read law with died peacefully at home in St. 2006. He is practicing with Michelle E. Scaplen was admitted and Ellen MacIntyre and brother nieces and nephews. He was McInnes, MacQuarrie & Cooper, Andrews, Antigonish County, Rod C. Chisholm (Peggy). She is Stewart McKelvey in Halifax, N.S to the New Brunswick Bar in 2006. ______predeceased by brothers Eugene Halifax; called to the Bar of Nova surrounded by her family on also survived by her (1971), Vernon “Bill” (1973), Scotia and of Ontario (1956); in the areas of litigation and She is an Associate with the ______March 17, 2007 at the age of 93 grandchildren Hugh Fidler, Douglas (2005) and Garnet Consultant, Department of insurance. He is also a Board Fredericton office of Stewart years. She was the wife of the late Keenan Fidler, Andrew Fidler and McDade (2006). External Affairs, Prime Minister’s Member of the Halifax McKelvey, specializing in Family ______Judge Hugh J. MacPherson. Born Ciorsti MacIntyre and her sisters- Office (Ottawa) and Republic of Association for Community and Litigation Law. in Antigonish, she was the in-law Isobel Chisholm, Christena Cyprus (1974-78); Canadian Living. ______daughter of John Frederick and Chisholm, Mary Chisholm, 1952 Representative to United Nations Daniel Wallace was admitted to the Mary Elizabeth (MacGillivray) Kathleen MacDougall and General Assembly (1965, 1966, Nova Scotia Bar on June 9, 2006. ______Chisholm. Jean attended Mount Bernadette MacPherson. She was Judge Ronald St. John Macdonald, 1968, 1977, 1990); Advisor, Melisa C. Marsman was admitted to He is an Associate with McInnes St. Bernard and received her predeceased by her husband C.C., Q.C., LL.M, LL.D passed away American Law Institute; author of Send your submission in one of the following the Nova Scotia Bar on June 9, Cooper in Halifax, N.S. in the area Bachelor of Science degree from Judge Hugh J. MacPherson (2005) peacefully September 7, 2006, in articles and essays in numerous ways: 2006. She has joined the Halifax of litigation. St. Francis Xavier University in and by her brothers Frederick and Halifax, N.S. at the age of 78. Born professional journals and books; office of Stewart McKelvey. She 1937. She then went on to study Bernard. in Montreal, he was the only son Sub-Lieut. R.C.N.V.R.(R), specializes in Corporate/ Daphne A. Williamson was  E-mail your full name, graduation year and news nursing at St. Martha’s School of of Colonel R. St. J. Macdonald, discharged (1946), member to [email protected] Commercial and Securities/ admitted to the Nova Scotia Bar Nursing, Antigonish, before 1951 M.D. F.R.S.I., and Elizabeth Marie Institute of International Law Corporate Finance. on June 9, 2006. She is practicing moving to Montreal where she Smith. He was a judge at the (Geneva); Board of Governors, with E.M. Power Law.  Fax this form to 902-494-1316 worked as a nursing instructor at Bruce Reginald McDade, Q.C., LL.B. European Court of Human African Society Of International Robert L. Miedema was admitted to St. Mary’s Hospital. Jean joined passed away March 13, 2007 in Rights, Strasbourg, France and Law; British Institute of the Nova Scotia Bar on June 9,  Mail this form to: the Navy and served in Nova Sydney, N.S. Born in Parrsboro in Senior Scholar in Residence, International Law; Canadian Bar Scotia during the Second World 2006. He is an Associate with Alumni Affairs 1925, he was the fifth of seven Faculty of Law, University of Association; Canadian Institute War. One evening in 1946, she Boyne Clark in Dartmouth, N.S. Dalhousie Law School sons of the late Ernest C. and Toronto. He graduated from St. International Affairs; Law Society 6061 University Avenue asked Air Force Veteran Hugh J. and practices in the areas of Grace A. (Getson) McDade. After Francis Xavier University, Upper Canada; London Institute Halifax, Nova Scotia MacPherson to play his piano taxation, corporate and graduating from Parrsboro High Antigonish, with a Bachelor of World Affairs; International Law Canada B3H 4H9 rendition of “I’ve Been Working commercial law, contracts, and School he attended Acadia Arts degree (1949) , Dalhousie Association, LL.D. McGill (1988), on the Railroad”. This encounter LL.D. Dalhousie (1991) and LL.D. environmental law. He is also a University and then Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of

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Carleton. A vigorous, charming, Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton rejoined the Air Force in the Legal where he practiced law and Hawken. She donated her time to married the Reverend John and Margaret MacDonald, he was College and Dalhousie University witty, gregarious man, (RMOC), the Provincial Riding of Branch, serving until 1960. He became involved in local politics. the Salvation Army, March of Wilson and they emigrated to born in Liverpool, N.S. He earned where he earned his law degree in Macdonald was as unlike the Carleton-East and the Province of later joined the Ontario Bar He sat on the town council for Dimes, Canadian Cancer Society, Canada in 1949. She enrolled at his Bachelor of Commerce degree 1963, he earned the St. John’s usual stereotype of a judge of Ontario in the varied roles of: Association, practicing for the four year and specialized in and The University Women’s Dalhousie University to study law in 1955 and his Bachelor of Laws Athlete of the Year Award in 1959. international law as possible. He Township Councillor, Deputy- firm of Davidson and Davidson finance and business Club and assisted her husband in and completed her LL.B. and was degree in 1958 from Dalhousie. He was inducted into the was a renowned scholar, notable Reeve, Reeve, Hydro in St. Thomas. He took over the development. George decided to his political career. She was an called to the bar of Nova Scotia in While in his last year of law Newfoundland Sports Hall of for his definitive work on the rule Commissioner, Police Services same law practice in 1961 after seek his party’s nomination for avid reader, lover of languages, 1957. In 1959 she was called to the school he married Deanna Fame. He is survived by his son of law in international relations. Board Member, Chairman of the being admitted to the Ontario Bar. the 1963 provincial election and the theatre, the visual arts, history bar of Ontario and practised law Stafford and after graduation Bill and wife Dolores; daughter Described as a “citizen of the School Board, Ottawa-Carleton After retirement he worked in went on to defeat the then mayor and politics. She is survived by in Toronto with Osler, Hoskin & returned to Liverpool to article Meg and husband Noel Browne; world”, he was recognized for his Regional Councillor, Member of Real Estate in Aylmer and St. of Burlington. He held the seat son Larry, daughter-in-law Ellen Harcourt for seventeen years. She with Lester B. Clements. He and grandson Finbar; sisters: Kay profound commitment to the Provincial Parliament, Thomas and was a until retirement in 1984. His and grandsons Spencer and was a member of the Ontario and Deanna later moved to Wolfville Fardy, Mary Murphy (Ken), universal protection of human Parliamentary Assistant to the Commissionaire. Since that time appointment to the Ontario Callaghan of Invermere, B.C.; National Councils of the where he began practice with Mr. Toronto, Bernice Gillies, Cede rights. He is survived by loving Provincial Attorney General and a he has served on the Catholic Cabinet by Premier John Robarts daughter Margot of Burlington, Canadian Bar Association (CBA). W.D. Withrow, Q.C. He owned Gillies, Bernie Murphy, Ann sisters, Dr. Mairi Macdonald, later, additional appointment as School Board and City Council in came on June 5, 1969, and during Ontario; and son James , She served on the Boards of the and managed an investment trust Gillies, St. John’s; brother Ted Halifax; Dr. Elizabeth Podnieks, the Parliamentary Assistant to the 1967, 1968 and 1969. He was a the next ten years he continued to daughter-in-law Dana, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, the providing interim financing for Gillies (Rosemary), Sarasota; Toronto; nephew, Andrew Provincial Solicitor General. In member and past Director of the serve under Premiers Robarts and granddaughter Martha and Toronto School of Theology, the residential and commercial sisters-in-law: Regina O’Keefe Podnieks, Toronto; niece, Dr. Liz 2004, the County of Carleton Law Golden K Kiwanis Club and a the Honourable William Davis, as grandson Max of Fredericton, Canadian Centre for Philanthropy, mortgages. Gordon purchased the (Greg), Pinky Duff (Aiden). He (Ian R. Smith) Podnieks, Toronto; Association honoured Bob for 50 member of St. Anne’s Church. the Minister of Energy and N.B. the Westminster Institute for Wolfville Nursing Home and was predeceased by his wife grandnephew, Zackary Podnieks years of distinguished service as a Left to mourn are his wife of 17 Resources Management, later to Ethics and Human Values, and Wolfville Elms in the late 60s and Andrea (Renouf); sisters: Alice Smith, Toronto; grandniece, Emily practicing lawyer in Ottawa. In years, Christel (Bendisch) Cyr and become the country’s first was a Member of the Judicial over the years became very active Johnson and Helen Lineberger. Macdonald Smith, Toronto. late August 2006, Ottawa City children, Michael and Mary Jane Minister of Environment, the 1957 Committee of the United Church in the long-term care industry. He Council passed a motion to Cyr and their children Carlie, Minister of Colleges and of Canada. She chaired the CBA’s was also involved with many Robert “Bob” Waldron MacQuarrie, permanently rename the Orleans Jessica and Stephen of Vancouver, Universities, Provincial Secretary Task Force on Women in the Legal community organizations; he 1964 Q.C., B.Sc. LL.B. passed away Recreation Complex in his Suzanne Cyr of Toronto, David of Justice, and Solicitor General. Profession and was a member of served two terms on the Wolfville suddenly at home on January 11, honour. He was a friend and and his wife Alda and their Upon retirement from politics and the federal government’s Royal town council, was past president 2007 at the age of 81. Born in advisor to many. Bob will be children Mark, Clair, Matthew his legal practice, Kerr and Commission on Aboriginal of the Kings County Barristers Rexton, N.B. he was the son of the remembered for his exceptional and Charlotte of Oakville, Peter Hawken, with William Hawken, Peoples. In 1975 she was Society, past president of the late Reverend Dr. Waldron A. generosity, modesty, wisdom, and his wife Susan and their he continued to volunteer his appointed to the Ontario Court of Rotary Club of Wolfville, past MacQuarrie and Annie (Auld) principles and deep rooted sense children Joshua, Samuel and time to numerous causes most Appeal and on March 4, 1982 to president of the Kings South MacQuarrie. He graduated in of community service. He is Lucas of Aylmer, Patrick and his notably the Heart and Stroke the Supreme Court of Canada. Liberal Association and was also 1944 from Prince of Wales College survived by his wife of over 55 wife Julie Cyr and their children Foundation of Ontario. George She was also appointed to the a member of the St. George’s and received his Bachelor of years, Eleanor (MacMurdo); sons, Avery and Chloe. Also step- predeceased his late wife Permanent Court of Arbitration in Lodge No. 20, A.F. & A.M, Science and Bachelor of Laws Bill (Marcia) and Doug (Donna); children, James and his wife Merrydith; his son Larry, 1984. Justice Wilson retired on Wolfville and the Annapolis degrees from Dalhousie daughters Debbie (Cold Lake, Teresa Robertson of Sparta, Anne- daughter-in-law Ellen and January 4, 1991 after serving on Valley Scottish Rite Club. He is University. He was a member of AB), Marjorie (Frank Derickx) Marie Robertson-Grantham and grandsons Spencer and Callaghan the Supreme Court for eight survived by his wife of 49 years, the Bars of both Nova Scotia and Maureen (Peter Foulds, her husband Daniel Grantham of of Invermere, B.C.; daughter years. She was the first woman Deanna (Stafford); daughters, (1953) and Ontario (1958) and Toronto, ON). Besides his parents London and Andrew and his wife Margot of Burlington, Ontario; The Honourable Madam Justice appointed to the Supreme Court Kimberly, Halifax; Stephanie received his Queen’s Council in he was predeceased by his sister Josie Robertson of Hamilton. He and son James, daughter-in-law Bertha Wilson, C.C., Q.C., M.A., LL.B. of Canada. Over the years, she (George) Curry, Greenwich, and Nigel George Davidson Gray, B.Sc., 1975. In 1954 he moved his family Louise Whalley and his brother, was a much loved Opa of Nicole, Dana, granddaughter Martha and passed away on April 28, 2007 in was the recipient of Honorary son, Paul (Lisa) MacDonald, LL.B. passed away suddenly on from the Maritimes to Ottawa Walter. Christina, Richard, Adam, grandson Ottawa. She is survived by her Degrees from Canadian Greenwich; grandchildren, June 4, 2007 in Oakville, Ontario. when he gained employment Vanessa, Katrena, Brittany, Jasmin Max of Fredericton, N.B. husband, Reverend John Wilson Universities, from the Law Society Samuel Weir, Kailey and Michael He graduated from Dalhousie with the Department of Justice. and Andreena. He is also to whom she was married for of Upper Canada and from her Curry, Alexander, Robert and Law School in 1964 and then went He entered private practice in 1953 survived by his brother, Renault Merrydith “Mim” Spicer Kerr sixty-one years; by her brother alma mater the University of Emma MacDonald; sisters, Jean on to study at Oxford University 1956, initially specializing in Cyr and his wife Jeanie of passed away June 7, 2007 at her James C.S. Wernham (Rosemary) Aberdeen. She was elected a Strum, Liverpool, and Christine for one year. At the time of his intellectual property but Roger Felix F. Cyr, LL.B. passed Montreal and Jackie Albert of home in Burlington, O.N. Born on and two nephews, Christopher fellow of the Royal Society of Hambly, Orangeville, O.N. He retirement he was Vice-President expanded the practice to a more away on May 23, 2006, at home in Moncton, N.B. Spencer’s Island, N.S. on the (Monique) and Richard (Julia Canada in 1991 and appointed a will also be truly missed by his and General Counsel of The general one in 1958 (in St. Thomas, O.N. at the age of 81. family farm in 1930, she was the West) all of Toronto. Bertha Companion of the Order of Jack Russell Terrier, Josie. Canada Development partnership with Dalhousie Law Born in Plaster Rock, N.B., he was George “Buz” Albert Kerr passed daughter of Peggy and Isaac Wilson was born in Kirkcaldy, Canada in 1992. Corporation. He is survived by School graduate, Roy Cuzner) the son of the late Aphie and away May 21, 2007. A native of Spicer, a Harvard educated Scotland, on September 18, 1923, his loving wife of forty-two years, under the firm name Cuzner, Emma Cyr. He joined the Royal Montreal and the Gaspe, he was lawyer. She attended Edgehill the daughter of Archibald 1963 Barbara (nee Ferguson) of MacQuarrie. In 1983, along with Canadian Air Force in 1942 and educated at Rothesay Collegiate School for Girls, the University of Wernham and Christina Noble. In 1958 Oakville, Ontario and sons, his son, R. William (Bill), he became a Flying Instructor in School, the University of New New Brunswick and Dalhousie 1944 she graduated from the William Patrick Gillies, B.A., LL.B. Nicolas of Vancouver and established MacQuarrie Brandon, M.B. and then Brunswick and Dalhousie Law Law School, where she was the University of Aberdeen, Scotland Gordon Cheslley MacDonald, Q.C., passed away peacefully at his Christopher of Orlando, Florida. Associates (now MacQuarrie, transferred to the Royal Navy School. While completing his law only woman in her graduating with an M.A. and continued her B.Comm, LL.B. passed away home on December 3, 2006 at the He is also survived by his brother Whyte, Killoran) – this year (FAA) and trained as a Fighter studies he married a classmate, class. She settled in Burlington education at the Training College December 11, 2006 in Valley age of 68. Well known for his th Simon and his wife, Victoria, of celebrating its 25 year. Between Pilot. After the war, he attended Merrydith Spicer. Upon with her late husband, George, for Teachers in Aberdeen, where Regional Hospital, Kentville, at athletic abilities in hockey and London, England. 1959 and 1985, Bob served the St. Francis Xavier University in graduation, ‘Buzz’ and ‘Mim’ where they raised their three she obtained her diploma in 1945. the age of 73, surrounded by his baseball throughout his studies at citizens of the Township of Antigonish, then Dalhousie Law moved to southern Ontario finally children and where they both In December of the same year, she family. The son of the late George St. Bonaventure’s College, Boston Gloucester, the Regional School, graduating in 1953. He settling in Burlington in 1954, worked for the firm of Kerr and 76 Hearsay 2007 Dalhousie Law School Dalhousie Law School Hearsay 2007 77 OBITUARIES

\ Casey, Venice, Florida. She is also from his alma mater, Mount went on to obtain a Bachelor of distinguished academic career, Eric (Tracy O’Donnell), Colin and 1966 1971 survived by two nieces, four Allison University. He spent his Laws degree from Dalhousie which included a Rhodes Catherine. He is also survived by 1984 nephews and a grandniece. life as a champion for human University. A well-known lawyer Scholarship, a first in law at his brothers John (Cheryl) of Mary Madden Casey, B.A., LL.B. Sylvia Jan MacIntosh, LL.B. Dugald Ervine Christie, B.A., LL.B. rights, social justice and cultural in the Sydney area, he established Oxford and the highest standing Nanaimo, B.C., Paul (Nancy Price) passed was killed tragically in a highway passed away on November 24, diversity. He was passionate his own firm in 1977. He was an in law from Dalhousie Law of Wolfville, N.S., and sister Sarah away in Whitehorse, Yukon on accident outside Sault Ste. Marie, 2006 in Halifax at the age of 81. 1972 about improving opportunities adjudicator with the Small Claims School, Brian clerked for Mr. of Halifax, N.S. January 22, 2007 at the age of 47, O.N. on July 31, 2006 at the age of Born in Glace Bay, N.S. she was for young people, and ethnic and Court and an Assessment Appeal Justice Brian Dickson at the after a brief illness. Born in 65, while cycling to Ottawa in an the daughter of the late Thomas J. Robert William Newman, B.A, LL.B. religious minorities throughout Court officer. He continued to Supreme Court of Canada. In Syndey, N.S. she was the daughter effort to raise support for reform and Hannah (MacIntyre) Casey. passed away peacefully January 7, Nova Scotia. His achievements teach various courses at UCCB 1979, he joined the litigation 1978 of Murray and Ada MacIntosh. to the justice system. Born in New Mary graduated from Mount 2007 in QEII Health Sciences are too numerous to account but until 1990 and was a frequent department of Osler, Hoskin and She attended Sydney Academy York City, he was the son of Saint Vincent University with a Centre, Halifax at the age of 58, among those most notable include guest speaker for various Harcourt in Toronto, becoming Sylvia Ann Batt, LL.B. passed away and went on to obtain her law Ronald Victor Christie and Joyce B.A. and began a career in surrounded by his family. Born in his Canadian Centennial Medal of organizations and functions. He partner in 1983. He acted in the peacefully on June 15, 2006 at the degree at Dalhousie University in Mary Ervine. He studied at Lower journalism while still a student, Halifax, N.S. he was the son of Honour and presentation of the was a past member of the Bar first case decided by the Supreme age of 54. She was the daughter of 1984. She was called to the Bar in Canada College and later went on working at the Halifax Herald. Beulah Irene (Francis) Newman Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal Council for the Nova Scotia Court of Canada under the Jessie A. Batt and the late Robert J. Vancouver, B.C. in 1985. She to complete a Bachelor of Arts She covered stories from across and the late Samuel Newman. He from the Province of Nova Scotia. Barristers’ Society and acted on Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Batt. Besides her mother, she is moved to Whitehorse where she degree at McGill University. Law Nova Scotia, Canada and around is survived by his mother, He was founder of the Nova several committees including the as well as the first leading case on survived by her daughter, Jessie practised with the law firm became his passion and in 1966 he the world and eventually became brothers and sisters, Stephen Scotia Human Rights Professional Standards and remedies under the Charter. He and son Nicholas and their father, Preston, Willis and Leitch and earned his law degree at a public affairs producer for CBC, (Judy) Newman, Timberlea; Linda Commission, President and Discipline Committees. He was a served as a member of the Osler’s Gary Sheenan. She is also then with the Yukon Department Dalhousie. After graduation he where she was also a frequent (Guy) Bernier, Bridgewater; Paul Founder of the Black Education member and Past President of the Executive Committee and a Chair survived by her brother Bob and of Justice. Besides her parents, she moved to Vancouver, B.C. and commentator. In the late 1960s she (Audra) Newman, Sackville; Association and Founding Cape Breton Barristers’ Society of the Compensation Committee sisters Sharon and Paula, and is survived by her sons, Henry, began a practice but in time he was director of Public Relations at Sharon (Daniel) Briand, Sackville; Director of the Black Cultural and was its Secretary/Treasurer for four years. He contributed to nieces and cousins. Charlie and Louis and her step- grew frustrated with his Mount Saint Vincent University Kathy (Mark) Hartlen, Bedford, as Society of Nova Scotia. He was since 1995. Actively involved in the profession as the Editor in daughter Nicole, and their father, profession and decided to give up and returned to university to well as 14 nieces and nephews also a member of the Universal his community, he was a founding Chief of the Commercial David Kedziora, all of the “good life” and devoted his obtain her law degree from and eight great grand-nieces and Craftsman Council of Engineers member and Past President of the Litigation Quarterly and wrote 1979 Whitehorse. She is also survived time and energy to fighting for Dalhousie University in 1971, nephews. He earned Bachelor of Neptune No. 71. A spiritual man, Big Brothers and Big Sisters; many legal articles. He was by her sister, Mona MacIntosh of the rights of the impoverished. He where she worked for several Arts and Bachelor of Laws he was a member of St. John’s member and Past President of the heavily involved in the John David Hurst, LL.B. passed Victoria, B.C. and her brothers, began offering free legal clinics at years in the Law School. In 1972 degrees from Dalhousie Anglican Church, Fairview, for Kiwanis Club of Sydney since community as Chair of Osler’s away on September 23, 2006 at the Bradley (Valerie) MacIntosh and Salvation Army locations in B.C. she ran for the House of University and traveled to over 30 years. He is survived by 1978, past board member and Pro Bono Legal Services New Halifax Infirmary Halifax, Murray (Darlene) MacIntosh, both and for a period of time even Commons but was defeated but England as a board member with his wife, Sylvia; daughter, Diane; legal advisor to the Family Committee for 17 years, President N.S. at the age of 74. Born in of Sydney. lived at the Salvation Army so he she did not let this dampen her Ward Five Community Centre. He son, John Augustus (Jill Laing); Resource Coalition; and was a of the Canadian Rhodes Scholars Halifax he was the son of the late could get a sense of the challenges interest in politics. In 1974 she took pleasure in genealogy, granddaughters, Sophia and Eve; dedicated blood donor. He also Foundation and taught a civil Major Noel and Ida (Easton) his clients faced. He founded the was appointed to the National researching the Francis and sister, Grace, Cleveland, U.S.A. volunteered his time and liberties course at the Faculty of Hurst. He joined the Merchant 1990 Western Canada Society to Access Parole Board where she worked Newman family trees and to He was predeceased by his sister, provided legal advice on a pro Law at the University of Toronto Navy at the age of 16 and quickly Linda Jane Putnam, B.A., LL.B. Justice in 1990, which today has for ten years in Ottawa, O.N. and many in the Sackville area, he was Rosemary Brown. bono basis for many other from 1980 to 1987. He was a obtained his Master’s Papers 60 clinics with assistance from Moncton, N.B. In 1984 she retired known as “Uncle Bobby”. community service groups. He Director of the Advocates Society (Captain). He came ashore in 1961 passed away suddenly in a tragic 1,000 lawyers. In 1998, he rode his from the Parole Board as was a member of the St. Anthony and a Member of the Board of as a Marine Representative accident in St. Antonam Arlberg, bike from Vancouver, B.C. to chairman of the appeal division. 1977 Daniel Parish Council and Trinity College at the University Consultant for Texaco Canada Austria on January 22, 2005 while Ottawa, O.N. and burned his She served on the Boards for both 1974 attended Mass at St. Anthony of Toronto. A dedicated husband and later graduated from on a skiing vacation with her barrister’s robes on the steps of the Children’s Aid Society and St. H.F. (Boe) MacIntyre, Q.C., B.Sc., LL.B., Daniel and Our Lady of Fatima and father, he spent all of his Dalhousie University with a law husband and friends. Born in the Supreme Court. He later Joseph’s Orphanage and was also Dr. Hobartson Augustus James “Gus” M.Math passed away on August churches. Surviving are his wife, vacation time with his family, degree in 1979. He went on to Calgary she was the daughter of rejoined the legal profession so he involved with the St. Leonard’s Wedderburn B.A., B.Ed., M.A., LL.B., 28, 2006 at the Cape Breton Theresa Forgeron; daughters, either taking trips together or practice Marine and Admiralty Murray and Eleanor Putnam. She could practice law for the poor Society and The Elizabeth Fry passed away at the age of 77 on Regional Hospital. Born in Glace Brittany and Bridget; sisters, spending time at the cottage. He Law and became a Chartered attended Henry Wise Wood High and two years later he spent 10 Society. She was also instrumental February 24, 2007, in QEII Health Bay, he was the son of the late Valerie (Jim) Morrison, Karen served as a Beaver leader for all of Arbitrator in 1995. He worked on School before graduating from the days fasting outside the Supreme in setting up the first halfway Sciences Centre, Halifax. Born in Michael and Dorothy (MacMillan) MacIntyre and Joan (Robert) his children in their early years a number of different projects for University of Alberta with a Court in an effort to convince house for released prisoners. She Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies, he MacIntyre. He graduated from St. Sampson; father and mother-in- and took every opportunity to both private and government Bachelor of Arts degree and later, lawyers to do more pro bono was a voracious reader, devout was an uncommon man. He was a Francis Xavier University with a law, Roy and Rose Marie Forgeron share with his family his love of agencies right up until the time of Dalhousie University with a work. He was a religious man as New York Yankees fan and respected educator earning his Bachelor of Science in who loved him like a son; and music, theatre, reading, skiing, his death and for many years was Bachelor of Laws degree. She well as a skilled poet and avid committed Liberal. Besides her degree in Education from Mount Mathematics. He then attended many extended family and tennis and golf. Brian was always actively involved with the Nova practised law in Calgary for gardener. In March 2007, he was parents she was predeceased by Allison University, N.B. in 1957. the University of Waterloo on a friends. cheerful and had an unusual Scotia Stamp Club, Master several years before electing to posthumously awarded the her sisters, Catherine Clancy, Sara He embarked on a second career National Research Council of ability to make the best of any Mariners and the Navy League of become a full-time mother. She Dalhousie Law School’s Weldon Walsh, Jessy Clancy; her brothers, in the early 70s, earning his Canada Scholarship and a Brian Morgan, B.A., M.A., LL.B situation. He approached each Canada, for which he was was loved by all for her warm Award for Unselfish Public Patrick Casey, and Michael Bachelor of Laws degree from Teaching Fellowship, graduating passed away peacefully at home problem with insight and awarded the Queen’s Jubilee personality, sense of humour and Service. He is survived by two Francis in infancy. She is survived Dalhousie in 1974 and was known with a Master of Mathematics in Toronto, at the age of 56, on perception and his good humour, Medal. Surviving are his wife, compassionate nature. She is sons, Oliver and Guy and a by her sister, Dr. Joan, New York, for his benevolence, eternal degree. He became a member of March 19, 2007 after a courageous wit and generosity made him Lois (MacKinley) Hurst; survived by her husband Todd daughter, Katie. He is also N.Y.; brothers and sisters-in-law, optimism, and determination to the faculty of mathematics at St. battle with cancer. Born in wonderful company. Besides his daughters, Eileen and Hillary; Gardiner; sons Jack and Mitchell survived by his sister, Dr. Janet Dr. Thomas (Margaret), Halifax; help those who needed him most. Francis Xavier University where Lethbridge, A.B., he was the son mother, he is survived by his wife brother Les (Millie); several nieces Gardiner; her brothers and sister- Christie-Seely. James (Agnes), Ladner, B.C.; Most recently, he received a he taught business, statistics and of Audrey Morgan and the late of 32 years, Ann Wilton and his and nephews. in-law, David and Deb Putnam, sister-in-law, Margaret Timmons Doctor of Law Honoris Causa computer programming. He then Frederick Morgan. After a children Andrew (Joanne Boyle), and Mitch Putnam.

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Dalhousie Law School is extremely grateful for the generosity of our alumni and friends and the companies for 1974 Paula McPherson 1979 Derek Key, QC Charles J. Meagher Felix A. Cacchione J. Patrick Morris Theodore C. Arsenault Nancy L. Key, QC Tom Milroy whom they work. We are honoured that you have chosen to support Dalhousie Law School and Dalhousie John W. Chandler, QC Linda Lee Oland B. Richard Bell David A. King Christopher W. Morris University. The following list is an acknowledgement of gifts made and is one small way in which Dal Law is Fred S. Fountain Van Penick Michael F. Boland Peter K. Large M. Lynn Murray James A. Gregg Robert M. Purdy, QC Mary Ann Burke-Matheson Michael Lynk Mark H. Newman able to say “thank you.” We also wish to thank our donors who requested to remain anonymous. Forrest C. Hume Gerry Roy John Cuthbertson Alexander D. MacDonald Scott C. Norton, QC Stephen J. Hunter John D. Stringer, QC Patrick J. Duncan, QC Anu MacIntosh-Murray Erin E. O’Brien Edmonds, QC Mark C. Johnson Anthony Sweet D. Suzan Frazer J. Scott MacKenzie, QC Will O’Hara Guy LaFosse, QC David C. Tarnow Thomas E. Hart Steve J. MacNeil Charles S. Reagh Douglas J. Livingstone James A. Titerle Lynn Hjartarson Wayne R. Marryatt Geoff Regan CLASS GIVING 2006-2007 Beryl A. MacDonald Ronnie Weisfeld Michael A. Kontak Dinyar Marzban Ann Marie Simmons 1941 1954 1960 1966 Richard N. Rafuse, QC James C. MacPherson Castor H. Williams S. Donalda MacBeath Peter G. Matthews Ronald Stockton Donald D. Anderson, QC Joseph H. Abramsky Robert C. Hebb David D. Archibald Kenneth J. Ross A. Anne McLellan James C. MacIntosh Denise J. McMullen Patricia J. Thomson Douglas S. Lyall W. Dan Chilcott, QC Derek Jones Terence W. Boylan, QC John M. White William L. Mouris 1977 Marian H. McGrath Patrick J. Murray, QC Natalie Vukovich Kenneth A. Lund, QC Arthur M. Lutz Noella A. Brennan Fisher, QC Kathryn Neilson Tom Akin Paul D. Michael Bill Nearing Susan R. Winfield O’Hara 1942 Joel Matheson, QC K.R. MacDonald Thomas W. Ferris 1971 Daniel J. O’Connor Robert L. Barnes Paul B. Miller John V. O’Dea Gregg Yeadon Robert Jaffray Gordon H. McConnell Stuart G. MacKinnon Richard A. Thompson Clarence A. Beckett, QC Martin J. Pink Nancy J. Bateman Rick Neufeld A. Brian Oliphant John J. O’Neill John A. MacLellan M. A. Cameron Lynne Gavin Reed Janice M. Bruni Maureen B. O’Connell James C. Orr 1984 1943 J. Robert Winters, QC 1967 Donald W. Clark Elizabeth Roscoe John D. Embree Collins Parker Curtis C. Palmer Michael R. Brooker, QC Lorne MacDougall, QC 1955 Leo D. Barry Brian Crocker, QC Glenn A. Smith Steven R. Enman Babs Penick Brenda K. Pate Augustine F. Bruce John W. Alward, QC 1961 Robert Kelly William Digby Paul R. Stokes, QC Roy P. J. Gaetz S. Victoria Pitt Anna L. Paton Janet M. Chisholm 1947 Fintan J. Aylward Paul S. Creaghan John C. Lovett, QC D. Brian Donovan Howard I. Wetston, QC Daniel T. Gallagher David N. Ross Bill Perkins Claire Christie Allan E. Blakeney PC, OC, QC Vic Burstall Milton H. Grant Janette M. MacDonald William J. Dyer Valmon J. LeBlanc Rosemary Scott P. Geoffrey Plant Bill Faminoff James M. Hendry George B. Cooper, QC Leslie M. Little George J. Mullally Simon L. Gaum, QC 1975 George Lohnes, QC Angus Sinclair Paul E. Radford S. Kim Hansen T. Alex Hickman OC Purdy Crawford OC, QC H. David Logan Edward D. Raymond, QC Don Gibson Peter E. Belliveau Colin P. MacDonald Ray Wagner Philip G. Rogers Neil L. Jacobs Constance R. Glube, OC, QC Boyd Lowery Ernie Reid, QC Judge Barrett D. Halderman Douglas J. Black, QC Elizabeth Ann Macdonald Dawn A. Russell Shirley P. Lee 1948 Ken Maclaren David I. Matheson David B. Ritcey, QC Douglas L. MacLellan Linda E. Black Hector F. MacIntyre, QC * 1980 A .Robert Sampson Robert R. MacArthur CD William Chipman, QC Ian M. MacLeod, QC Stewart McInnes John M. Stewart Walter A. McEwen Michael Burke Ray Morse, QC Lorne H. Abugov Clifford J. Shaw, QC Ron MacDonald Murray J. Ryan Frances B. McConnell John A. Yogis William E. McKeown J. Denis Connor Philip Mullally John P. Andrews Jill Shlossberg Margaret M. MacKenzie Philip H. G. Walker, QC Arthur Stone 1962 Derry Millar John M. Dauvergne Ray E. O’Blenis Kenneth L. Baggs Philip J. Star, QC Candace E. Malcolm Kenneth G. Wilson, QC Donald C. Torey * John W. Staples 1968 Douglas Moores, QC David R. Feindel Rosalind C. Penfound Andrea L. Batten Sheilagh E. Stewart Chris Manning David A. Bissett, CFA Mary Jane Dodge, QC Tarcisio Nella Beatrice Fejtek Hines Jane E. Rush-LeBlanc Vicki M. Bennett Marlene G. Stones, QC Moira L. McConnell 1949 1956 Malcolm H. Bradshaw Pat Furlong Michael L. Phelan Richard G. Fitzsimmons Michael Sherar Florence E. Boody Paul L. Walter Douglas McLean A. William Cox, QC James R. Chalker, QC Innis M. Christie, QC Raymond J. P. Halley Gerald F. Scott Bruce M. Graham Elizabeth J. Shilton Judge Flora I. Buchan Pamela J. Webster Donna L Morris Edward R. Rettie J. Graham Day John L. den Ouden Marc P. LaPerriere William A. Sutherland, QC Bruce Hilchey Frans Slatter David K. Camp Rhonda G. Wishart Donald C. Murray P. Lloyd Soper George T. Hanrahan Robert F. Ferguson Bill MacDonald Gregory S. Hildebrand T. Ann Smiley Patricia G. Clahane Jim Musgrave, QC George D. Stoughton Paul F. Mosher Brian Flemming CM, QC Robert B. MacLellan 1972 William J. Honeywell James W. Stanley Richard A. Conway 1982 Kimberly J. Pate Peter C. Power Charles E. Haliburton William R. McColm Michael F. Harrington, QC H. Archibald Kaiser Robert C. Stewart, QC Anne S. Derrick Clare F. Barry Richard J. Payne 1950 T. Bradbrooke Smith, QC Lawrence J. Hayes, QC R. McIntyre William J. Leslie, QC Brian A. Langille Michael B. Sullivan Valerie Dyer Robert W. Carmichael Maureen Reid Bob Lyall Laurence D. Hebb Seamus O’Regan Randolph Mazza Ted McFetridge Catherine Walker Norman B. Hill Margaret J. Carter-Pyne Do-Ellen Scriver Hansen Victor Romard 1957 W. Ross Mollard William E. Wells Friedhelm Roth Laurie S. Pascoe Brian G. Johnston, QC Bruce M. Cooper Larry Stordy Alan R. Collins Wayne R. Smith Jeffrey L Schelew Paul J. Pearlman, QC 1978 Stuart Koskie A. Mark David, QC Penelope Tham 1951 Fernand N. Gibbs, QC Clyde K. Wells 1969 Clement P. Scott Michel Poirier Frank Archibald Norman G. Letalik Terri E. Deller Jeremy A. Thomas Lorne O. Clarke OC, ONS, QC Donald MacDonald Derek Brown Michael Skutezky F. T. Mark Pujolas Edmond P. Blanchard, QC Mark MacDonald, QC Glen V. Dexter James G. Walsh E. Roy Cochrane Michael D. MacDonald 1963 Margaret Brown Gregory M. Warner M. Heather Robertson Elizabeth T. Callaghan Jim MacLean Andrew E. Drury Malachi C. Jones F. R. McDonald David Case, QC Brian D. Bruce James C. Wilson Wendell Sanford Joseph A. Cameron J. Brian Medjuck Kenneth L. Godfrey 1985 Angus L. Macdonald William B. White, QC John P. Cochrane, QC Morris J. Haugg Andrew S. Wolfson, QC Michael S. Schelew Elizabeth Ellis Michael W. Miller Scott P. Gray Deborah A. Armour David F. Curtis, QC Steve Konchalski Marian F. Tyson, QC Paul W. Goldberg Cdr C. James Price William C. Guinan M. Alexandra Bednar 1952 1958 Harold MacKay Paull N. Leamen Steven G. Zatzman David S. Green Anthony W. Pylypuk Robert Lehodey, QC Brenda J. Christen Lowell A. Allen William H. Charles Ian D. McLellan Ronald A. MacDonald 1973 Paula Kingston Mark S. Rosen Dianne Pothier Stephen G. Coughlan Roderick J. Chisholm, QC Peter E. Darby Harvey A. Newman Ken MacInnis, QC Stephen J. Aronson 1976 Roger B. Langille, QC Randall W. Smith G. Douglas Sealy C. Joan Dornian Frank F. Gallant, QC Donald M. Hall Robert J. L. White Robert G. MacKeigan Sheldon S. David Roberta J. Clarke, QC Mary E. Meisner, QC James G. Spurr Toshimi A. Sembo Douglas R. Drysdale Eric B. Kinsman George F. Inrig, QC John S. McFarlane, QC Howard M. Epstein John R. Cummings Jeffrey B. Pike David J. Stoesser Janice A. Stairs Kevin Gault A. Donat Pharand Estelle J. Karlin 1964 Wayne Spracklin Raymond F. Glennie, QC David G. Fredricksen Wayne S. Rideout Peter T. Zed Susannah Starnes Herve P. Le Pierres Daniel Soberman Hilroy S. Nathanson William Fitzgerald Peter W. Stanley Robert B. Hyslop Linda M. Gaudet A. Peter Ross Michael J. Wood, QC Mona M. Lynch Joseph W. O’Brien W. Donald Goodfellow, QC J.Timothy Sullivan John Gleeson Kelly J. Gary Greenan Claude Samson 1981 Jim MacAulay 1953 Douglas G. Pittet Nigel Gray* Paul B. Wilton John McLeish David C. Hicks Gerry B. Stanford Anne Bastedo 1983 J. Kevin MacLean Hiram J. Carver Paul Rouleau C. Allison Mills C. Peter McLellan, QC Mary A. Kimball Margaret J. Stewart Barbara H. Campbell Dennis M. Browne Brian E. McConnell David R. Chipman Arthur C. Whealy, QC David Morris 1970 John D. Murphy Raymond F. Larkin, QC Shirley Strutt, QC Patrick I. Cassidy Jeffrey J. Chad Celia J. Melanson Clive L. Rippon C. Scott Brooker Corinne F. Murray R. Barry Learmonth Tom Strutt Thelma Costello Edward B. 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The William E. Mingo Bertha Wilson remembers her days at Dalhousie Law Memorial Scholarship

for International Study In a second special edition of The Ansul a number of graduates and friends of Dalhousie To say that law and business played a Law School were asked to give their personal significant role in the life of alumnus reminiscences and reflections on the school Bill Mingo (LL.B.’49) would be an and the City of Halifax. The following understatement — it was his passion. contribution was submitted by the late Bertha Apart from his distinguished career as Wilson when she was a Justice of the Court of an outstanding corporate lawyer, Appeal, Supreme Court of Ontario. Bertha Wilson and classmates, 1957: (l to r) Lilias Toward, Enid Land, Patricia Fownes, Justine O’Brien, businessman and advocate for low Bertha Wilson and Yvonne Walters income Nova Scotians he also applied At the time I entered Dalhousie Law his talent to promoting legal education School in 1953 my husband was a dean in the contracts course. He may not dip lovingly prepared by our gracious and research. chaplain in the Royal Canadian Navy have approved of women in his class; hostess and located around the drawing In an outpouring of generosity from stationed at HMCS Stadacona. I had been indeed, he may have been my first room for our convenience. It was the friends, associates and family, the J. accustomed to the busy life of a parish exposure to the MCP, but I was glad to sit measure of her hospitality that she never William Mingo Memorial Scholarship Bill Mingo’s wife, Edith Mingo, and friend and business associate, John Bragg, present this year’s recipient, minister’s wife, first in a fishing and at his feet and learn the difference confronted anyone with the gaffe but Devon Peavoy, with the inaugural William E. Mingo Scholarship for International Study for International Study was established farming community in the northeast of between an offer and a “mere puff”, a rather blamed herself for her lack of to honour the memory of this remarkable pursue graduate legal education abroad. Melbourne Law School where she will Scotland and subsequently, after we condition precedent and a condition perspicacity in not anticipating that it man. The award is one of the most On June 4, 2007 a reception was held pursue an LL.M. focussed on law and emigrated to Canada in 1949, in the town subsequent, and to imbibe his gems of might happen. prestigious leading awards available. It at the Law School where the inaugural development. Devon says, “I hope to of Renfrew in the Ottawa valley. wisdom on the parole evidence rule, the It was not easy in the fifties for a will be given annually to one or more presentation of this scholarship was follow up on some of the research I Since at that time it seemed as if my doctrine of frustration, and the woman to find an articling position in Law School graduates who have made to Ms. Devon Peavoy. Devon hails began when I interned in the region with husband was contemplating at least some complexities of the law of Halifax but it was my very good fortune achieved academic excellence, from Peterborough, Ontario and the Pacific Islands AIDS Foundation in years in the navy, and there was no role misrepresentation and mistake. How to end up in the office of F. W. Bissett, Q.C. demonstrated leadership abilities and graduated from Dal Law in 2004. She Port Vila, Vanuatu.” for a chaplain’s wife commensurate with important a foundation for practice in the (LL.B.’26) I don’t know what Professor impeccable character and who wish to plans to further her studies at The Congratulations Devon. • that in the parish, I decided that it made commercial field in a large city law firm Lorne Clarke (LL.B.’51) had to do to get me good sense for me to go back to school these all turned out to be. in there but, believe me, it was an and pick up my education where I had Any student who has taken Professor experience to remember. From the dizzy left off when I married into “the cloth” at Graham Murray’s Property I course will heights of academia I was plunged into the tender age of twenty-one years. recall his introduction to the concept of the stark reality of the police court with That preliminary interview with Dean possession, the escaping fish, the its daily roster of drunks and prostitutes. Horace E. Read (LL.B.’24) is indelibly swarming bees, the hidden cache of I learned what life as a sole practitioner imprinted on my mind. I think it was jewels. And how he later mesmerized us was like and what a large part common through it that I began to realize what lay all with future interests, springing and sense, and an insight into human nature, behind those first agitated murmurings shifting uses, fee tails, and the like. I played in advising the client. And when I of the “Women’s Lib” movement. “Have think in retrospect Professor Murray was became too insufferable in my new-found you any appreciation,” he asked, “of how the victim of his own teaching style. He legal knowledge and pontificated to my tough a course the law is? This is not made us think; and to think is to principal on the distinction between something you can do in your spare time. question. To sit in his class was truly a rebutable and irrebutable presumptions, We have no room here for dilettantes. mind-stretching experience. he would say to me, innocent-like, “How Why don’t you just go home and take up Life at the Law School was not all would you like to work up a defence on crocheting?” work. There was always time to take in this buggery charge?” It was hard to persuade him that I was an amateur theatre group, to gather for Yes, my four years in Halifax were a serious student; that to me a knowledge clam chowder at one of the excellent among the most enjoyable and rewarding of the law was an essential part of a although unpretentious restaurants, to in my life thus far. It was not just the nuts liberal education and that, while wander around the docks and see the and bolts of the law that I learned; it was crocheting might be a very pleasant way ships, to drop in on a Sunday to the the new dimension on life that they to spend one’s leisure hours, it could not resounding psalm singing in St. David’s opened up for me in which the late Dean be the be-all and end-all of one’s most Presbyterian Church. And, of course, Read, my other professors, my fellow productive years. there were these special class parties at 36 students, and my inimitable principal, all From the first day I entered law school Rockcliffe Street when nobody quite played a very special role. • I knew the law was “my thing”. I sopped knew all that went into the punch and (Ansul, Special Edition, Vol. 2 (December, it up like a sponge. 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