HELPING SYRIAN REFUGEES IN CRISIS SEE PG. 18 ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Improving access to justice in Arctic Canada SEE PG. 20 Record crowd returns for Homecoming 2015 SEE PG. 24 FEBRUARY 2016 INTRODUCTION ALUMNI INDEX DEAN’S COUNCIL MEMBERS Class of ’65 Class of ’81 Class of ’01 Sheila A. Murray, Law’82 (Com’79) Hill, David ..............................25 Charlesworth, Sue ...............20–22 Harrison, Tom ....................... 8 Chair Queen’s Law President Class of ’66 Class of ’82 Class of ’02 CI Financial Corp. Johnston, David Freedman, Jeremy ...............10 Rees, Owen ............................ 2 Queen’s Law Reports Online (Governor General) ............2 Stephen P. Sigurdson, Law’84 Vice-Chair is a periodic electronic update of Class of ’84 Class of ’03 Reports is Executive VP and General Counsel Canada Queen’s Law Reports magazine Class of ’67 Sigurdson, Leslie .................. 32 Mossey, Mark ........................21 Manulife Financial published by Beresford, Harvey .................16 Sigurdson, Stephen .............32 Riggs, Christopher ...............16 Class of ’06 David Allgood, Law’74 (Arts’70) QUEEN’S FACULTY OF LAW Class of ’85 Swaisland, Jackie ..............18 transforming! Past Chair MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Counsel Matt Shepherd, Director Class of ’70 Bastos, Joe .............................20 Dentons Canada LLP Macdonald Hall Peneycad, Alf ........................ 25 Duncan, Suzanne ................ 25 Class of ’09 Queen’s University Fuhrer, Janet ......................... 32 Appleyard, Trish ................ 28 Kingston ON Canada K7L 3N6 We’ve started off 2016 with a bang. Beginning this Betty DelBianco, Law’84 Class of ’73 Executive VP, Chief Legal & Administrative law.queensu.ca Baines, Beverley Class of ’86 Class of ’10 year and based on your input, you’ll be receiving Officer Editor (Professor) .............................10, 37 Celestica Inc. Shamie, Stephen ..................16 Rae, Christopher ...............15 three types of publications from your alma mater: Lisa Graham, Com’88, Artsci’92, MPA’08 Turner, John ...........................15 Janet Fuhrer, Law’85 Manager of Records, Registration and Class of ’75 Class of ’12 Communications Partner Delaney, Fred ........................25 Class of ’87 Lambert, Kyle ..................... 28 Ridout & Maybee LLP Tel: 613.533.6000, ext. 74259 O’Hara, Terry .........................20 Golding, Lynne .....................15 This exclusive digital magazine will be Fax: 613.533.6611 Peter Griffin, Law’77 Email: [email protected] Spencer, Keith .......................15 Class of ’13 delivered to your inbox four times a year. Managing Partner, Toronto Office Class of ’76 Raso, Fabian ......................35 Contributors Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP Cromwell, Thomas Class of ’89 Sigurdson, Laura ...............32 Trish Appleyard, MIR’06/Law’09, (Justice) .................................8 Johnson, Peter ......................29 Thomas A. Houston, Law’78 (Com’75) PhD in Law candidate Joliffe, Scott ...........................33 Kissoon, Dhaman ................14 Class of ’15 Partner Anne Craig Dentons Canada LLP Ken Cuthbertson, Arts’75, Law’83 Scott, Douglas H. .................15 De Fillipis, Rebecca ...........34 Class of ’77 Emily Lieffers, Law’16 Hunter, Katie ......................34 Our annual print alumni magazine, full of Gerard Kennedy, Law’10 Anthony Pugh, PhD in Law candidate Bala, Nicholas Class of ’90 Associate David Smiley (Professor) .............................34 Denyes, Martin ......................15 Class of ’16 feature stories and alumni profiles, will be Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Wanda Praamsma Moore, Ian ......................... 19 published and mailed in the spring. Class of ’78 Kelley McKinnon, Law’88 (Artsci’85) Partner Class of ’91 Nehmetallah, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP Design + Production Whitehead, Stephen ... ........15 Goldring, Judy ......................30–31 Jonathan .............................39 Base design: Horn, Samantha ...................30–31 Nunez, Maria ..................... 37 James M. Parks, Law’71 Larry Harris, Class of ’79 Plener, Ryan ...................... 28 Counsel Queen’s University Marketing Lukasiewicz, Peter ................33 Sadinsky, Adam .................19 Gardiner Roberts LLP Class of ’92 Production and layout: Trevoy, Andy .......................... 29 Mills, Jana . .............................13 Spindler, Jess .......................19 A new separate Supporting Excellence magazine, Brienne Lim, Brienne Lim Designs Stall, Rosa ...........................19 including the annual Honour Roll of Donors, David Sharpe, Law’95 President and Chief Operating Officer Class of ’80 Class of ’93 Thompson, Kaisha ............19 will be bundled with the November issue of the Bridging Finance Inc. Emery, Mike (Justice) ..........5 Cockfield, Art Wilson, Lauren ...................19 Queen’s Alumni Review. Frank, George .......................5 (Professor) .............................8, 36 R. Paul Steep, Law’80 (Artsci’77) Frank, Lynne ..........................5 Partner Walwyn, Frank ......................14 Class of ’17 McCarthy Tétrault LLP Jackson, Colin .......................5 Morris, Brad ........................38 Jetten, Dawn .........................5 Class of ’95 O’Muiri, Connor .................38 Patrice Walch-Watson, Law’91 King, Paul ...............................5 Sharpe, David ....................... 23 Thompson, Leah ...............40 Senior Managing Director, General Counsel & Piasetzki, Greg ......................5 Corporate Secretary Trumper, Steve ......................5 Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Class of ’96 Abrams, Brian Frank E. Walwyn, Law’93 (Justice) ..................................8 Partner Aggarwal, Anil ......................15 WeirFoulds LLP Javier, Janice .........................15 Alan Whyte, Law’79 (Artsci’76) Partner ON THE COVER: Cunningham, Swan, Carty, Little & Bonham LLP Jackie Swaisland, Law’06, works on a refugee sponsorship application with a client at her office in Toronto. FEBRUARY 2016 - 1 SCHOOL NEWS Advocacy Institute co-founders saluted nationally Alumnus Owen Rees and Professor getting more assistance from counsel,” says Webber. invitation letters to every lawyer who’s granted leave Grégoire Webber of Queen’s Faculty of Rees and Webber were aware of the Supreme Court to appeal to the SCC, and the moot courts now are Law have been awarded one of Canada’s Institute (SCI), a Georgetown University law school- staged in major cities across the country. At first, about most prestigious civilian honours. based program that promotes awareness of issues 20 per cent of eligible lawyers availed themselves of of importance to the the opportunity to take United States Supreme part in the sessions. In Rees, Law’02, a partner at the highly Court. The centrepiece 2014-2015, that number regarded Toronto boutique litigation firm of the SCI’s activities is “We wanted to make sure the was close to 50 per cent. Stockwoods, and friend Webber, the Canada a moot court program “We wanted to Research Chair in Public Law and Philosophy that offers lawyers the program would be free and available make sure the of Law, received Meritorious Service Medals opportunity to test- program would be at a ceremony in Ottawa on Dec. 11. The drive legal arguments to any lawyer who’s scheduled to free and available to medals, established by Queen Elizabeth II they intend to make in argue a case before the SCC,” any lawyer who’s to recognize “highly professional acts that their submissions to scheduled to argue a are of considerable benefit ... to the nation the Supreme Court. — Professor Grégoire Webber case before the SCC,” by civilians,” were presented by Governor “We wondered if says Webber. “Some General David Johnston, Law’66, LLD’91. there was room for a of the larger firms in Rees and Webber were honoured for their similar initiative here Canada and various contributions to the legal profession, primarily in Canada,” says Rees. “If so, we knew it would federal and provincial Justice departments have their their work in launching the Supreme Court have to be purpose-built for Canadian needs. That own in-house programs; however, we felt there was Advocacy Institute. This independent non- meant it had to be low-cost, accessible to all, and a real need for a non-partisan program that would profit agency, which is celebrating its tenth national in its scope.” be available to lawyers from smaller firms and cities anniversary in 2016, has been instrumental in With help and encouragement from Justice Frank across the country and wouldn’t be seen as just a improving the quality of legal advocacy Iacobucci, the Institute was born; Iacobucci, who was central-Canadian initiative. In that sense, the Institute in Canada. about to retire from the bench, agreed to serve as its helps level the legal playing field.” “In our legal system, vigorous, well- chair. “I didn’t hesitate to support [the program],” Rees echoes those words. “Grégoire and I saw the presented, and effective advocacy is of recalls Iacobucci. Institute both as a vehicle to help promote advocacy service to the courts in presenting fully the “My reasons were simple. First, the aim of the skills and as a way for us to give back to the legal various sides of the issues that come before proposal was to improve oral advocacy before the profession and the Court,” he adds. “Being awarded them,” says Chief Justice of Canada Beverley Court, which would be to the benefit of clients, the a Meritorious Service