Duty Counsel Day 2021

Virtual Event

Canadians shouldn’t have to navigate the justice system alone. Good news: you don’t. Learn about Duty Counsel and tell your fellow Canadians. The power to navigate the justice system is in your hands.

Featuring

Adrienne Clarkson, 26th Governor General of Canada
Karen Wilford, Chair, Association of Legal Aid Plans of Canada
Chief Justice Richard Wagner, Supreme Court of Canada
Hon. Patti LaBoucane-Benson, Senator, Alberta
Stephen Rotstein, president, Canadian Bar Association
Sean Gallop, articling student, Legal Aid Manitoba
Panel interview with Duty Counsel lawyers from across Canada
Moment of recognition for Duty Counsel
Musical performance

Special Guest Messages

Chief Justice Michael J. Wood, Nova Scotia Court of Appeal
Justice Julie A. Thorburn, Court of Appeal for Ontario
Associate Chief Justice Lawrence O’Neil, Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
Chief Judge Pamela Goulding, Provincial Court of Newfoundland Labrador
Chief Judge Melissa Gillespie, British Columbia Provincial Court
Chief Judge Shannon Metivier, Provincial Court of Saskatchewan
Chief Judge Pamela S. Williams, Provincial and Family Courts of Nova Scotia
Doug Downey, attorney general, Government of Ontario
Kaycee Madu, minister of justice and solicitor general, Government of Alberta
Gordon Wyant, minister of justice and attorney general, Government of Saskatchewan
Stephen Mansell, deputy minister and deputy attorney general, Government of Nunavut
Chris Glover, Ontario MPP, Spadina-Fort York
Mike Schreiner, Ontario MPP, Guelph
Allen Benson, CEO, Native Counselling Services of Alberta
Alaina Botham, executive director, Canadian Bar Association Northwest Territories Branch
Tim Chalker, Board Chair, Legal Aid Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador
Ab Currie, Canadian Forum on Civil Justice