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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
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
Adrienne Clarkson
Host, 26th Governor General of Canada
Chief Justice Richard Wagner
Supreme Court of Canada
The Rt. Hon. Richard Wagner is the 18th Chief Justice of Canada. He was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Canada in 2012 and became Chief Justice in 2017.
Hon. Patti Laboucane-Benson
Senator
Senator Patti LaBoucane-Benson is a Métis from Treaty 6 territory in Alberta. Her 30-year career has been dedicated to serving her community in Alberta, across Canada and around the world.
Karen Wilford
Chair, Association of Legal Aid Plans
Sean Gallop
Articling student, Legal Aid Manitoba
Sean Gallop has experienced two different sides of legal aid service – once as a client who needed legal help and now as a lawyer. As a teenager, Gallop became homeless and battled addiction on the streets of Winnipeg. Today, fresh out of law school at age 49, Sean is fulfilling a lifelong dream to practice law.
Sacha-Denis
Duty Counsel Day’s teen reporter
Sacha-Denis is 13 years old and he is currently in grade 9. He enjoys playing hockey, going to school and playing video games. Sacha-Denis lives in Ottawa with his family.
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