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Upcoming Events

  • Freedom of Religion
    Tue, Jan 14
    J140
    Jan 14, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    J140, 78 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5, Canada
    Jan 14, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    J140, 78 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5, Canada
    Professors Brian Bird and Anna Su will discuss contemporary debates in Canada’s freedom of religion jurisprudence and the limits placed upon these freedoms.
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  • Premier Jean Charest
    Thu, Jan 23
    Toronto
    Jan 23, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.
    Toronto, 78 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5, Canada
    Jan 23, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.
    Toronto, 78 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5, Canada
    Lecture on Federalism
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  • Justices Jamal & Huscroft Fireside Chat
    Mon, Jan 27
    Toronto
    Jan 27, 2025, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
    Toronto, 78 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5, Canada
    Jan 27, 2025, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
    Toronto, 78 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5, Canada
    Justice Grant Huscroft of the Court of Appeal for Ontario will host a fireside chat with Justice Mahmud Jamal of the Supreme Court of Canada.
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  • Justice Grant Huscroft - Keynote Address
    Tue, Feb 11
    Room J140
    Feb 11, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    Room J140, 78 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5, Canada
    Feb 11, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    Room J140, 78 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5, Canada
    Court of Appeal for Ontario Justice Grant Huscroft will deliver a lecture on constitutional interpretation, including the originalist approach to interpretation.
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  • ON Attorney General Michael Bryant
    Tue, Feb 25
    Toronto
    Feb 25, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    Toronto, 78 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5, Canada
    Feb 25, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    Toronto, 78 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5, Canada
    Former Ontario AG Michael Bryant (also the former CEO of Legal Aid BC and Executive Director of the CCLA) will provide a lecture on access to justice, legal aid, and his life in politics and the law.
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  • Memories of Justice Bertha Wilson; The Consummate Jurist
    Mon, Mar 03
    Toronto
    Mar 03, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    Toronto, 78 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5, Canada
    Mar 03, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    Toronto, 78 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5, Canada
    Justice David Stratas will lecture on the work habits, interpersonal skills and character traits that led to Justice Bertha Wilson's success as a lawyer and judge and that can guide and inspire us as we start our careers in law. A question period on any topic will then follow.
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  • Justice Malcolm Rowe - Keynote Address
    Justice Malcolm Rowe - Keynote Address
    Justice Malcolm Rowe - Keynote Address
    Mon, Oct 21
    Room J250
    Oct 21, 2024, 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    Room J250, 78 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5, Canada
    Oct 21, 2024, 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    Room J250, 78 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5, Canada
    Supreme Court Justice Malcolm Rowe will provide a lecture on the relationship of political and legal philosophy and the impact of legal theory on judicial decision making.
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  • Indigenous Ownership and Projects
    Indigenous Ownership and Projects
    Indigenous Ownership and Projects
    Thu, Oct 17
    Room J125
    Oct 17, 2024, 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    Room J125, 78 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5, Canada
    Oct 17, 2024, 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    Room J125, 78 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5, Canada
    Lawyers Thomas Isaac and Jeremy Barretto will hold a guest lecture, as well as a panel moderated by John Borrows, to launch their book The Law of Indigenous Ownership and Projects, which fills a gap in the literature on the development of Indigenous-owned projects in Canada. Room J125.
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  • The Notwithstanding Clause
    The Notwithstanding Clause
    The Notwithstanding Clause
    Wed, Oct 09
    Room J125
    Oct 09, 2024, 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    Room J125, 78 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5, Canada
    Oct 09, 2024, 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    Room J125, 78 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5, Canada
    Law professors Ryan Alford of Lakehead University and Stéphane Serafin of the University of Ottawa will explore the history and impact of Section 33 of the Charter - the Notwithstanding Clause.
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  • Attorney General Doug Downey
    Attorney General Doug Downey
    Attorney General Doug Downey
    Wed, Sep 18
    J140
    Sep 18, 2024, 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    J140, 78 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5, Canada
    Sep 18, 2024, 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    J140, 78 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5, Canada
    Attorney General Doug Downey will provide remarks on the Government of Ontario’s court modernization, access to justice, and bail reform efforts. Room J140.
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