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Wednesday June 29
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Workshops
University of Toronto Faculty of Law - Flavelle House
- 4.6 Regional Roundup North America: “Fire and Ice”
Moderators: Mary Bonauto, Douglas Elliott
Panelists: Martha McCarthy, Jenny Pizer, Ed Stein
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| 9:30am |
Keynote Speech by Hon. Roy McMurty, Chief Justice of Ontario
“The Road to Halpern: Canada and the Charter of Rights”
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| 10:15am |
Coffee Break
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| 10:30am-12:30pm |
Plenary - “Right to Love”
“Equal Marriage: Canada and the World”
Moderators: Douglas Elliott, Evan Wolfson
- Panel 1 Canada: Hon. Martin Cauchon, Rev. Dr. Hawkes, Martha McCarthy, Chief Justice McMurtry
Key players from the Ontario marriage case will discuss how the case developed, and the roles played in the outcome by the community, lawyers, judges and government.
- Panel 2 The World: Mary Bonauto (USA) , Francesc Jaurena (Spain), Karon Monaghan (England), Kees Waaldijk (Netherlands), and Dan Yakir (Israel)
What are the lessons of the Ontario marriage case for the rest of the world? And what have been the international connections around marriage? Key global experts will enlighten us on these issues. The statute based reforms in the Netherlands and Spain will be presented, as well as the successful litigation approach in Massachusetts. We will conclude with presentations on the legal proceedings underway in England and Israel seeking domestic recognition of Canadian same sex marriages.
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| 12:30pm |
Transfer to Osgoode Hall from University of Toronto Faculty of Law
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| 1:00pm-3:00pm |
Lunch
Barrister's Dining Hall, Osgoode Hall - Sponsored by the Law Society of Upper Canada.
Keynote speech by E.J. Graff author of “What is Marriage For?”. The announcement of the new Board and farewell address from the outgoing President.
There will be an optional tour of Osgoode Hall, including a visit to the historic courtroom where the marriage case was won, at 4:00 p.m.
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| 3:00pm-4:30pm |
ILGLaw Board Meeting
Meeting of new Board and election of new president |
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