University of Toronto Law School Faculty Blog

Book Launch and Panel Discussion: Parliamentary Democracy in Crisis - Live Webcast

The David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights will be hosting a book launch for the new book Parliamentary Democracy in Crisis: The Dilemmas, Choices and Future of Parliamentary Government in Canada on Tuesday April 21 at 4:30 pm.

The book launch will include a panel discussion on the future of Canada's democracy: lessons learned and where to we go from here.  This is the third in the series on the topic and celebrates the book that came out of our December 5th event on the Governor General's decision to prorogue Parliament. Panelists include Peter Hogg, Michael Valpy, David Cameron and Barbara Cameron.

The event will be webcast live starting shortly after 4:30 pm.

Click here April 21 at 4:30 to watch the webcast.

Click here to find out more about the event.

Click here to find out more about and purchase the book.

Symposium on Lifelong Learning in Professionalism: live webcast on Friday Feb. 20

On Friday February 20, 2009, the Centre for the Legal Profession at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, is hosting a Symposium on "Lifelong Learning in Professionalism" organized by the Chief Justice of Ontario's Advisory Committee on Professionalism. 

The Symposium is being sponsored by the Law Foundation of Ontario, with additional support from the Law Society of Upper Canada. The Symposium features panel discussions with noted academic scholars, members of the judiciary, and legal practitioners.

The day will begin with an exploration of the scope and importance of lifelong learning, and continue with an examination of what can be learned from other jurisdictions and the role of various stakeholders within the legal profession in advancing education in professionalism. The day will close with the 2009 Annual Goodman Lecture, delivered by the Honourable Justice Stephen Goudge of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. 

The symposium will be webcast live on Friday Feb. 20 beginning at 9:00 am EST. The webcast will also remain available as an archive after the event.

Visit the Symposium web page and watch the webcast.

BCE Decision Roundtable, March 27, 2009

Faculty of Law, University Of Toronto

Flavelle House, 78 Queen's Park, 

McCarthy Tétrault Classroom (FLA) 

In December 2008, the Supreme Court of Canada released its reasons in the highly publicized BCE case, affirming that Canadian corporate directors owe their fiduciary duty to the corporation and only the corporation. The decision stands to have a significant impact on merger and acquisition transactions in Canada, and is of fundamental importance to boards of directors as well as to shareholders, creditors and corporate stakeholders generally.  We look forward to an interactive roundtable discussion on the implications of the Supreme Court's decision.

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Education, Culture and the Knowledge Economy Conference

On Friday, June 6, 2008 the Centre for Innovation Law and Policy will be hosting a conference on Education, Culture and the Knowledge Economy.

This event will be held at Flavelle House (78 Queen's Park, Bennett Lecture Hall) and will be open to the public, and free of charge.

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Upcoming Conference: Developing Aboriginal Economies

On May 1, 2008, the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, in partnership with the Rt. Hon. Paul Martin, will be hosting a summit entitled “Developing Aboriginal Economies.”  The summit is a one-day symposium featuring two roundtables with a diverse group of panelists.  The goal of this summit is to provide a forum for new ideas and new approaches to economic development in Aboriginal communities.

Canada’s Aboriginal communities are extremely diverse, and so too is the range of economic challenges facing these communities.  The Faculty of Law recognizes that meeting the challenge of developing Aboriginal economies will require complex and multifaceted solutions.  Thus, the intention of this summit is not simply to generate ideas, but to bring together the parties needed to forge unique and useful coalitions.  With this in mind, our panelists include not only members of the bar and the Academy but also elected officials such as Ontario's Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, business persons, and Aboriginal people in their capacities as leaders, bankers, and heads of corporations.

For more information, including the program and registration, please visit:
http://www.law.utoronto.ca/conferences/aboriginaleconomies.html