Professional secrecy is a principle of fundamental
justice within the meaning of s. 7, and is also a
civil right of supreme importance in the Canadian
justice system; professional secrecy must
remain as close to absolute as possible, and courts must adopt stringent standards to protect same.
As a passionate advocate for access to
justice, Nicole spent two years as the Executive Director of the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice (CFCJ), a national not - for - profit that works on issues of access to justice and civil justice reform and has led several local and national research projects that examine the cost, affordability and effectiveness of the civil justice system in Canada; she remains a Senior Research Fellow at th
justice, Nicole spent two years as the Executive Director of the Canadian Forum on
Civil Justice (CFCJ), a national not - for - profit that works on issues of access to justice and civil justice reform and has led several local and national research projects that examine the cost, affordability and effectiveness of the civil justice system in Canada; she remains a Senior Research Fellow at the
Civil Justice (CFCJ), a national not - for - profit that works on issues of access to justice and civil justice reform and has led several local and national research projects that examine the cost, affordability and effectiveness of the civil justice system in Canada; she remains a Senior Research Fellow at th
Justice (CFCJ), a national not - for - profit that works on issues of access to
justice and civil justice reform and has led several local and national research projects that examine the cost, affordability and effectiveness of the civil justice system in Canada; she remains a Senior Research Fellow at th
justice and
civil justice reform and has led several local and national research projects that examine the cost, affordability and effectiveness of the civil justice system in Canada; she remains a Senior Research Fellow at the
civil justice reform and has led several local and national research projects that examine the cost, affordability and effectiveness of the civil justice system in Canada; she remains a Senior Research Fellow at th
justice reform and has led several local and national research projects that examine the cost, affordability and effectiveness of the
civil justice system in Canada; she remains a Senior Research Fellow at the
civil justice system in Canada; she remains a Senior Research Fellow at th
justice system in Canada; she
remains a Senior Research Fellow at the CFCJ.
While the
civil system can provide survivors with an avenue of
justice not available in criminal proceedings, the costs of the process
remain a primary barrier for those who would otherwise engage their aggressors in this way.