Sentences with phrase «public interest law centre»

Working with Fenske on the project was Public Interest Law Centre executive director Byron Williams and Joelle Pastora Sala, who was a law student when the paper was being written and is now articling at PILC.

Craft, a descendant of Manitoba Métis Louis Riel who practises at the Public Interest Law Centre in Winnipeg, notes aboriginal law has come a long way in recent years: until the early 1950s, the Indian Act banned First Nations from hiring lawyers to pursue land claims.

A group called Legal Community Against Violence, a San Francisco - based public interest law centre dedicated to preventing gun violence, has just released a comprehensive overview of U.S. federal and state laws on gun control.

The report titled Justice Starts Here: A one - stop shop approach for achieving greater justice in Manitoba was authored by Allison Fenske and Beverly Froese, working with Legal Aid Manitoba's Public Interest Law Centre.

The Legal Community Against Violence is a California - based public interest law centre dedicated to preventing gun violence.

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She spent about 10 years working for the Public Interest Law Centre in Winnipeg specializing in aboriginal law.

Not exact matches

While 49 out of 50 U.S. states have a law stipulating that consumers must be able to put a credit «freeze» on their file, the action is not available in Canada, according to John Lawford, executive director of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre.

Jonathon Bishop, a Research and Parliamentary Affairs Analyst with the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, suggests that the federal government repeal the usury law back to what it was before 2007.

This willingness to let public interest take centre stage is often seen in countries with new competition law regimes.

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When Katie Mohammed turned to Facebook to air concerns about her community — as millions of people do every day — she didn't think she'd ever be sued for libel, and become the centre of a precedent - setting case in Ontario's laws protecting speech in the public interest.

Professor Elizabeth Cooke, the Law Commissioner leading the project, says: «There is a public interest in the development of the modern, high quality residential, office and commercial development that we need in our town and city centres.

They've released an open letterSignatories include, Association for Media and Technology in Education in Canada, Atlantic Provinces Library Association, BC Civil Liberties Association, BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, BC Library Association, Colin Bennett, Professor of Political Science, University of Victoria, Canadian Association of University Teachers, Canadian Federation of Students, Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, Canadian Library Association, CLUE: The Canadian Association for Open Source, Consumers Association of Canada, Electronic Frontier Canada, Electronic Frontier Foundation, FLORA.org, Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair of Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa, Marsha Hanen, Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, University of Victoria, Ian Kerr, Canada Research Chair in Ethics, Law & Technology at the University of Ottawa, Library Association of Alberta, Online Rights Canada, Ontario Library Association, Bruce Phillips, former Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Privaterra, Pubic Interest Advocacy Centre, Teresa Scassa, Director of the Law and Technology Institute and Associate Professor at Dalhousie Law School, Val Steeves, Professor, Faculty of Criminology, University of Ottawa, Paul Van Oorschot, Canada Research Chair in Network and Software Security, at Carleton University.

(OTTAWA)-- The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada decision released today finding popular youth - oriented social networking site Nexopia.com Inc.'s privacy practices are in violation of Canadian privacy law comes in response to a complaint filed over two years ago by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC).

Geldenhuys» previous leadership positions include that of deputy national director of the Legal Resources Centre (South Africa's oldest public interest law organisation) and as director of access to justice of Legal Aid South Africa.

He is a Senior Visiting Fellow at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), and serves on a number of boards and committees, including the Australia Pro Bono Centre.In 2009, Ed was presented with an Australian Leadership Award, and in 2017, he was recognised as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.From 2010 - 2016, Ed was chief executive of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, a leading non-profit organisation that promotes human rights through strategic litigation, policy development and education.Ed was previously a Senior Lecturer at UNSW Law School, a research director at the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law and a solicitor in private practice.

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Edmonton, Alberta About Blog he Environmental Law Centre (ELC) is Alberta's oldest and most active public interest environmental law organization with a mission is to educate and champion for strong environmental laws and rights so that all Albertans can enjoy clean water, clean air and a healthy environmeLaw Centre (ELC) is Alberta's oldest and most active public interest environmental law organization with a mission is to educate and champion for strong environmental laws and rights so that all Albertans can enjoy clean water, clean air and a healthy environmelaw organization with a mission is to educate and champion for strong environmental laws and rights so that all Albertans can enjoy clean water, clean air and a healthy environment.

Edmonton, Alberta About Blog he Environmental Law Centre (ELC) is Alberta's oldest and most active public interest environmental law organization with a mission is to educate and champion for strong environmental laws and rights so that all Albertans can enjoy clean water, clean air and a healthy environmeLaw Centre (ELC) is Alberta's oldest and most active public interest environmental law organization with a mission is to educate and champion for strong environmental laws and rights so that all Albertans can enjoy clean water, clean air and a healthy environmelaw organization with a mission is to educate and champion for strong environmental laws and rights so that all Albertans can enjoy clean water, clean air and a healthy environment.

Rhyannon has a keen interest in access to justice and is an active volunteer with the Edmonton Community Legal Centre's civil and family law projects where she provides legal assistance to low income individuals and gives free public presentations on various family and civil law topics.