THURSDAY EVENING SESSION, October 27
Law Society of Upper Canada, 130 Queen Street West, Toronto |
| 4:30 pm | Registration |
| 5:00 5:15 pm |  Welcome: Brian Langille, Interim Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
Introductory Remarks: Michael Bryant, Attorney General of Ontario |
| 5:15 7:00 pm | The Adoption of s. 15: Origins and Aspirations Moderator: Marilou McPhedran, Co-Director, International Womens Rights Project, University of Victoria
(role in 1980-81: Counsel, Ad Hoc Committee of Canadian Women on the Constitution) Speakers: Doris Anderson, journalist, feminist, activist, chair Ontario Press Council
(role in 1980-81: President, Advisory Council on the Status of Women) Joe Clark, former Prime Minister of Canada
(role in 1980-81: Leader of the Opposition) Roy Romanow, former Premier of Saskatchewan
(role in 1980-81: Attorney General of Saskatchewan) Barry Strayer, former judge of the Federal Court of Appeal and Chief Justice of the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada
(role in 1980-81: Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Law, Department of Justice) 
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| 7:00 8:00 pm | Reception |
FRIDAY SESSION, October 28
University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Flavelle House, 78 Queens Park Crescent, Toronto |
| 8:15 am | Registration, Coffee and continental breakfast |
| 9:00 10:30 am | The Making of s. 15: Collaboration Between Government, Community Activists and Legal Experts Moderator: Elizabeth Goldberg, Executive Lead, Public Service Legislation Project, Ministry of Government Services (Ontario)
(role in 1980-81: Counsel, Constitutional Law Branch, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)) Speakers: Mary Dawson, former Associate Deputy Minister, Department of Justice
(role in 1980-81: Associate Chief Legislative Counsel, Department of Justice) Mary Eberts, Barrister
(role in 1980-81: Legal Counsel, Advisory Council on the Status of Women) David Lepofsky, Crown Law Office Criminal, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)
(role in 1980-81: Ontario Division Board of Management Member, Canadian National Institute for the Blind) Svend Robinson, former New Democrat Member of Parliament (1979-2004) |
| 10:30 10:45 | Coffee break |
| 10:45 12:00 | The Evolution of s. 15: Judicial Interpretation Moderator: Peter Hogg, Scholar in Residence, Blake, Cassels & Graydon
(Professor Emeritus, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University) Speakers: Peter Cory, former justice of the Supreme Court of Canada (1989-1999) Frank Iacobucci, former justice of the Supreme Court of Canada (1991-2004) 
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| 12:00 pm | Lunch (provided) |
| 12:30 pm |  Introduction of the Keynote Speaker: Mary Dawson, former Associate Deputy Minister, Department of Justice
Keynote Address: Joe Clark, former Prime Minister of Canada |
| 1:15 2:45 pm | Interpretation and Doctrinal Development Moderator: Lorraine Weinrib, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto  Speakers:
Beverley Baines, Professor, Faculty of Law, Queens University Mayo Moran, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto Sophia Moreau, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto Denise Réaume, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto |
| 2:45 3:00 pm | Coffee break |
| 3:00 4:30 pm | Making Progress on Equality Rights Moderator: Julie Jai, Director, Policy and Integration, Ontario Regional Office, Department of Justice Speakers: Raj Anand, Partner, WeirFoulds LLP R. Douglas Elliott, Partner, Roy Elliott Kim OConnor LLP Janet Minor, General Counsel, Constitutional Law Branch, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario) Bill Pentney, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Sector, Department of Justice 
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| 4:30 pm | Concluding Remarks |
