Agenda

Thursday, October 26, 2017

Time	Topic
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Welcome and Introduction Moderators The Honourable Justice Andromache R. Karakatsanis Supreme Court of Canada Ottawa, ON The Honourable Justice Richard Wagner Supreme Court of Canada Ottawa, ON
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Different Models of Supreme Court Judging Moderator The Right Honourable Beverley M. McLachlin, P.C. Chief Justice of Canada Supreme Court of Canada Ottawa, ON Speakers Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer Supreme Court of the United States Washington, DC The Right Honourable Dame Sian Elias Chief Justice of New Zealand Supreme Court of New Zealand Wellington, NZ Mr. Jean Spreutels President of the Constitutional Court of Belgium Honorary Professor at the Université libre de Bruxelles Brussels, Belgium
11:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.	Health Break
11:20 a.m. - 12:50 p.m.	The Supreme Court, the Executive and Parliament Moderator Professor Carissima Mathen University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law Ottawa, ON Speakers The Right Honourable Kim Campbell, P.C., C.C., O.B.C., Q.C. University of Alberta, Peter Lougheed Leadership College Edmonton, AB The Honourable Bob Rae, P.C., C.C., O.Ont., Q.C. OKT - Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP Toronto, ON
12:50 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.	Lunch
2:20 p.m. - 3:35 p.m.	The Public Presence of the Supreme Court and the Role of the Media Moderator The Honourable J. Michael MacDonald, Chief Justice Nova Scotia Court of Appeal Halifax, NS Speakers Mr. Yves Boisvert Columnist, La Presse Montreal, QC Ms. Chantal Hébert, O.C. Columnist, Toronto Star Montreal, QC Mr. Jesse Hirsh Internet Strategist, Researcher, Broadcaster Toronto, ON
3:35 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Health Break
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.	The Supreme Court of Canada of the Future: An Open Discussion Moderator Professor Daniel Jutras McGill University, Faculty of Law Montreal, QC
5:30 p.m. - 5:40 p.m.	Seminar Close Moderators The Honourable Justice Andromache R. Karakatsanis The Honourable Justice Richard Wagner

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