December2017

TORONTO – The legal stars of tomorrow will be on full display Thursday as teams of high school students from Windsor, Sudbury, Brantford, Ottawa, Mississauga, Richmond Hill and Brampton compete for the provincial championship of the Ontario Bar Association Secondary School Mock Trial Tournament.

Statement by Pascale Daigneault, president of the Ontario Bar Association: We, at the Ontario Bar Association (OBA), are extremely saddened by the passing of our friend Jim Flaherty.

The Ontario Bar Association’s partnership with the Trillium Gift of Life Network in support of organ donation was noted in a story in the Waterloo Region Record.

The new partnership between the Ontario Bar Association and the Trillium Gift of Life Network in support of organ donation was covered by the Hamilton Spectator.

The resignation of Linda Jeffrey, minister of municipal affairs and housing, clearing the way for her to run for mayor of Brampton, sparked a cabinet mini-shuffle last week, one in which lawyers figured prominently.

OBA President Pascale Daigneault discusses Make a POA month on CBC News.

The Ontario Bar Association extends its deep appreciation and wishes for a speedy recovery to Constable Mike Klarenbeek of Peel Regional Police, who was shot while on duty providing security at the at the A. Grenville and William Davis Court in Brampton.

Malcolm Higgins, a retired police officer, hockey dad, and lead singer in an AC/DC cover band, was killed in a car accident five years ago.

The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) and Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN) are encouraging Ontarians to register consent for organ and tissue donation this April, and to make a Power of Attorney to ensure that health related wishes are honoured.