Articles 2023

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Interview with Jordana Bergman

  • March 13, 2023
  • Interview conducted by Adil Abdulla and Crystal Park

An interview with registered psychotherapist Jordana Bergman.

Civil Litigation, Student Forum

KPI Pitfalls in the Public Sector

  • March 10, 2023
  • Tatiana Zeleni and Brian Osler

KPIs are key to managing organizational effectiveness and efficiency. KPIs can sometimes result in undesirable regulatory outcomes when they are conflated with organizational objectives. KPIs are a tool to help make decisions, allocate resources, identify problems and build accountability. By taking a sophisticated and thoughtful approach to KPIs, public sector bodies can achieve these purposes without the KPIs themselves inadvertently steering the organization down the wrong path.

Public Sector Lawyers, Student Forum

Expanding Medical Assistance in Dying Will Have Devastating Effects on Canadians with Disabilities

  • March 10, 2023
  • Lorin MacDonald

There is a proliferation of news reports of people with disabilities considering medical assistance in dying (MAiD). As a human rights lawyer, a disability advocate, and a woman born with a disability, I find these trends troubling. I believe MAiD is the outcome of Hobson’s choice, which refers to the illusion that multiple options are available. In a “take it or leave it” scenario, “leaving it” is no longer tenable for many Canadians with disabilities, given today’s climate.

Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights Law, Student Forum
photo of author Crystal Heidari

Settlement Privilege: Exceptions and Considerations in Family Law

  • March 10, 2023
  • Crystal Heidari

The Supreme Court of Canada addresses the issue of settlement privilege in the family law context in Association de mediation familiale du Québec v. Bouvier, 2021 SCC 54, but what are the practical implications on the typical person going through the family law process?

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Student Forum
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Executive Profile: Introducing Rafeena Rashid

  • March 07, 2023
  • Angela Ogang, Newsletter Editor, OBA Citizenship & Immigration Law Section

Here at the OBA Citizenship & Immigration Law Section, we are proud of our volunteers and we are constantly looking for ways to highlight their work and achievements. Rafeena Rashid currently holds the position of Secretary on the executive. As an immigrant herself, whose immediate family immigrated to Canada in stages, she is acutely aware that the decision to move to a new country is not a decision made lightly.

Citizenship and Immigration Law, Student Forum
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Executive Profile: Introducing Carrie Wright

  • March 07, 2023
  • Angela Ogang, Newsletter Editor, OBA Citizenship & Immigration Law Section

Here at the OBA Citizenship & Immigration Law Section, we are proud of our volunteers and we are constantly looking for ways to highlight their work and achievements. Our Chair Carrie Wright started off as the Newsletter Editor, then she became the Secretary and worked her way up to chairing. Carrie's focus has been ensuring that our voices are represented at the national level and developing the interconnectedness between our section and our colleagues in other areas.

Citizenship and Immigration Law, Student Forum