Contracts are integral to how institutions operate – from government, to banks, to non-profits, to commercial markets, and beyond. However, the past few years have rocked our understanding of how we work with contracts. The continuing effects of pandemic disruptions, rising prices, and the proliferation of artificial intelligence and blockchain are just some of the...Read More

In professional services organizations, launching a new practice group can be a game-changer for firms looking to expand their offerings, enter new markets, or capitalize on emerging trends. Whether you are in law, accounting, recruitment, planning, engineering, or any other sector, the process of establishing a successful practice group requires careful planning, strategic execution, and...Read More

Unless you are one of those legendary litigators who focuses on court and leaves all of their writing to someone else, lawyers spend a lot of time writing. It would be wonderful if legal and professional writing escaped the demons of creative writing, but in my experience, the demons of procrastination and self-doubt and the...Read More

In July of last year, Canada’s three research-funding agencies set out to improve public and academic access to the studies they sponsor. Open access to research and scholarship is proving to be the digital era’s great gift to science, and all the more so, following open access’ contributions to Covid vaccine development during the pandemic....Read More

“All people want and need to be Heard, Seen and Loved” (HSL). — In That Order — The Dalai Lama (Note 1) The Youth Voices Initiative (sponsored by the BC Family Justice Innovation Lab Society) is a youth-led group that has been working for over 7 years to advocate for children’s right to have their...Read More

Quit the AI theatrics and get on with the business of legal service. I’ve had it. Had it with the legal industry’s incessant blither blather, adjective-laden hyperbole, and histrionic pearl-clutching – hello, law firms – pertaining to the perils and rarely the pluses of artificial intelligence. The continuous and roiling notions around AI, its impact...Read More

Earlier this summer, I attended Pride Toronto, an annual festival celebrating the queer community that attracts three million people to its events. Pride Toronto kicks off a wave of pride festivals across Canada throughout the summer. While I’m not a member of the 2SLGBTQI+ community, it feels very important to show support for those who...Read More

Children dressed in suits, we drive silently. The one kid slides in a cassette tape and I hear it for the first time, a song I will listen to for the rest of my life in a trance, o’ let the sun beat down upon my face, as I look out the window. I don’t...Read More

At a recent conference in Montreal, individuals and organizations involved in access to justice across the country gathered to present current research, share initiatives, and build a strong foundation of knowledge. The conference was grounded in a people-centred approach to access to justice, shaped in part by the OECD Framework and Good Practice Principles for...Read More

On August 17, 2014, fifteen-year-old Tina Fontaine was found dead in Winnipeg’s Red River. It had been over two weeks since Tina was reported missing. Among the more disturbing details of Tina’s death was the fact that in the twenty-four hours prior to her disappearance, she had been seen by child welfare workers, healthcare professionals,...Read More