Distinguished speakers at Western Law
October 1, 2014
Speakers explored a diverse range of topics including football, mining, conflict zones and the future of law during this year’s distinguished speaker series.
Peter Hogg, Canada’s leading constitutional law scholar and professor emeritus at Osgoode Hall Law School, spoke on “Succession to the Throne.”
Former Liberal leader Bob Rae discussed the widely publicized Northern Ontario Ring of Fire mining development.
Rae serves as chief negotiator for the Matawa First Nations Tribal Council, which represents nine First Nations located around the Ring of Fire – a massive planned chromite mining and smelting development 400 kilometres north east of Thunder Bay.
Chris Bentley, executive director of Ryerson University’s law practice program, talked to students about the new, alternative articling program in his talk, “Preparing Lawyers to Serve a 21st Century Society.”
Sally Armstrong, who has covered stories in zones of conflict from Bosnia and Somalia to Rwanda and Afghanistan, shared her inspiring stories about women and girls in zones of conflict during her talk, “Human Rights, Human Wrongs: Ascent of Women.”
Canadian Football League president and Western Law alumnus Michael Copeland brought the Grey Cup and his thoughts on the future of the professional game to Western Law in the fall.
James Lockyer, founding director of the Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted, gave an insightful lecture on “Must There Always be Wrongful Convictions?”
This article appeared in the Western Law 2014 Alumni Magazine.
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