Summary of Meetings
Number of Meetings Held:11
September 16, 2021
Registration Count: 19
Guest Speaker: Randy Robinson, Chair of the Aboriginal Lawyers Forum George (Geordie) Hungerford, Co-chair of the Truth & Reconciliation Committee
Meeting Title/Topic: Review of the CBABC Reconciliation Action Plan
Synopsis: George (Geordie) Hungerford, Co-chair of the Truth & Reconciliation Committee, and Randy Robinson, Chair of the Aboriginal Lawyers Forum reviewed the CBABC Reconciliation Action Plan implemented in September 2018, and offered an opportunity for members to
September 23, 2021
Registration Count: 5
Guest Speaker: Bencher Information Session #1
Meeting Title/Topic: Karen Snowshoe
Synopsis: Karen Snowshoe is the first Indigenous woman Bencher. She shared about her time as a Bencher, the time commitment and expectations.
October 01, 2021
Registration Count: 1
Guest Speaker: Bencher Information Session #2
Meeting Title/Topic: Karen Snowshoe
Synopsis: Karen Snowshoe is the first Indigenous woman Bencher. She shared about her time as a Bencher, the time commitment and expectations.
October 12, 2021
Registration Count: 3
Guest Speaker: Bencher Information #3
Meeting Title/Topic: Jennifer Chow
Synopsis: Karen Snowshoe is the first Indigenous woman Bencher. She shared about her time as a Bencher, the time commitment and expectations.
November 01, 2021
Registration Count: 6
Guest Speaker: Meet the Candidate - Nanaimo County (Brian Dybwad)
Meeting Title/Topic: Nanaimo Bencher Candidate: Brian Dybwad Interviewer: Douglas J. Marion, QC Moderator: Michelle Casavant
Synopsis: Meet the LSBC Bencher candidates 2022-2023 representing indigenous interests.
November 04, 2021
Registration Count: 8
Guest Speaker: Meet the Candidate - Vancouver County (Katrina Harry)
Meeting Title/Topic: Vancouver Bencher Candidate: Katrina Harry Interviewer: Mark Benton, Q.C. Moderator: Isabel Jackson
Synopsis: Meet the LSBC Bencher candidates 2022-2023 representing indigenous interests.
November 05, 2021
Registration Count: 8
Guest Speaker: Meet the Candidate - Vancouver County (Kelly Russ)
Meeting Title/Topic: Kelly Russ - Bencher Candidate for Vancouver County Moderator - Michelle Casavant
Synopsis: Meet the LSBC Bencher candidates 2022-2023 representing indigenous interests.
November 26, 2021
Registration Count: 127
Guest Speaker: Brad Regehr, Past National CBA President
Meeting Title/Topic: Aboriginal Lawyers Forum 11th Annual Holiday Banquet
Synopsis: Three-course dinner, silent auction, and presentations of the 2021 ALF Awards. Keynote Speaker Brad Regehr, Past National CBA President and first indigenous lawyer to hold the office.
February 01, 2022
Registration Count: 9
Guest Speaker: Randy Robinson, Crown Counsel - Vanderhoof, ALF Chair Geordie Hungerford, CEO of FNFMB, CBABC Truth & Reconciliation Committee Chair Shawnee Monchalin, Miller Thomson LLP, ALF Member at Large
Meeting Title/Topic: CBABC Reconciliation Action Plan Consultation with ALF
Synopsis: Members of the Truth & Reconciliation Committee meet with members to help develop the goals for the new plan and review the themes that have emerged in the consultations.
February 18, 2022
Registration Count: 83
Guest Speaker: Tuma Young, QC, 2021-2022 President of the Nova Scotia Barrister Society; Halie Bruce
Meeting Title/Topic: Essential Law and Practice Points for Serving Two-Spirit & Indigenous LGBTQI+ Clients
Synopsis: How to respectfully engage with Two-Spirit clients and colleagues, and discuss pressing legal issues facing Two-Spirit communities across Canada. Jointly hosted with SOGIC
May 06, 2022
Registration Count: 63
Guest Speaker: Various Keynote: Justice Tina Dion, Provincial Court of BC
Meeting Title/Topic: Aboriginal Lawyers Forum Retreat 2022
Synopsis: This years theme was entitled "Indigenous Thriving" and was designed to give Indigenous lawyers a deeper level of self-knowledge and cultural teachings. Topics included movement practices, inquiry and many other ways of connecting with your inner self.