Summary of Meetings: Municipal Law
Number of Meetings Held: 3
May 28, 2025
Annual Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs Update
Guest Speakers: Members of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, and Tara Faganello, Assistant Deputy Minister, Community Safety and Crime Prevention, Local Government Division Victoria
Synopsis: Tara Faganello, Assistant Deputy Minister, Community Safety and Crime Prevention, Local Government Division Victoria, and her team provide a summary of the ministry’s current work and updates on recent legislative changes.
Online Registration: 41
January 29, 2025
Annual Municipal Case Law Update
Guest Speakers: David Giroday, Solicitor, Young Anderson Barrister & Solicitors, Lindsay Nilsson, Partner, Dolden Wallace Follick LLP, Heidi Boudreau, Municipal Solicitor, District of Saanich, and Aidan Andrews, Associate, Civil Legal LLP
Synopsis: David Giroday, Solicitor, Young Anderson Barrister & Solicitors, Lindsay Nilsson, Partner, Dolden Wallace Follick LLP, Aidan Andrews, Civil Legal, and Heidi Boudreau, Municipal Solicitor, District of Saanich summarize key municipal law cases from 2024 including St. John’s (City) v. Lynch, 2024 SCC 17, Ironclad Developments Inc. v. West Kelowna (City), and more.
Online Registration: 77
October 9, 2024
Understanding the Limits of Freedom of Expression, Hate Speech and Discriminatory Speech in Municipal Facilities
Guest Speakers: Elizabeth Anderson, Partner, Young Anderson, and Michael Moll, Partner, Civic Legal
Synopsis: Elizabeth Anderson, Partner, Young Anderson, and Michael Moll, Partner, Civic Legal, discuss what the role of the local government is in allowing for freedom of expression per the Charter and whether local governments can or should mitigate or prevent hate speech or discriminatory speech.
Online Registration: 97