ONLINE MEETING: Political Involvement & Other Outside Interests of Public Sector Counsel
This meeting is being hosted by the Public Sector Lawyers Section.
| Speakers: |
Craig Cameron, Senior Counsel, Justice Canada, Business and Regulatory Law Services, BC Regional Office
Prof. Robert G.W. Lapper, K.C., Graduate Advisor, School of Public Administration, David and Dorothy Lam Chair in Law and Public Policy, Faculties of Law and Human and Social Development, University of Victoria
Emilie Taman, Counsel, Champ & Associates |
| Time: |
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 12:30pm - 1:30pm (PT) |
| CPD Hours: |
1.00 hour |
Synopsis
What questions should government lawyers consider when volunteering for outside activities or considering political involvement? Craig Cameron, Professor Robert G. W. Lapper, K.C., and Emilie Taman will discuss the boundaries between the role as public servants and private citizens.
About the Speakers
Craig Cameron is acting General Counsel at the Department of Justice in Vancouver, specializing in civil litigation and alternative dispute resolution. He was a councillor in West Vancouver from 2011 to 2022 while he worked at the DOJ. He has three active children and a wife who is an artist.
Professor Robert Lapper, KC is a senior public law lawyer with an extensive background in government, public policy, professional regulation and governance, aboriginal law and negotiations with First Nations. Robert is currently the Lam Chair in Law and Public Policy at the University of Victoria. He teaches courses in the Faculty of Law and the School of Public Administration and is a Director of the Access to Justice Centre for Excellence “ACE” research institute at UVic. He serves on the Steering Committee for Access to Justice BC, and is Board member of the Innocence Canada Foundation, and Chair of Governance for the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative.
Emilie Taman is lawyer at Champ & Associates in Ottawa. She represents individuals in a wide range of labour, employment and human rights disputes. Emilie has several years of experience in human rights advocacy as a lawyer, educator and community organizer. A former federal Crown prosecutor and law professor with the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Common Law, Emilie was named as one of Canada’s top 25 most influential lawyers by Canadian Lawyer Magazine in 2018.
Emilie is the co-host of the award-winning podcast, the Docket, in which she explains and comments on complex and often contentious legal issues, particularly when they relate to human rights and criminal justice, with a goal of fostering a more informed public.
Emilie is a prolific, if not compulsive knitter, an avid canoeist and a mother of three.
Territorial Acknowledgement
This event will be broadcast from the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish and Musqueam First Nations. We encourage members to explore the rich history and knowledge of Indigenous people, and to continue learning about their experience in Canada past and present.
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