Charter @ 40

The David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights brought together its past Constitutional Litigators in Residence for a special conversation with executive director, Cheryl Milne, reflecting on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms at 40 years.

Speakers:

• Justice Breese Davies (LLB 1998)
  Constitutional Litigator-in-Residence, 2017
  Appointed to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in 2018. Prior to her appointment, she maintained a criminal, constitutional, and human rights law practice.

• Mary Eberts
  Constitutional Litigator-in-Residence, 2014
  Canadian constitutional lawyer and human rights advocate. Recipient of Order of Canada. Influential in creation of Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and founding member of Women’s Legal Action and Education Fund (LEAF). 

• Nader Hasan (JD 2006)
  Constitutional Litigator-in-Residence, 2020
  Partner at Stockwood LLP, Nader practises criminal, regulatory and constitutional law at the trial and appellate levels.

• Janet E. Minor (LLB 1973)
  Constitutional Litigator-in-Residence, 2016
  Former General Counsel in the Constitutional Law Branch of the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario and former Treasurer of the Law Society of Ontario.

• Justice John Norris (LLB 1991)
  Constitutional Litigator-in-Residence, 2013
  Appointed to the Federal Court of Canada in 2018. Prior to his appointment, he maintained a trial and appellate practice in the areas of criminal, constitutional and national security.

• Jessica Orkin (JD 2005)
  Constitutional Litigator-in-Residence, 2022
  Partner at Goldblatt Partners, with a broad litigation practice including criminal, civil and administrative law matters, with an emphasis on constitutional rights, human rights, and Aboriginal rights.

• Jonathan Rudin
  Constitutional Litigator-in-Residence, 2021
  Program Director and senior lawyer at Aboriginal Legal Services, Jonathan has written and spoken widely on issues of Indigenous justice.

• Susan Ursel
  Constitutional Litigator-in-Residence, 2018
  Senior partner with the law firm of Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP. Labour and human rights lawyer and frequent speaker, teacher and writer on human rights and Charter issues.