Dr. Grace Li Xiu Woo participated in trade with the Peoples Republic of China in the late 70’s, worked at the Immigration and Refugee Board, and taught in the Program of Legal Studies for Native People at the University of Saskatchewan. She is the author of Ghost Dancing with Colonialism: … [Read more...]

Gail Davidson believes ‘the pen is mightier than the sword.’ For the past 20 years, she has worked to promote improved understanding and enforcement of international human rights law. She was the founder in 2000 and, until 1 June 2020, the Executive Director, of LRWC. In 2001, she co-founded with … [Read more...]

Paul Copeland is a Toronto-based criminal defence and national security issues lawyer. He co-founded the Law Union of Ontario, was the Vice-President of the Criminal Lawyers Association, and was the Co-President of the Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted (AIDWYC).  Mr. Copeland from 1990 … [Read more...]

Lisa Barrett has been a social justice activist since her early teens.  She’s a director with  the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and Vancity Credit union and a member of the Policy Council for the Canadian Community Economic Development Network. She’s also a member of the BC Civil … [Read more...]

Clive Ansley has been actively involved with China and Sino-Canadian relations for almost 55 years. He speaks and reads Chinese and holds both undergraduate and graduate degrees in Chinese Studies and Law from Canadian universities, as well as a graduate degree in Chinese Law from the School of … [Read more...]

David F. Sutherland Q.C. has practiced civil litigation with a special interest in freedom of speech since 1980. He has represented media at all levels of court and has provided a full range of media law advice to journalists, editors, publishers, broadcasters, web hosts, and other lawyers including … [Read more...]

Peggy Stanier retired in July 2020, after 38 years of practice as a civil litigator, litigation solicitor and research lawyer in the areas of motor vehicle accident, personal injury, insurance, corporate/commercial, estates and administrative law.  She focused on the research and analysis of complex … [Read more...]

Paul Schabas is a litigation partner at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP in Toronto.  He has a wide-ranging trial and appeal practice, with extensive experience in commercial litigation, arbitrations, white collar criminal and regulatory matters, constitutional, media and public law.  He frequently … [Read more...]