Board of directors e‑meeting Jan. 25, 2019
Published: January 25, 2019
1. Attendance
1.1 Board members
John McCamus (Chair), Remy Boulbol, Nancy Cooper, Christa Freiler, Carol Hartman, Derry Millar, Peter Owsiany, Michel Robillard, Sean Robichaud, James Yakimovich, Ann Marie Yantz
2. 2018 Sidney B. Linden award
On January 24, 2019 the chair emailed a briefing note to the board of directors with the following information:
- 2018 Sidney B. Linden award selection committee members
- John D. McCamus, LAO board chair
- Hon. Faith Finnestad, associate chief justice, Ontario Court of Justice
- Adam Dodek, dean, Faculty of Common Law, University of Ottawa
- John Liston, former LAO board member
- James McNee, LAO board member and committee chair
- Selection committee met Wednesday, January 21, 2019 to consider 11 nominations for award
- Selection committee unanimously recommends to LAO’s board of directors to name Mary Birdsell, executive director, justice for children and youth, winner of the 2018 Sidney B. Linden award for her commitment to the highest ideals of the legal profession, and tireless advocacy for justice for the most vulnerable in our society.
DECISION: Sidney B. Linden award selection committee recommendation unanimously approved by board of directors