Canadian Bar Association Policy Committee

Omar Ha-Redeye was appointed to the Policy Committee of the Canadian Bar Association.

The Policy Committee:

  • Recommends policy-related priorities to the Board
  • Engages volunteers for task forces as necessary
  • Develops, approves or recommends policy positions, working with Sections, Subcommittees and task forces
  • Recommends to the Board on intervention proposals
  • Oversees process for resolutions for debate at the AGM
  • Oversees the work of its subcommittees and reports to the Board on their work
  • “Policy” for this Committee means law, administration of justice and public interest policies (i.e. what the CBA thinks about issues); Internal policies (i.e. governing how the CBA does things) are generally under the Governance and Equality and Finance Committees