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		<title>Canadian Constitution Foundation 2009 Conference</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canadian Constitution Foundation held its Third Annual Law Conference on Race, Religion, Equality and Freedom: Current Canadian Legal Controversies. The first panel was titled, Is there a human right to be free from offence? Debating the restrictions on free speech in human rights legislation Grant Huscroft, University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Law Richard Moon, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Canadian Constitution Foundation held its Third Annual Law Conference on <a href="http://www.canadianconstitutionfoundation.ca/confsched.php" target="_blank"><em>Race, Religion, Equality and Freedom: Current Canadian Legal Controversies</em></a>.</p>
<p>The first panel was titled, <em>Is there a human right to be free from offence?</em></p>
<blockquote><p>Debating the restrictions on free speech in human rights legislation<br />
Grant Huscroft, University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Law<br />
Richard Moon, University of Windsor, Faculty of Law<br />
Philippe Dufresne, Canadian Human Rights Commission, Ottawa</p></blockquote>
<p>The second panel on Intellectual property law featured <a href="http://www.macerajarzyna.com/pages/h_knopf.htm" target="_blank">Howard Knopf </a>of<a href="http://www.macerajarzyna.com/" target="_blank"> Macera &amp; Jarzyna</a>, and  <a href="http://www.stikeman.com/cps/rde/xchg/se-en/hs.xsl/Profile.htm?ProfileID=65143" target="_blank">Richard Owens</a> of <a href="http://www.stikeman.com/" target="_blank">Stikeman Elliot LLP</a>.</p>
<p>The third panel addressed, <em>The legal status of polygamy</em></p>
<blockquote><p>Debating whether polygamy should be a Criminal Code offense<br />
Martha Bailey, Queens University, Faculty of Law<br />
Nicholas Bala, Queens University, Faculty of Law<br />
Lorraine Weinrib, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law<br />
Bradley Miller, University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Law</p></blockquote>
<p>Keynote speaker over the lunch was Supreme Court of Canada Justice Louis LeBel.</p>
<div id="attachment_1393" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 231px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1393" title="Justice Louis LeBel" src="http://www.omarha-redeye.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/lebel3.jpg" alt="Justice Louis LeBel of the Supreme Court of Canada" width="221" height="359" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Justice Louis LeBel of the Supreme Court of Canada</p></div>
<p>An afternoon panel looked at the recent decision in <a href="http://csc.lexum.umontreal.ca/en/2008/2008scc41/2008scc41.html" target="_blank">R. v. Kapp</a>,  <em>Racial equality, aboriginal rights, and Section 15</em></p>
<blockquote><p>Dwight Newman, University of Saskatchewan, College of Law<br />
Bryan Finlay, Weir Foulds LLP, Toronto<br />
Craig Jones, Office of the Attorney General, British Columbia<br />
Jonathan Kay, National Post, Toronto</p></blockquote>
<p>The kenynote speaker over dinner was George Jonas of the National Post.</p>
<div id="attachment_1522" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 395px"><a href="http://www.omarha-redeye.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/justice-lebel.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1522" title="Justice Louis LeBel of the Supreme Court of Canada" src="http://www.omarha-redeye.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/justice-lebel.jpg" alt="Justice Louis LeBel of the Supreme Court of Canada" width="385" height="307" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Justice Louis LeBel of the Supreme Court of Canada</p></div>
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