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devices</a> <br /> <span class="small">[2020-05-06]</span></li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2020/02/notes-for-an-address-by-the-honourable-david-lametti-at-the-canadian-bar-association---2020-annual-general-meeting.html">Notes for an address by The Honourable David Lametti at the Canadian Bar Association - 2020 Annual General Meeting</a> <br /> <span class="small">[2020-03-05]</span></li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2019/12/supporting-first-nations-priorities-on-indigenous-justice-systems-and-reconciliation.html">Supporting First Nations Priorities on Indigenous Justice Systems and Reconciliation </a> <br /> <span class="small">[2019-12-05]</span></li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2019/09/rentree-judiciaire--the-bar-of-montreal---montreal-court-house.html">Rentrée judiciaire – The Bar of Montreal - Montreal Court House </a> <br /> <span class="small">[2019-09-10]</span></li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2019/04/annual-meeting-of-the-action-committee-on-access-to-justice-in-civil-and-family-law-matters.html">Annual Meeting of the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Law Matters </a> <br /> <span class="small">[2019-04-12]</span></li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2019/04/notes-for-an-address-by-the-honourable-david-lametti-at-the-canadian-bar-association---quebec-branch.html">Notes for an address by The Honourable David Lametti at the Canadian Bar Association - Quebec Branch</a> <br /> <span class="small">[2019-04-09]</span></li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2019/04/minister-of-justice-and-attorney-general-of-canada--notes-for-an-address-at-mclennan-ross-hall-law-centre.html">Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada - Notes for an address at McLennan Ross Hall, Law Centre</a> <br /> <span class="small">[2019-03-06]</span></li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2019/03/deputy-minister-of-justice---opening-remarks-at-the-house-of-commons-committee-on-justice-and-human-rights.html">Deputy Minister of Justice - Opening Remarks at the House of Commons Committee on Justice and Human Rights</a> <br /> <span class="small">[2019-03-06]</span></li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2019/02/empire-club.html">Empire Club</a> <br /> <span class="small">[2019-03-01]</span></li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2019/02/canadian-bar-association-2019-annual-general-meeting.html">Canadian Bar Association 2019 Annual General Meeting</a> <br /> <span class="small">[2019-02-12]</span></li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2019/01/opening-remarks-at-raising-the-bar-indigenous-womens-impact-on-the-law-scape.html">Opening Remarks at “Raising the Bar: Indigenous Women's Impact on the Law-scape”</a> <br /> <span class="small">[2019-01-10]</span></li> <li><a href="/eng/news-nouv/speech11292018.html">Address by the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, PC, QC, MP to the BC Leaders Gathering (Premier, BC Cabinet, and Chiefs of BC)</a><br /> <span class="small">[2018-12-01]</span></li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2018/11/a-time-for-change-modernizing-the-canadian-criminal-justice-system-and-renewing-canadas-relationship-with-indigenous-peoples.html">A Time for Change: Modernizing the Canadian Criminal Justice System and Renewing Canada’s Relationship with Indigenous Peoples<br /> </a> <span class="small">[2018-11-20]</span> </li> <li><a href="/eng/news-nouv/speech.html">Recognition, Reconciliation and Indigenous People’s Disproportionate Interactions with the Criminal Justice System</a><br /> <span class="small">[2018-09-17]</span></li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2018/08/strengthening-canadas-family-justice-system-bill-c-78-and-what-it-means-for-canadians-and-legal-professionals.html">Strengthening Canada’s Family Justice System: Bill C-78 and what it means for Canadians and Legal Professionals</a><br /> <span class="small">[2018-08-24]</span> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2018/04/the-recognition-and-implementation-of-rights-framework-talk-1.html">The Recognition and Implementation of Rights Framework Talk</a> <br /> <span class="small">[2018-04-27]</span></li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2017/10/canadian_human_rightscommissionbeyondlabelssymposiumeveningrecep.html">Canadian Human Rights Commission Beyond Labels Symposium Evening Reception</a> <br /> <span class="small">[2017-10-04]</span> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2017/08/assembly_of_firstnations38thannualgeneralassembly.html">Assembly of First Nations 38th Annual General Assembly</a> <br /> <span class="small">[2017-08-03]</span> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2017/07/realizing_a_nation-to-nationrelationshipwiththeindigenouspeoples.html">Realizing a Nation-to-Nation Relationship with the Indigenous Peoples of Canada</a> <br /> <span class="small">[2017-07-17]</span></li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2017/07/celebration_and_reconciliationcanada150.html">Celebration and Reconciliation: Canada 150</a> <br /> <span class="small">[2017-07-17]</span></li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2017/04/separate_journeyssimilarpathtruthandreconciliationincanadaandsou0.html">Separate Journeys, Similar Path: Truth and Reconciliation in Canada and South Africa</a> <br /> <span class="small">[2017-04-19]</span> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2017/03/finding_solutionsimprovingthereportingchargingandprosecutionofse.html">Finding Solutions: Improving the Reporting, Charging and Prosecution of Sexual Assaults against Adults</a> <br /> <span class="small">[2017-03-22]</span> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2017/03/confederation_rapatriementetreconciliation.html">Patriation, the Recognition of Rights and Reconciliation</a> <br /> <span class="small">[2017-03-20]</span> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2017/02/the_honourable_jodywilson-raybouldpcqcmpministerofjusticeandatto.html">Investing in Canada’s Future: The Next 150 Years</a><br /> <span class="small">[2017-02-23]</span> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2016/12/2016-aboriginal-law-conference-continuing-legal-education-society-british-columbia.html">2016 Aboriginal Law Conference – Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia</a><br /> <span class="small">[2016-12-09]</span> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2016/11/2016-annual-reconciliation-lecture-reconciliation-moving-through-post-colonial-door.html">2016 ANU Annual Reconciliation Lecture - "Reconciliation: Moving through the Post-Colonial Door"</a><br /> <span class="small">[2016-11-24]</span> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2016/11/john-sopinka-charter-evolution-canada-justice-system.html">John Sopinka, the Charter and the Evolution of Canada's Justice System</a> <br /> <span class="small">[2016-11-09]</span></li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2016/09/cabinet-first-nations-leaders-gathering.html">B.C. Cabinet and First Nations Leaders' Gathering</a><br /> <span class="small">[2016-09-23]</span> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2016/08/national-inquiry-into-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-and-girls.html">National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls</a> <br /> <span class="small">[2016-08-08]</span></li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2016/07/assembly-of-first-nations-annual-general-assembly.html">Assembly of First Nations - Annual General Assembly<br /> </a> <span class="small">[2016-07-14]</span> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2016/05/special-statement-at-the-opening-ceremonies-of-the-united-nations-permanent-forum-on-indigenous-issues-15th-session.html">Special Statement at the Opening Ceremonies of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 15th Session</a><br /> <span class="small">[2016-05-10]</span> </li> </ul> </section> </div> 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