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11th Annual Conference Program
     
Monday, October 23, 2006
8:00
Registration (continuing all day)
     
9:30 - 10:00
  Conference Co-Chair Welcome
BCCAT President, Cheryl Vickers: Welcoming Remarks
10:00 - 10:45
 
Keynote Address: The Honourable Wally Oppal, Attorney General of British Columbia - "Diversity Today"
10:45 - 11:00
  Refreshment Break (provided)
11:00 - 12:30
 
Ana Mohammed - "Dissecting Diversity: From Awareness to Accommodation to Integration"
12:30 - 2:00
  Lunch (provided)
2:00 - 5:15
  Workshops - Concurrent Sessions (download brochure)
5:15
  Reception (no-host bar)
7:00
  Dinner (included) - Honourable Robert (Bob) Rae, P.C., O.C., Q.C.
     
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
8:00
  Registration (continuing all day)
8:30 - 9:00
  BCCAT Annual General Meeting
9:00 - 10:15
  Keynote Address: Professor John Borrows, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria
10:15 - 10:30
  Refreshment Break (provided)
10:30 - 12:00
 

"Implementing Diversity: Testing the Limits"

Does merit encompass diversity?
What are the limits of accommodation in this area?
What happens when diversity compromises natural justice?
Can we/should we compromise the values inherent in our common law system for the sake of diversity?

Moderator: Prof. Hudson Janisch
Panel: John Burrows, Jim Sinclair, Judge Jan Grant and Judge Gina L. Hale

12:00 - 1:15

  Lunch (provided)
1:15 - 3:15
  Workshops - Concurrent Sessions (download brochure)
3:20
  Conference Wrap-up: What Should BCCAT Do Next?
Meet the BCCAT Board for 2006 - 2007