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The following article from the Canadian Lawyer's Magazine came in to my email inbox this morning. I thought I would share it with you (my unknown, enigmatic readers) by adding the following comment:
Reality lies within the eye of the beholder. One's truth can be the other's puzzlement. So it will be always; a potted plant, a family member cremated. To one an obscure entity; to the other, the most trustworthy friend, or loved one. So our combined realities of life unfold...
Reflecting briefly on the below, expressions as such are telling, since it represents the objectives of an established defined group. It is their destined truth and recognized reality. Should, though, upon its fathoming, you find yourself at an opposing stance, when your realities have tumbled down to reconfigure a complete opposite response, the Yin and Yang of both consciences battle for acceptance. Regardless, all is what it is > REAL!
So each of us are left to determine our inner selves. Be who you must, or bend to accept allowances. Ultimate truth is fickle, seemingly always reinterpreting! Or is it? Some of us just can't budge.
Personally I thought 'cute', the following quote:
"Rocco Galati, who is intent on making the government actually follow the law"
Like Donald Trump: "Not all Mexicans are rapists etc.." I understand he is ahead in the polls...:(>
My take is that clearly some conscientious lawyers have grave concerns with what they have subscribed to participate in. Having been brought up by law-abiding parents, deciding to make a difference, they discover they are over-dosing on naivety.
Duh! You have entered a business, not a regulative, meaningful, democratic cause!
Still, with its ups and downs, suffering our egregious effects, the world continues to unfold, as it has for millennia. And, as a species, we will either get our act together and discover that by learning to adapt and adopt Nature's equilibrium, indicating we deserve to continue to participate in the most awe-inspiring live-act of being - This WORLD has Talent! Or, deservedly, we will self-destruct.
The final proof is in our pudding!
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The following article from the Canadian Lawyer's Magazine came in to my email inbox this morning. I thought I would share it with you (my unknown, enigmatic readers) by adding the following comment:
Reality lies within the eye of the beholder. One's truth can be the other's puzzlement. So it will be always; a potted plant, a family member cremated. To one an obscure entity; to the other, the most trustworthy friend, or loved one. So our combined realities of life unfold...
Reflecting briefly on the below, expressions as such are telling, since it represents the objectives of an established defined group. It is their destined truth and recognized reality. Should, though, upon its fathoming, you find yourself at an opposing stance, when your realities have tumbled down to reconfigure a complete opposite response, the Yin and Yang of both consciences battle for acceptance. Regardless, all is what it is > REAL!
So each of us are left to determine our inner selves. Be who you must, or bend to accept allowances. Ultimate truth is fickle, seemingly always reinterpreting! Or is it? Some of us just can't budge.
Personally I thought 'cute', the following quote:
"Rocco Galati, who is intent on making the government actually follow the law"
Like Donald Trump: "Not all Mexicans are rapists etc.." I understand he is ahead in the polls...:(>
My take is that clearly some conscientious lawyers have grave concerns with what they have subscribed to participate in. Having been brought up by law-abiding parents, deciding to make a difference, they discover they are over-dosing on naivety.
Duh! You have entered a business, not a regulative, meaningful, democratic cause!
Still, with its ups and downs, suffering our egregious effects, the world continues to unfold, as it has for millennia. And, as a species, we will either get our act together and discover that by learning to adapt and adopt Nature's equilibrium, indicating we deserve to continue to participate in the most awe-inspiring live-act of being - This WORLD has Talent! Or, deservedly, we will self-destruct.
The final proof is in our pudding!
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The Top
25 Most Influential
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Posted Date: August 3, 2015
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Canadian Lawyer’s Top 25 Most Influential in the justice system and legal profession in
Canada is now in its sixth year. Every year, the Top 25 is the magazine’s
most-read, and most commented-on, feature. And once again, the number of
nominations as well as votes in our public poll show how engaged our readers
are in supporting and highlighting their colleagues who are doing extraordinary
things both within the profession as well as beyond it.
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As in previous years, we put out a
public call for nominations to legal groups and associations representing a
variety of memberships and locations; last year’s Top 25 honourees; our
readership; and our internal panel of writers and editors.
We received an incredible 135
nominations, which the internal panel whittled down to the 120 candidates who
met our criteria. We then posted that list online and polled our readers for
their votes — and you let us know in droves what you thought. The number of
voters increased by a third over last year, with 9,105 people participating and
commenting on those who they thought made their mark over the past 18 months.
The final list of 25 is based on that poll with input and the last word from
the Canadian Lawyer editorial panel.
Being named one of Canadian Lawyer’s
Top 25 Most Influential is not just about those who’ve steered the biggest
deals or made the most splash on the news pages — although those are a part of
it. Closing a big deal, for instance, may not have a substantial impact beyond
that particular business or industry. We aim to select lawyers who have been
influential within the profession as well as society over the last year and a
half — both at home and beyond Canada’s borders. Inclusion in the Top 25 talks
to a level of respect, the ability to influence public opinion, and to help
shape the laws of this country and others; contribution to the strength and
quality of legal services; involvement and impact within the justice community;
and social and political influence and involvement.
The Top 25 is split into five areas of
influence with five winners in each of the following categories: government, associations,
and non-profits — including courts, public inquiries, and officers of
Parliament; changemakers; criminal and human rights law; the world stage; and
corporate-commercial law. Nominees were put in the category in which the
individual exercised their influence during the time period.
A number of previous honourees are back
this year: perennial winner Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Beverley
McLachlin; perpetual rabble rouser Rocco Galati, who is intent on making the
government actually follow the law; and Louise Arbour, Murray Klippenstein, and
Pascal Paradis all in the world stage category.
For the first time, we have included a
write-in candidate. Justice Murray Sinclair, who made the list last year for
his contributions as the chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission,
wasn’t on our list of nominees but with the release of the TRC’s
recommendations and executive summary of its hearings, Sinclair’s impact and
influence on Canadian society deserved mention.
There are also some great new additions
to the list this year including Omar Khadr’s lawyers Dennis Edney and Nathan
Whitling, who are only the second duo to win the honour for their combined
accomplishment. Marie Henein, who has had some of the most noteworthy clients
this past year including former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi, has a very high
profile. The changemakers category boasts a slew of new names including
fertility law expert Sara Cohen, Crown attorney Allison Dellandrea, law firm
re-engineer Mark Tamminga, and Calgary law professor Alice Woolley — all of
whom have been instrumental in making change across a wide range of areas.
This year’s top vote getter was Louise
Arbour, who has knocked off McLachlin, who has held that title for most of the
Top 25’s six-year run. For the first time in her storied career, Arbour joined
a law firm last year becoming counsel in residence at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
in Montreal, where she’s providing strategic counsel as part of the firm’s
litigation practice. Voters in the online poll variously described Arbour as
“Canada’s legal star abroad,” and an “international superstar.” That sentiment
is likely why she was awarded with her own star on Canada’s Walk of Fame
recently. One voter went so far as to say Arbour made them “proud to be Canadian.”
While only 25 of the impressive nominees
made the final list, every single one of them made a distinct impact and their
accomplishments are many, and varied — not to mention what many of them have
done behind the scenes or on a pro bono or volunteer basis. It’s these lawyers
and judges from across Canada and many different areas of practice who uphold
the greatest ideals of the profession and are worthy of recognition.
In the following pages, we present the
Top 25 Most Influential for 2015. They are listed with the top vote getter in
each category first, followed by the others in alphabetical order.
Want to add your own kudos? Disagree
with the choices? Did we miss someone obvious? Post comments below or e-mail to cl.editor@thomsonreuters.com.
We’ll be doing it all again next year.
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