It’s a history of an entire society that became more accepting of the diversity within it. ~ Glenn Tkach Glen Tkach (web) is a voiceover artist, storyteller and tour guide with the Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours (Twitter | Instagram) company. Glenn is also the creator of Vancouver’s Really Gay History Walking Tour, which he leads... Continue Reading →

We can’t think our way out of stress. The body keeps the score. ~ Nicole Aylwin Nicole Aylwin (web) is a Canadian leader in access to justice research and the design of modern, flexible, user-focused dispute resolution processes.  Nicole is a part-time Member of Ontario’s Condominium Authority Tribunal where she mediates and adjudicates disputes through... Continue Reading →

Make sure you're not getting trapped in a path you're not interested in. ~ Brandon Hastings Brandon Hastings (@BHastingsLaw) is a Vancouver-based lawyer and mediator. He is also a co-founder of Vancouver Legal Hackers (@LegalHackersVAN), founder of The Justice Hack (@thejusticehack) and a director (& Young Lawyers' Representative) with the Canadian Bar Association BC Branch... Continue Reading →

Anytime you’re in conflict, you don’t have a perfect picture. You don’t have the luxury of time. ~ Major Sherry MacLeod Major Sherry MacLeod (linkedin) is a lawyer who has served with the Canadian Armed Forces in Canada, the US and overseas. As a legal professional, she already shows a commitment to principles and a... Continue Reading →

There’s an engineering mindset. And there’s a lawyer mindset. The engineer in me hasn’t left. ~ Monica Goyal Monica Goyal (@MonicaNGoyal) is an engineer, a technologist, and adjunct law professor, legal startup founder and practicing lawyer. (I don't know how she does it all either!) In addition to her law practice in a range of... Continue Reading →

We need scientists giving guidance to the justice system. It ought to be science-first. ~ Dr. Brent Snook Dr. Brent Snook (faculty page) is a psychology professor at the Memorial University of Newfoundland. He is also the principal investigator at Memorial’s Psychology & Law Laboratory.    Brent’s research in the field of forensic psychology covers topics... Continue Reading →

Be flexible. Be open. Be expansive in who we include in making decisions. ~ Robert Lapper, QC Rob Lapper (@wlap) has spent a career serving the public. He has covered off four corners of legal service, having worked in private practice, for government, for the regulator, and now in academia.  Rob’s broad range of experience... Continue Reading →

We know violence is happening all over the place all the time. And it’s not okay. These are the people standing up against it. ~ Raven Lacerte Raven Lacerte (@Moose_Hide) is Carrier from the Lake Babine Nation in Western Canada. She is also a co-founder and national ambassador of the Moose Hide Campaign, a national... Continue Reading →

All it takes is letting go of the traditional model. ~ Tara Vasdani Tara Vasdani (@taravasdani) is  a litigator, legal tech enthusiast  and employment lawyer. She is also the founder of Remote Law Canada.    After only a few years of call to the bar, she has amassed a ton of experience in big law and... Continue Reading →

We know that  law sometimes does wonderful things. But we also know that law sometimes does terrible things. ~ Colin Macleod Professor Colin Macleod (web) is a philosopher who spends a lot of time thinking about law. He is the Chair of the Philosophy Department and a Professor of Law at the University of Victoria.... Continue Reading →