Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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On January 20 and 21 the Runnymede Society put on their annual Law & Freedom 2023 conference at Hart House in Toronto, Ontario. Each year, this national conference brings together over 200 scholars, lawyers, and law students to hear from the best and brightest in Canada’s legal community on some of the most pressing issues facing the profession.

This year, the Runnymede Society hosted Professor Stephanie Barclay of Notre Dame Law School, who participated in a fireside chat with Justice Bradley Miller of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

The Saturday keynote was given by Justice Russell Brown of the Supreme Court of Canada.

The conference also held panels on developments in equality rights law, the Emergencies Act, developments in section 12 cruel and unusual punishment jurisprudence, and about international law and academic freedom.

If you want to learn more about the Runnymede Society, visit their website at : runnymedesociety.ca/en/about-us

If you want to see full videos of some of the panels, instead of just the highlights, the Runnymede Society will be posting them on their youtube channel here: youtube.com/@runnymedesociety1125

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