Event Date: November 10, 2016 - 8:30am to 5:30pm
Location: Alex Trebek Hall , 157 Séraphin-Marion

Presented by the International Commission of Jurist Canada in collaboration with CIPS and the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa:

How best to respond to terrorism while protecting rights and freedoms is a highly complex issue. As the Trudeau government examines possible changes to Canada’s counter-terrorism framework, it is asking Canadians to become active partners in finding an appropriate balance between security and rights. This panel aims to unpack the Department of Public Safety’s backgrounder on their upcoming consultations: “Our Security, Our Rights: National Security Green Paper 2016.” Discussions will include the current security environment, the legal and human rights perspectives, and the federal government’s specific commitments related to former Bill C-51.  Consideration will also be given to issues related to accountability, prevention, and investigative capabilities in a digital world.

Co-chairs:

 Errol Mendes, Faculty of Law, President, ICJ Canada

 Chantal Bernier, Counsel, Dentons, Board Member, ICJ Canada

Panelists:

Stephen Rigby, former National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister

Stanley Cohen, former Senior General Counsel, Justice Canada (TBC)

Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International, Canada

Michael Vonn, Policy Director, British Columbia Civil Liberties Association

Michael Geist, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa

Craig Forcese, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa

Event agenda will be available shortly.

*This event is free and in English. We are now overcapacity for this event and we will not be admitting any more due to fire regulations.