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September 22nd, 2016: Banquet
We were very pleased and honoured to have The Honourable Mr. Justice Russell Brown, Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, as the featured speaker at our Banquet held at the Lord Elgin Hotel, Ottawa, on Thursday September 22nd, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. The title of his conference was “Humility: A Judicial Virtue?”
May 2nd, 2014: Banquet

We were very pleased and honoured to have Dr. Margaret Somerville as the featured speaker at our Banquet held at the National Arts Centre on Friday May 2nd, 2014. The title of her conference was "Euthanasia - Why Not?"
March 14th, 2013: Banquet
We were very pleased and honoured to have Mr. Thomas G. Conway, Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada, as the featured speaker at our Banquet held at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa, on Thursday March 14th, 2013.
January 20th, 2011: Banquet
We were very pleased and honoured to have The Honourable Mr. Justice Louis LeBel, Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, as the featured speaker at our Banquet held at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa, on Thursday January 20th, 2011, at 6:00 p.m. The title of his conference was “The Impact of Ethics and Spirituality on the Practice of Law / L’importance de l’éthique et de la spiritualité liées à la pratique du droit”.
September 11th, 2008: Banquet
We were very pleased and honoured to have Mr. Daniel H. McGuire, lawyer, as the featured speaker at our Banquet held at the Lord Elgin, Ottawa, on Thursday September 11th, 2008, at 6:00 p.m. The title of his conference was “Reflections on Freedom, Office and Friends”. A President’s Award was given to Mr. Garret Joseph Cooligan, Q.C.
September 26th, 2007: Banquet
We were very pleased and honoured to have Mr. Marcel Beaudry, Q.C., President of the National Capital Commission, as the featured speaker at our Banquet held at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa, on Wednesday September 26th, 2007, at 6:00 p.m. The title of his conference was “Governance and Openness / Gouvernance et ouverture”. A President’s Award was given to Mr. Reilly Watson, Q.C.
September 14th, 2006: Banquet
We were very pleased and honoured to have The Honourable Mr. Justice Michel Bastarache, Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, as the featured speaker at our Banquet held at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa, on Thursday September 14th, 2006, at 6:00 p.m. The title of his conference was “A special ethical regime for lawyers and judges?”
September 18th, 2003: Banquet
We were very pleased and honoured to have Mr. John Starzynski, lawyer, as the featured speaker at our Banquet held at the Château Laurier, Ottawa, on Thursday September 18th, 2003, at 6:00 p.m. We were also pleased to declare that Mr. Howard R. Fohr had won the 2003 Essay Competition.