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Day 1

Welcome and Introduction

Opening Prayer

Jim Kwes' Kwestin Kew — Musqueam First Nation, Vancouver

What is Gladue: Overview and History

• addressing over-representation of Indigenous people in the legal system
• living under the justice system: the revolving door
• impacts of government laws, policies, and practices on Indigenous people
• judicial notice
  

Halie Kwanxwa'loga Bruce — Cedar and Sage Law Corporation, Chilliwack
Pamela Shields — Barrister & Solicitor, Chilliwack
Mitch Walker — Vice Chair, Gladue Writers Society of BC, West Kelowna
Rosalie C.N. Yazzie — BC Aboriginal Justice Council, Nesika Law Corporation, Westbank

Break

Gladue and the Current State of the Law

• case law update: the scope of Gladue
• how was Gladue developed
• roles and duties of the court
  

Mark K. Gervin — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver
Benjamin Ralston — Assistant Professor, University of Saskatchewan College of Law, Saskatoon

Questions and Discussion

Lunch with Featured Speaker

"Locking Up Natives in Canada: Indigenous Peoples and the Law 30 Years Later”
Michael A. Jackson, QC — Professor Emeritus, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of BC, Vancouver

Therapeutic Justice and Trauma Informed Practice

• application of Gladue to specific Indigenous groups
• over-incarceration of Indigenous women: looking at alternatives
• Gladue in the youth context

Laura A. Matthews — Matthews Mediation, Mission
Halie Kwanxwa'loga Bruce — Cedar and Sage Law Corporation, Chilliwack
Ardith Walpetko We’dalx Walkem, QC — Cedar and Sage Law Corporation, Chilliwack

Break

Gladue Reports

• Gladue myths busted
• what are Gladue reports and who is doing them, how to get them, and how to apply for them
• Gladue reports and pre-sentencing reports: what is the difference
• what constitutes "restorative justice"
• challenges when there is no treatment or other options available
• resources

Joleen Steininger — Gladue & Administrative Assistant, Indigenous Services, Legal Services Society of BC, Vancouver
Mitch Walker — Vice Chair, Gladue Writiers Society of BC, Kelowna

View from the Bench

• reconciling retributive and restorative justice approaches
• Gladue reports
• best practices for Gladue submissions

The Honourable Judge Alexander Wolf — Provincial Court of BC, Surrey

Closing Questions and Comment

Day 2 

Welcome

Gathering Information: The Interview

• trauma-informed practice and re-traumatization
• how to approach client for information
• how to approach other people who have information
• tools for success: link between information and assisting the court

Halie Kwanxwa'loga Bruce — Cedar and Sage Law Corporation, Chilliwack
Sandra Sinclair — First Nations Duty Counsel, Prince George
Mitch Walker — Vice Chair, Gladue Writers Society of BC, West Kelowna

Faculty Demonstration: A Gladue Interview

Break

Gathering Information: Interview Practice in Breakout Rooms

Rhaea Bailey — Manager, Indigenous Services, Legal Services Society of BC, Vancouver
Halie Kwanxwa'loga Bruce — Cedar and Sage Law Corporation, Chilliwack
Chris Darnay — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver
Brian Dybwad — Managing Partner, Parents Legal Centre, Legal Services Society of BC, Campbell River
Jeffrey T. Campbell, QC — Peck and Company, Vancouver
Mark K. Gervin — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver
Laura A. Matthews — Matthews Mediation, Mission
Raymond D. Phillips, QC — Barrister & Solicitor, Lytton
Pamela Shields — Barrister & Solicitor, Chilliwack
Sandra Sinclair — First Nations Duty Counsel, Prince George
Michael D. Smith — Managing Lawyer, Criminal Law Services, Legal Services Society of BC, Vancouver
Mitch Walker — Vice Chair, Gladue Writers Society of BC, West Kelowna

Networking Lunch (provided)

Making a Submission:  Gladue Submissions on Bail and Sentencing

• what to do with the report when you get it
• with and without a report: what to highlight
• best practices for making Gladue submissions
• defence and Crown experiences
• Gladue and First Nations/Indigenous courts

Halie Kwanxwa'loga Bruce — Cedar and Sage Law Corporation, Chilliwack
Brian Dybwad — Managing Partner, Parents Legal Centre, Legal Services Society of BC, Campbell River
Raymond D. Phillips, QC — Barrister & Solicitor, Lytton

Faculty Demonstration: Making a Gladue Submission

Break

Making a Submission: Practice in Breakout Rooms

Rhaea Bailey — Manager, Indigenous Services, Legal Services Society of BC, Vancouver
Halie Kwanxwa'loga Bruce — Cedar and Sage Law Corporation, Chilliwack
Jeffrey T. Campbell, QC — Peck and Company, Vancouver
Chris Darnay — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver
Brian Dybwad — Managing Partner, Parents Legal Centre, Legal Services Society of BC, Campbell River
Mark K. Gervin — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver
Laura A. Matthews — Matthews Mediation, Mission
Benjamin Ralston — Associate Professor, University of Saskatchewan College of Law, Saskatoon
Pamela Shields — Barrister & Solicitor, Chilliwack
Sandra Sinclair — First Nations Duty Counsel, Prince George
Michael D. Smith — Managing Lawyer, Criminal Law Services, Legal Services Society of BC, Vancouver

Questions and Discussion, Closing Plenary