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Page SECTION THE Wednesday April 1883 Law what Day is it President Association The Canadian Bar As social ion is soring a national Law Day April Law Day although con and implemented by lawyers is not aimed at promoting The CBA hopes that on this day as many Cinadi as possible through out the country will be exposed to programs of education and informa so they become bet informed about the We intend to make the Law Day an annual event Canada lawyers not and judges arc ever more conscious of the serious problems which confront Canadians daily is they wander through a mart of legislation and regulations Members of the legal profession themselves acknowledge that the practice of law Is more complex as statutes and regulatory changes abound and mod technology opens new Hence the lawyers or Canada have seen the need to improve their own competence by following programs of continuing legal education offered by their law societies and the CBA Now lawyers feel they must in turn assist the citizens of this count ry before they become lost In a morass of law and regulations The legal profession in Canada seeks to make Canadians more aware of PRESIDENT CBA their fundamental legal rights and obligations This in short is the purpose of Law Day Through various pro grams Law Day organ zers in every province and territory will or on April IB to Inform Canadians about their laws and hopefully In the process make the law more accessible and more comprehensible We pledge to continue this exercise throughout the I confess that our task is not entirely altruistic We know that if we sue In demystifying the law and lawyers will become more familiar with their legal system and less unjustly critical of it Despite Its the Canadian legal system founded in both the common and the civil law tradition Is one of the best in the world There is another pur pose lor Law Day Citizens more cable about the law will be more constructive in their legitimate crltt of the system fill si iff THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA IS THE HIGHEST COURT IN THE LAND Essence of Law Day lies in total participation Law Day Monday April IB is a nation al day of legal education and information sponsor by the Canadian Bar Association for the Canadian public Canada a lawyers along with federal and provincial lawmakers and other agencies assoc iated with the Canadian legal system arc invol In the event which marks the first of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms The essence of Law Day lies In the participation of lawyers judges police officers and educators In programs to enhance Canadians understand ing of the law Numerous activities are planned Lawyers will speak to school groups service clubs citizens tions and other special Interest groups In their communities Radio and television stations arc being Invited to program legal talk shows and debates on various aspects of the law facilities involved In he administration of justice police stations court houses Jails law schools and law firms In other communities lawyers will be available for consultations In shop ping malls or other public places and will distribute literature on legal Issues of public Interest Through these pro grams the legal profes sion with it seek to supple ment long term public eduction projects now being implemented across Canada The aim In both cases Is to make Canadians marc aware of and more com fortable with the laws and regulation that sin- round them How Canadian Bar Association works The Canadian Bar As sociation repre sents more than 30 lawyers judges law pro fessors notaries and law students from across Can JACOB T WALINGA BA LLB BARRISTER SOLICITOR NOTARY PUBLIC 37 MAIN STREET SOUTH HALTON HILLS GEORGETOWN ONT L7G3G2 877 fold purpose Improve ment in the law Improve ment in the of justice and im provement of Justice and Improvement In the learning and skills of individual lawyers In Canada The association these broad object through the work of its sections and commit tees at both national and provincial levels It has branches In each province Membership is voluntary in all but Brit Columbia and New Brunswick where by agreement with the gov provincial bodies and the law societies lawyers must belong lo the national association Approximately two thirds of all practicing lawyers in Canada belong to the Barrister Solicitor GuelphSt Halton Hills Georgetown Ontario L7G 4A3 Bus Res 7922396