The Decision Writing Process - Accueil · PDF fileStructured according to the latest developments in decision writing, the program focusses on active participation with practical written

“ The programs and

organization are always

high quality and provide

valuable and practical

insights that assist in my

work as an adjudicator and

tribunal administrator.”

― David A. Wright

Chair, Law Society Tribunal

LSUC (Toronto)

About the Seminar

This seminar on decision writing offered by the Canadian Institute

for the Administration of Justice (CIAJ) is a tailor-made training

program designed for the members of the Social Security Tribunal

of Canada. The sessions provide essential tools for decision

writers, new or experienced, to improve their decision writing skills.

It includes lectures, discussions, and workshops that stress the

nature of good prose and the special requirements and challenges

of decision writing. Since the art of writing is a skill that can be

improved through practice, much of the instruction will center on

practical written exercises. Each attendee will be assigned an

instructor who will read a sample of the attendee’s writing prior to

the seminar and coach the attendees during the seminar

workshops.

Instructors for the Workshops

Prof. Shelley Appleby-Ostroff (Ottawa) • Prof. Cheryl Suzack (Toronto)

Prof. Virginia McRae (Ottawa) • Mr. Michaël Poutré (Éducaloi)

Mr. Guillaume Rondeau (Éducaloi) • Ms. Stéphanie Roy (En Clair)

THE DECISION WRITING PROCESS

CUSTOM

TRAINING

April 24-25 • 27-28 & May 15-16 • 18-19, 2017 ALT Hotel Ottawa

Keynote Speakers

The Honourable David R. Collier, Superior Court of Québec

The Honourable Mary J. Gleason, Federal Court of Appeal

The Honourable Patrick Healy, Court of Appeal of Québec

The Honourable Catherine M. Kane, Federal Court

The Honourable Richard Mosley, Federal Court

The Honourable James O’Reilly, Federal Court

Social Security Tribunal of Canada

This program contains

6 Substantive Hours and

is eligible for up to 8.25

Professionalism Hours

(LSUC)

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MESSAGE FROM CIAJ’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Me Christine O’Doherty

Welcome to this training program, carefully designed for you by our team.

I am confident that it will help you take a fresh look at your decision writing.

Structured according to the latest developments in decision writing, the

program focusses on active participation with practical written exercises.

You will be asked to review your writing methods, and I am certain that you

will see the results of the program in your future decision writing.

Enjoy the program!

© Paul Ducharme

MESSAGE FROM CIAJ’S PRESIDENT The Honourable Georgina Jackson Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan

Dear Social Security Tribunal of Canada Members:

Thank you for attending this program. CIAJ was founded in 1974 with the

mission to promote excellence and leadership in the administration of

justice through knowledge, learning and the exchange of ideas. In 2016

alone, we conducted 19 accredited training programs (totaling 64 days of

instruction in 7 cities across Canada) and mobilized 363 speakers, leaders

in their professions. Thanks to our broad network of experts, including

1,200 active members across Canada, we are proud to offer such relevant

and quality programs to decision writers.

I invite you to discover more of our programs designed for administrative

tribunal members, such as the National Roundtable on Administrative Law or

the Decision Writing Seminar, and to join us for our 42nd Annual Conference

on cultural and religious diversity in the administration of justice, which will

take place in Montreal from October 2-4, 2017.

BECOME A MEMBER!

It is through the participation of its members that CIAJ is able to foster excellence and leadership in the

administration of justice and help preserve a strong and independent judiciary. Ultimately, it is the

Canadian society which benefits from it. In addition, the membership fee of $150 allows you to get a

$100 discount on every training program offered by CIAJ, among other benefits.

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INSTRUCTORS FOR THE WORKSHOPS

• Shelley Appleby-Ostroff • Virginia McRae • Cheryl Suzack

8:15–8:45 am Registration

8:45–9:00 am

Welcome Remarks

• Valerie Hazlett Parker, Acting Vice-Chair,

Income Security

9:00–10:00 am

Good Reasons

• Justice James O’Reilly, Federal Court

10:00–10:15 am ― Break ―

10:15–11:00 am

The Decision Writing Process

• Shelley Appleby-Ostroff

11:00 am–Noon

Workshops

Noon–1:00 pm ― Lunch ―

1:00–1:45 pm

Integrating the Facts and Evidence

• Virginia McRae

1:45–4:30 pm (break during the session)Workshops Work based on samples submitted

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• Shelley Appleby-Ostroff • Virginia McRae • Cheryl Suzack

8:45–9:00 am

Welcome Remarks


Income Security

9:00–10:00 am

The Judicial Review

• Justice Richard Mosley, Federal Court

10:00–10:15 am ― Break ―

10:15–11:00 am

Effective Organization and Analysis

• Virginia McRae

11:00 am–Noon

Workshops


1:00–1:45 pm

Reader-Based Prose, Building

Strong Sentences and Organizing Legislation

• Cheryl Suzack

1:45–4:30 pm (break during the session)

Workshops

Individual meetings of 20 minutes

AGENDA

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• Shelley Appleby-Ostroff • Stéphanie Roy • Cheryl Suzack

8:15–8:45 am

Registration

8:45–9:00 am

Welcome Remarks


Income Security

9:00–10:00 am

Good Reasons

• Justice James O’Reilly, Federal Court

10:00–10:15 am ― Break ―

10:15–11:00 am



11:00 am–Noon

Workshops


1:00–1:45 pm

Integrating Facts and Evidence

• Stéphanie Roy


Workshops

Work based on samples submitted

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• Shelley Appleby-Ostroff • Stéphanie Roy • Cheryl Suzack

8:45–9:00 am

Welcome Remarks


Income Security

9:00–10:00 am

Presentation of Justice Patrick Healy, Court of

Appeal of Quebec

10:00–10:15 am ― Break ―

10:15–11:00 am


• Stéphanie Roy

11:00 am–Noon

Workshops


1:00–1:45 pm



• Cheryl Suzack


Workshops


AGENDA

5

MAY 15


• Shelley Appleby-Ostroff • Virginia McRae • Stéphanie Roy • Cheryl Suzack

8:15–8:45 am

Registration

8:45–9:00 am

Welcome Remarks

9:00–10:00 am

Presentation of Justice Mary J. Gleason, Federal

Court of Appeal

10:00–10:15 am ― Break ―

10:15–11:00 am



11:00 am–Noon

Workshops


1:00–1:45 pm


• Virginia McRae


Workshops


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• Shelley Appleby-Ostroff • Virginia McRae • Stéphanie Roy • Cheryl Suzack

8:45–9:00 am

Welcome Remarks

9:00–10:00 am

Judicial Review − What the Court Considers

when Reviewing a Decision of the SSAT • Justice Catherine M. Kane, Federal Court

10:00–10:15 am ― Break ―

10:15–11:00 am


• Stéphanie Roy

11:00 am–Noon

Workshops


1:00–1:45 pm



• Cheryl Suzack


Workshops


AGENDA

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MAY 18


• Shelley Appleby-Ostroff • Michaël Poutré • Guillaume Rondeau

8:15–8:45 am

Registration

8:45–9:00 am

Welcome Remarks

9:00–10:00 am

Presentation of Justice David R. Collier,

Superior Court of Québec

10:00–10:15 am ― Break ―

10:15–11:00 am



• Michaël Poutré

• Guillaume Rondeau

11:00 am–Noon

Workshops


1:00–1:45 pm






Workshops


MAY 19


• Shelley Appleby-Ostroff • Michaël Poutré • Guillaume Rondeau

8:45–9:00 am

Welcome Remarks

9:00–10:00 am

Presentation of Justice Mary J. Gleason,

Federal Court of Appeal

10:00–10:15 am ― Break ―

10:15–11:00 am





11:00 am–Noon

Workshops


1:00–1:45 pm







Workshops


AGENDA

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Prof. Shelley Appleby-Ostroff is a legal writing specialist and founder of SAO Legal Writing, which specializes in reader-driven professional writing development for lawyers. She teaches legal writing at the University of Ottawa's law school, where she is one of the Legal Writing Academy's program co-directors. In addition to practicing law, she worked as a senior government executive, mediator, and executive coach. She received her law degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1986, her B.A. (Philosophy) from the University of Toronto in 1982, and her M.A. (Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies) from Carleton University in 2016.

The Honourable David R. Collier has a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University (Sociology), and a Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.), a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) and a Diploma in Public Law (D.S.U.) from the University of Paris II (Panthéon). He practised with the firm of Ogilvy, Renault, now Norton Rose Fulbright, for 27 years until his appointment to the Superior Court of Québec in October 2011. He was appointed President of the Bar of Montreal in 2005-2006 and was awarded the Merit of the Bar of Montreal in 2005.

The Honourable Mary J. Gleason has a B.A. (Honours) in History (summa cum laude) from the University of Ottawa and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Dalhousie University. She was a senior partner with Norton Rose Fulbright (formerly Ogilvy Renault) in Ottawa for nearly 26 years. She frequently guest lectured at the University of Ottawa and has written numerous articles. Appointed a judge of the Federal Court and an ex-officio member of the Federal Court of Appeal in 2011, she was appointed a judge of the Court Martial Appeal Court in 2013 and a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal in 2015.

The Honourable Patrick Healy was appointed to the Quebec Court of Appeal in 2016, after nine years as a judge of the Criminal and Penal Division of the Cour du Québec in Montréal. Before his appointment to that court in 2007, he was a professor of law for almost twenty years at McGill University. He has lectured widely in Canada and abroad and was involved in issues of law reform for many years. He advised governments and various non-governmental organisations and testified on several occasions before Parliament on issues concerning pending legislation. He was President of CIAJ from 2013-15 and is a director of the International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law.

The Honourable Catherine M. Kane has been a counsel with the Department of Justice since 1982. She was counsel with the Policy Programs and Research Branch and Legal Advisor in the Policy Secretariat of the Department of the Solicitor General of Canada (1984-85); and has been counsel, general counsel, and senior general counsel in the Criminal Law Policy Section since 1985. She was responsible for the development of a wide range of criminal law reforms and was involved with the Uniform Law Conference. In 2011, she received the John Tait Award for exemplary public service from the Department of Justice. Since 2012, she serves as a judge of the Federal Court and ex officio member of the Federal Court of Appeal.

Prof. Virginia McRae has been teaching legal writing since 1979. She was in private practice in Ottawa before joining the Department of Justice, where she practiced administrative law, human rights law and the Charter, family law and policy before becoming Assistant Deputy Minister. She was on faculty in the Bar Admission Course for 11 years and is now Co-Director of programs for the Legal Writing Academy at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law where she teaches senior level legal writing, Legal Writing and Social Justice, and the Writing Leadership course. She consults with law firms, government departments, and tribunals on writing.

The Honourable Richard Mosley was appointed Assistant Crown Attorney in1976, and General Counsel, Policy Planning and Criminal Law Amendments, Department of Justice, in 1984. Named Queen's Counsel in 1989, he was appointed Assistant Deputy Minister, Criminal Law and Social Policy, Department of Justice, in 1992. He was appointed Justice of the Federal Court and ex officio, member of the Federal Court of Appeal, in 2003 and Judge of the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada in 2004. He is Past President of the Uniform Law Conference of Canada and long term Chair of the Coordinating Committee of Senior Federal, Provincial and Territorial Officials responsible for Criminal Justice.

BIOGRAPHIES

The Honourable James O’Reilly was admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1985. He was Consultant to Law Reform Commission of Canada (1984-88); Counsel, Department of Justice Canada (1988-89); Sole practitioner (1989-97); Executive Legal Officer of the Supreme Court of Canada (1997-2002); and Associate Executive Director and National Judicial Institute (2002). He was appointed Judge of the Federal Court of Canada, Trial Division and ex officio member of the Court of Appeal in 2002. Since 2003, the date of the coming into force of the Courts Administration Service Act, he is now a Judge of the Federal Court.

Prof. Cheryl Suzack is an associate professor, cross-appointed to the Departments of English and Aboriginal Studies at the University of Toronto. Her research and teaching focus on Indigenous literatures, Indigenous feminism, and Indigenous decolonization. She has been a writing instructor with the Osgoode Written Advocacy Program since 2009, and with CIAJ’s Judgment Writing Seminar since 2007. Mr. Michaël Poutré is Head, Legal Content Updating and Development at Éducaloi. As such, he closely monitors new developments in Quebec law and ensures that the legal information Éducaloi provides is always up to date. He also regularly participates in the creation of legal information content. Michaël holds degrees in law and multimedia. After being admitted to the Quebec Bar in 2012, he completed a three-year clerkship with the Quebec Court of Appeal.

Mr. Guillaume Rondeau earned his Bachelor’s degree in Civil Law at the Université de Sherbrooke and completed his Bar internship in labour law with the Quebec Civil Service. He was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 2010 and later joined Éducaloi as a plain language specialist. He creates legal information resources for the general public, acts as a consultant and provides specialized training on various legal topics. As Chief Plain Language Specialist, he advises his colleagues and ensures their continuous development.

Ms. Stéphanie Roy has been a lawyer since 2007 and is the co -founder of En Clair Service-Conseil. After an early career in corporate financing in one of Montreal’s top law firms (now Dentons), she went on to join Éducaloi as a plain legal language specialist. She has applied her talent to a wide range of documents such as contracts, websites, forms, notice letters, and judgments. She has coached judges and decision-makers since 2015 during CIAJ’s clear judgment-writing seminars. In 2013, she was named Lawyer of the Year by the Young Bar Association of Montreal.

BIOGRAPHIES

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The Decision Writing Process - Accueil · PDF fileStructured according to the latest developments in decision writing, the program focusses on active participation with practical written