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Canadian Law and Society Association Annual General Meeting Agenda 11 June 2026 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Atlantic) KCIC Auditorium Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89188048641?pwd=fIaHW2dHtJTAjADOjL5uQWzYR GxMEH.1 Meeting ID: 891 8804 8641 Passcode: 491244 1. Call to Order/Introductions 2. Approval of the Agenda 3. Announcements/Question Period 4. Minutes from the 12 June 2024 AGM at U of S (see below) 5. Business Arising from the Minutes New Business 6. President’s Report (Nicole O’Byrne) 7. Constance B. Backhouse Prize (Lyndsay Campbell) Description of Award: The Constance B. Backhouse Award is awarded for the best article or book chapter published in the previous calendar year on equality and anti- discrimination in Canada. The Award recognizes Backhouse's distinguished record of scholarship on the history of equality, race and gender in Canada and her exceptional contributions to the Canadian Law and Society Association and to sociolegal scholarship and education in Canada. Self-nominations are accepted, as are nominations by journals, universities, publishers or other individuals. The winner(s) receive a one-year membership in the Canadian Law & Society Association.
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Requirements for Nominations: · Articles or chapters submitted must be published in English, French or be English/French translations of original works. · Submissions must have been published during the calendar year prior to the granting of the award. · The nomination, in English or French, must be done electronically and accompanied by a digital copy of the nominated article or chapter. 8. Report from the Nominations Committee (Phil Boyle) 9. Report from the CJLS (William Hebert) 10. Vice-President (Membership) Report (Joshua Shaw) 11. Treasurer’s Report (Phil Boyle) 12. Vice-President (Conferences) Report (Joao Velloso) 13. Communication Director’s Report (Sarah Turnbull) 14. Report from the Graduate Student Representatives (Joseph Young and Neela Hassan) 15. Prize Committees – Updates and Announcements a. Book Prize Committee Report b. Article Prize – English Language Committee Report c. Report of the Roderick A. Macdonald Graduate Student Essay Prize 16. Other Business 17. Adjournment
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Canadian Law and Society Association Minutes of the Annual General Meeting University of Saskatchewan College of Law 12 June 2025, 12:00pm Attending in person: Robert Fantina, Neela Hassan, Meray Sadek, Asmaa Jisri, Corey McKibbin, Suzanne Bouclin, Joan Brawn, Jennifer Dagsnik, Robin Hansen, Michael Aires, Amy Swiffen, Sam Ghebrai, Reakash Walters, Rine Vieth, Lyndsay Campbell, Zahra Maghsouelzerebeh, Constance Backhouse, Mariana Valverede, Marianna Castillo, Leanne Katz, Rachel Ariss, Thomas McMorrow, Debra Parkes, Marianna Iovenko, Joseph Young, Jamie Liew, Amar Khoday, Joao Velloso, Véronique Fortin, Annie Bunting, William Hébert, Kelly Gellagher-Mackay, Bruce Ryder, Emily Snyder, Debbie DeGirolamo, Phil Boyle, Nicole O’Byrne, Sylvia Rich, Thanhhai Nyvyen, Parmida Beedle, Greg Marquis, Pierre Cloutier de Repentigny Attending online: Joshua Shaw, Sarah Turnbull, Jérémy Boulanger-Bonnelly, Chante Barnwell, Mary-Jane Mossman, Margaret L Boittin Agenda Item Notes Decision Call to order and introducVons Nicole called the meeVng to order at 12:15pm. Approval of the Agenda Sylvia moves, seconded by Debbie, to approve Approved the agenda as amended. Announcements/QuesVon none Period Approval of the Minutes from Bruce moves, seconded by Phil, to approve the Approved the 15 June 2024 AGM at minutes. UQAM Business Arising from the none Minutes President’s Report (Nicole Nicole presented her report. RecogniVon of O’Byrne) Bruce Ryder’s commitment to the Board and long and dedicated service to the associaVon. Report from the NominaVons Phil presented the report of the commibee. MoVon 1 Commibee (Nicole O’Byrne and Biggest challenge is recruiVng new people. carried Phil Boyle) Commibee recommends for elecVons to the Board members Board of Directors the following: elected Secretary: Pierre ClouVer de RepenVgny (Carleton, new two-year term to 2027) VP Memberships: Joshua Shaw (Saskatchewan; new two-year to 2027) VP Conferences: Joao Velloso (Obawa; new two-year term to 2027)
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Treasurer: Phil Boyle (Waterloo; new two-year term to 2027) CommunicaVon Officer: Sarah Turnbull (Waterloo; new two-year term to 2027) Director at large: Kelly Gallagher-Mackay (Laurier; new three-year term to 2028) Director at large: Lyndsay Campell (Calgary; new three-year term to 2028) Director at large: Rachel Ariss (Ontario Tech; new three-year term to 2028) Director at large: Emily Snyder (UBC; new three- year term to 2028) MoVon 1: Joao moves, seconded by Debbie, to dedicate $5000 in total to provide support for new directors to abend the 2025 mid-winter or 2026 annual meeVng. Priority will be given to early career researchers and/or based on need (to be determined confidenVally). Discussion of the moVon ensued. Rine Vieth (Laval + St Mary) volunteered to join the Board. Each new board members introduced themselves. William moves, seconded by Suzanne, to elect the officers and directors as presented, including the nominaVon from the floor. Report from the CJLS (William William presented his report. Recognizing Tom’s Hebert) contribuVon to the CJLS. Searching for a new Co-Editor in Chief, English, to replace Tom. NoVng the incredible growth of the journal and its moves to online open access. NoVng the tech issue with CUP that has delayed the publicaVon of arVcles. Announcing that the journal moved from Carleton University’s Law and Legal Studies Department to the University of Obawa Faculty of Law. William is staying on as Managing Editor for one year to ensure a transiVon period. Vice-President (Membership) Bruce presented his report. Membership Report (Bruce Ryder) dropped to 166 from 240 last year. Bruce is not a concern as the associaVon’s finances are good and membership is dependent in part on conference abendance since membership is a condiVon for abendance and the last two years
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were large conferences while this year was smaller (a bit over half as previous two years abendance). Welcoming Josh as new VP membership. Treasurer’s Report (Phil Boyle) Phil presented his report. Discussion of the MoVon 2 report ensued. Phil’s ideas to spend some of the carried money accumulated in the bank: increase MoVon 3 support for grad students and new directors, carried cash prize or other material prizes for the MoVon 4 various academic prizes of the associaVon. unanimously InviVng suggesVon on priority for spending. carried MoVon 2: Phil moves, seconded by Lyndsay, to reassign the banking second-signature requirement from Bruce Ryder to Sarah Turnbull. MoVon 3: Phil moves, seconded by Lyndsay, to accept the Treasurer’s report. MoVon 4: Phil moves, seconded by Kelly, to waive appointment of a public accountant unVl the annual general meeVng in 2026. Vice-President (Conferences) Joao presented his report. Next conference will Report (Joao Velloso) be in the AtlanVc. Next year’s mid year meeVng will be more of a retreat. CommunicaVon Director’s Report’s deferred due to tech issues. Report (Sarah Turnbull) Report from the Graduate Reakash presented her report. The new Student RepresentaVves graduate student representaVves are Joseph (Reakash Walters and Asmaa Young (Ontario Tech) Neela Hassan (Waterloo). Jisri) Marianna I and Josh will join to the grad representaVves on the prize commibee. Prize Commibees – Updates Book Prize Commibee Report (Commibee and Announcements Members: Bruce Ryder, Pierre ClouVer de RepenVgny, Debbie de Girolamo, Palma Paciocco, Kelly Gallagher-Mackay): the winner is Margaret L. Boipn, The Regula*on of Pros*tu*on in China: Law in the Everyday Lives of Sex Workers, Police Officers, and Public Health Officials (Cambridge University Press), with honourable menVons for Elaine Craig, Mainstreaming Porn: Sexual Integrity and the Law Online (McGill-Queen’s University Press) and Mary Jane Mossman, Quiet Rebels: A History of Ontario Women Lawyers (Wilfrid Laurier University Press).
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ArVcle Prize – English Language Commibee Report (Commibee Members: Joao Velloso, Annie BunVng, Miriam Zucker): the 2023 winner is Emma Feltes, Jocelyn Stacey and the Tŝilhqot’in NaVonal Government, "Crisis, Colonialism and ConsVtuVonal Habits: Indigenous jurisdicVon in Vmes of emergency" 38(1) CJLS (2023)1-22, and an honourable menVon for Sarah Riley Case, “To Protest for Black Life during the Pandemic: Resistance and Freedom in a Sebler State.” 38(3) CJLS (2023) 316–334; the 2024 winner is Kanika Samuels- Wortley, " The “Unusual” Suspect—Race, Class, and Crime: A CriVcal Discourse Case Study of Nova ScoVa’s Mass Casualty Event" CJLS 39(2) (2024)180-203, and an honourable menVon for Saaz Taher, Amélie Barras, Jennifer Selby, "Quebecois Laïcité and Its Canadian MulVcultural Other in the Debates Surrounding Law 21" CJLS 39(2) (2024) 204-224. Report of the Roderick A. Macdonald Graduate Student Essay Prize (Commibee members: Sarah Turnbull, Asmaa Jisri, and Reakash Walters): the winner is “White terrorism on trial: AnV-Muslim violence, Canadian counterterrorism, and the legal governance of hate” by Sophie Marois, Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto, with two honourable menVons for “User/payor: workfare discipline in child support” by Yukiko Kobayashi Lui, SJD Candidate at the University of Toronto, and “Opening the Gates of Social Closure: strategies for incorporaVng parVcipatory and reflexive research strategies into the study of legal contexts” by Kaitlyn Cumming, PhD Candidate at the University of BriVsh Columbia Allard School of Law. New book prize commibee: Greg, Debbie, Kelly, Marianna C, Palma Paciocco New English arVcle prize commibee: Meray, Jennifer, Phil, Rachel New French arVcle prize commibee: Pierre, Joao, Véronique Other Business none Adjournment Mepng adjourned at 1:32pm
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Minutes taken by Pierre Cloutier de Repentigny, Secretary
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CLSA/ACDS Financial Report Prepared by Phil Boyle, CLSA/ACDS Treasurer CLSA/ACDS Annual Meeting Wolfville, Nova Scotia June 2026 1. 2024 end-of-year bank balance $117,896 2. 2025 Revenue & Expenses 2025 Revenue Membership & Conferences $23,838 2025 Expenses Conference Expenses $32,046 Grad Student Travel Grants $12,469 Website Fees & Maintenance $6,594 Professional Fees (MNP) $3,213 Memberships (Federation) $1,290 Translation Fees (Bulletin) $300 Banking Fees $211 Office Supplies $30 Total Expenses $56,153 Total Revenue for 2025 -$32,315 2025 end-of-year bank balance $85,581 3. Projected Expenses & Outlook Overall, the association’s finances continue to be healthy. The annual meeting in Saskatoon was relatively expensive compared to the previous year due to a variety of factors, and the board may wish to develop a budget model to lend more predictability to the costs for the annual meeting. At the 2025 annual meeting the board decided to draw down the amount of cash sitting in the association’s bank account by increasing spending on graduate travel grants for the 2026 conference. As such, an annual deficit is also expected by the end of 2026. The association’s accountant has filed all necessary annual filings to maintain good standing with the CRA for 2025.
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CLSA/ACDS Annual Meeting Report of the Nominations Committee Acadia University June 2026 The Nominations Committee recommends that the following slate of candidates be elected as the 2026- 2027 CLSA Board of Directors: New Director Appointments (3-year terms to 2029) Honor Brabazon, Associate Professor, St. Jerome’s University Amelie Barras, Associate Professor, York University Sam Ghebrai, Postdoctoral Fellow, Carleton University Ghuna Bdiwi, Senior Research Fellow, University of Ottawa Miriam Zucker Postdoctoral Fellow, McGill New Officer Appointments (2-year terms to 2028) Joao Velloso (Ottawa), President Nicole O’Byrne (New Brunswick), Past President Graduate Student Representa[ves (2) To be announced Continuing Officers & Directors (11) Pierre Cloutier de Repentigny (Carleton; Secretary to 2027) Joshua Shaw (Saskatchewan; VP Memberships to 2027) Philip Boyle (Waterloo; Treasurer to 2027) Sarah Turnbull (Waterloo; Communications Officer to 2027) Paula Maurutto (Toronto; director-at-large to 2027) Debbie De Girolamo (University of London; director-at-large to 2027) Kelly Gallagher-Mackay (Laurier; director-at-large to 2028) Lyndsay Campell (Calgary; director-at-large to 2028) Rachel Ariss (Ontario Tech; director-at-large to 2028) Emily Snyder (UBC; director-at-large to 2028) Vacant VP Conferences Depar[ng Directors Jérémy Boulanger-Bonnelly (McGill) Palma Paciocco (York) Dale Ballucci (Western) Irina Ceric (Windsor)