12:00 p.m.
Welcome and introductory remarks by Chairs Erin Winocur and Maya Borooah
12:10 p.m.
Creativity and ethics during sentencing
Speakers: Sarah Rankin (Defence, Alberta) and Grace Hession-David (Crown, Saskatchewan)
Moderator: Erin Winocur
12:40 p.m.
Effective sentencing submissions
Speakers: Judge Ann Marie Simmons (Halifax), Justice Michael Block (Ontario)
Moderator Maya Borooah
1:20 p.m.
Role of appeal courts and sentencing advocacy
Speakers: Justice Healy (Quebec Court of Appeal) and Justice Kalmakoff (Saskatchewan Court of Appeal)
Moderator: Erin Winocur
1:50 p.m.
Cultural assessment pre-sentence reports
Speakers: Chris Rudnicki (Defence, Ontario) and David Parry (Crown, Ontario)
Moderator Maya Borooah
2:20 p.m.
BREAK
2:30 p.m.
RAPID FIRE, offence specific updates
- Most important Sentencing sexual offences – Daniel Brown and Lindsay Board (Defence, Ontario)
- Most important Driving offences – Karen Jokinen (Defence, Ontario) and Peter Keen (Crown, Ontario)
- Most important Guns and drugs cases – Breanna Vandebeek (Defence, Ontario)
Moderator: Erin Winocur
3:00 p.m.
Indigenous justice sentencing
Speaker: Jonathan Rudin (Aboriginal Legal Services, Ontario)
Moderator Maya Borooah
3:30 p.m.
“What’s it worth” panel
Speakers: Katalin Kirec (Crown, Ontario), Debra Moskovitz (Crown, Ontario), Ana Serban (Crown, Ontario), Tonya Kent (Defence, Ontario) and Janani Shanmuganathan (Defence, Ontario)
Moderator Erin Winocur and Maya Borooah
3:55 p.m.
Closing remarks