National Indigenous Peoples Day is a day for all Canadians to recongnize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples. The Canadain Constitution recognizes these three groups as Aboriginal peoples, also know as indigenous peoples. In honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day, take part in one of the many events happening online, check out some reading lists or visit a museum virtually! You can also watch the recording of our June Lunchen Webinar linked below. Watch Ry Moran, Director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation discuss the important work[...]
Below you will find the recorded webinar from May 12, 2020. Med-Arb is a distinct, innovative standalone process that is not as well known or understood by consumers of ADR services compared to mediation and arbitration. Med-Arb is not merely the merging of separate mediation and arbitration processes, but a unique process designed to meet the needs of particular disputants. It involves nuances and complexities that can be fine-tuned to the needs of the parties as a customized dispute resolution process, which requires a high level of practitioner competence to do successfully. As part of ADRIC’s roles of protecting the[...]
Recording: A Story of Heroism & Survival On April 14, 2020 we hosted a webinar along with the FOAJ called A Story of Heroism & Survival with Marnie Bondar and Ilana Krygier Lapides. View the recording below. Scroll down to read the Speaker’s bios. Marnie Bondar As the granddaughter of four Holocaust survivors, Marnie Bondar grew up well-fed on chicken soup and extraordinary stories of survival and heroism. A tight bond with her grandmother, Freda Plucer, remained until Freda’s death in January 2020 and the two shared a lifelong commitment to standing up to intolerance and discrimination. While Freda can no[...]
