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Runnymede Society Summer Speakers Series
We are excited to announce our new Summer Speakers Series! This series will feature prominent legal academics and judges speaking on various topics of interest to the broader legal community. Participants will gather on Zoom to hear from these speakers. All are...
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Shannon Salter: BC’s Civil Resolution Tribunal
This episode of Runnymede Radio features Shannon Salter, the Chair of British Columbia’s Civil Resolution Tribunal – Canada’s first online tribunal. Ms. Salter earned her BA and LLB from the University of British Columbia, and her LLM from the University of Toronto....
Carissima Mathen: Advisory Opinions
This episode of Runnymede Radio features Carissima Mathen, a law professor at the University of Ottawa. Interviewed by Mark Mancini, the National Director of the Runnymede Society, Professor Mathen discusses her book entitled Courts Without Cases: The Law and Politics...
Asher Honickman: Canadian Federalism
This episode of Runnymede Radio features Asher Honickman, a partner at Matthews Abogado LLP in Toronto. He is also the founder and CEO of Advocates for the Rule of Law, a legal think tank dedicated to promoting the rule of law in Canada. Interviewed by Mark Mancini,...
Dr. Kerri Froc: Feminist Originalism
This episode of Runnymede Radio features Dr. Kerri Froc, an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of New Brunswick. Interviewed by Mark Mancini, the National Director of the Runnymede Society, Professor Froc discusses the intersection of feminism...
Dr. Paul Daly: The Administrative Law Trilogy
This episode of Runnymede Radio features Dr. Paul Daly, a member of the Faculty of Law (Common Law Section) at the University of Ottawa, where he holds a University Research Chair in Administrative Law and Governance. In this episode, Dr. Daly and Mark Mancini, the...
WHY JOIN THE RUNNYMEDE SOCIETY?
INTELLECTUAL ENRICHMENT
We provide funding for debates, symposia, and panel discussions with external speakers and refreshments. We are able to assist with reaching out to speakers and fund out-of-town speaker travel expenses.
SOCIAL LIFE
We host regular networking events with local members of the legal profession, academics, journalists, and other students
ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE
We aim to connect first-year students with upper-years who can provide mentorship and academic guidance, as well as course summaries.
MISSION
In 2016, we founded the Runnymede Society as a national student membership organization dedicated to exploring the ideas and ideals of constitutionalism, liberty and the rule of law. We provide outstanding support and opportunities for intellectual enrichment, networking, and professional development, including by providing members opportunities to meet and enrich their legal knowledge with professors, practitioners, and judges.