We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Former Supreme Court justice to speak at UOIT on October 26

October 11, 2016

The Honourable Ian Binnie, former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s (UOIT) Faculty of Social Science and Humanities (FSSH) will welcome the Honourable Ian Binnie to campus on Wednesday, October 26 as the first guest speaker in the Legal Studies program’s Distinguished Visitors Lecture Series.

Binnie is a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC). He is known for groundbreaking legal decisions throughout his time on the SCC bench, including R v Marshall, which expanded Indigenous treaty rights. In his talk, entitled In Defence of Judicial Activism at the Supreme Court of Canada, he will discuss the role of political values in judicial decision-making.

When: Wednesday, October 26 from 5 to 7 p.m. (followed by a reception with light refreshments)
Where: 61 Charles Street Building, Room 216.

Please register online to attend.

The Distinguished Visitors Lecture Series aims to strengthen ties between the university’s Legal Studies program and the legal community in Durham Region.

Media contacts:

Patricia Pickett
Communications and Marketing
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
905.721.8668 ext. 6710
patricia.pickett@uoit.ca

Jen Rinaldi, PhD
Assistant Professor, Legal Studies
Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
905.721.8668 ext. 5873
jen.rinaldi@uoit.ca

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