Equity Advisory Group

Mandate

To assist the Equity and Aboriginal Issues Committee/Comité sur l'équité et les affaires autochtones (EAIC), in the development of policy options for the promotion of equity and diversity in the legal profession by:.

• Identifying and advising the Committee on issues affecting equity communities, both within the legal profession and relevant to those seeking access to the profession;
• Providing input to the Committee on the planning and development of policies and practices related to equity, both within the Law Society and the profession; and
• Commenting to the Committee on Law Society reports and studies relating to equity issues within the profession.Members of the Equity Advisory Group 

Members

Individual Members 

Sandra Yuko Nishikawa (Chair), Counsel, Civil Remedies for Illicit Activities Office, Ministry of the Attorney General 

Paul Jonathan Saguil (Vice-Chair), In-house Counsel at TD Bank

Sharan K. Basran, Legal Counsel, Human Rights Legal Support Centre

Julie Jai, General Counsel, Policy and Litigation, Ontario Regional Office, Department of Justice CanadaGeneral Counsel, Policy and Litigation, Ontario Regional Office, Department of Justice Canada 

Kirsti Mathers McHenry, Legal Aid Ontario, Policy Department 

Isfahan Merali, Barrister & Solicitor, Ontario Human Rights Commission

Patricia Reilly, Paralegal Licensee Candidate  

Tariq Remtulla, Barrister & Solicitor, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP  

Paul Scotland, Paul Scotland Barrister & Solicitor 

Renée Maria Tremblay, Legal Officer (Acting) to the Chief Justice of Canada, Supreme Court of Canada    

 Updated October 2012