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Dear Beth...A Women in Law Podcast“Sweeping Away the Cobwebs”: Madam Justice Rosalie Abella on Justice Advocacy and Social ChangeFor former Madam Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella, justice advocacy isn’t limited to the confines of a courtroom. It is about channeling one’s skills, knowledge and passion toward creating system-wide change and “sweeping away the cobwebs” of injustice. As a Supreme Court Justice, she oversaw landmark decisions including an opinion that paved the way for the legalization of same-sex marriage in Canada in 2004. We also hear perspectives from Indigenous lawyer Eleanore Sunchild Q.C. and Nicole Sarauer, a lawyer and NDP MLA for Regina Douglas Park. And in our letters segment, Beth sits down with her c...
2024-07-141h 05
Dear Beth...A Women in Law Podcast“You Can’t Self-Help Your Way Out of Inequality, Oppression or Exhaustion”In this, our last episode of Season One, the team at Dear Beth welcomes acclaimed, award-winning author and activist Soraya Chemaly. Chemaly’s book, Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women’s Anger poses a simple, yet provocative question: Why do we not appreciate women’s anger as a catalyst for social change? In their conversation with Chemaly, Brea and Leah unpack why her book is so influential - particularly for those working in male-dominated fields such as law. They also explore the reasons why women’s anger has long been suppressed and be-littled, while the ange...
2024-04-151h 02
Dear Beth...A Women in Law Podcast“Think (Much) Bigger”Justice Michele Hollins says back in 2005, it was as though she had everything one could ask for in life. She had an incredible and fulfilling career as a lawyer and two wonderful twin daughters. And yet, something wasn’t right. She would eventually fall into a deep depression that hindered her ability to practice law, let alone get out of bed. It was a stage in her life marked by both pain and frustration. And yet it was transformative in that Justice Hollins discovered how vitally important mental health is in a profession that has historically viewed self...
2024-03-211h 05
Dear Beth...A Women in Law PodcastCreating a Seat at the Table: A Roundtable DiscussionIn this special episode of Dear Beth, A Women in Law Podcast, we share a recording of the official student book launch of Creating a Seat at the Table: Reflections from Women in Law which took place October 16th, 2023 at the University of Saskatchewan College of Law. This live recording features hosts Beth Bilson and Jen Quesnel in conversation with five dynamic women all working in diverse areas of law and or academia. The lively and candid discussion focuses on ways to advance inclusion in the legal profession and includes questions from those in the aud...
2024-01-1553 min
Dear Beth...A Women in Law Podcast"The Otherside: what does being an accomplice look like?"The term “ally” is often used to describe the ways in which people can support those from marginalized and underrepresented groups. But in an era of increasingly divisive politics, and heightened discrimination and prejudice, does being an ally go far enough? In this episode of the “Dear Beth” podcast, we explore what it means to be an accomplice: someone willing to take risks (personally and professionally) in order to stand up for (and stand with) people from marginalized and underrepresented groups. Special co-host Lawren Trotchie, a Métis lawyer, joins Leah Howie and Jen Quesnel in the stu...
2023-12-151h 12
Dear Beth...A Women in Law Podcast"Never Use Others for Kindling"In this episode we explore what covert forms of silencing are used against women in the law, and how sometimes, these efforts may be undertaken by other women. Hosts Brea Lowenberger, co-editor of “Creating a Seat at the Table: Reflections of Women in Law”, and Jen Quesnel are joined by Brooke Johnson Isaak, a criminal lawyer. Brooke shares some of her own experiences with overt and subtle forms of silencing including having her workwear criticized. Brooke also shares a personal story in which an encounter with a legal hero took a turn for the worse. We g...
2023-11-1546 min
Dear Beth...A Women in Law Podcast"It’s never too late to be who you might have been"Dear Beth…A Women in Law Podcast kicks off its premiere episode with feature guest Adrienne Forgeron of The Gentle Lawyer. Co-hosts Jen Quesnel and Leah Howie, co-editor of “Creating a Seat at the Table: Reflections of Women in Law”, sit down with Adrienne and explore the motivation that draws women towards the legal profession, and in some cases, what ultimately drives them away. Through a thoughtful and reflective conversation, they’ll also talk about the importance of ensuring one’s career aligns with one’s values, and not the other way around, how the most important marker of success is not...
2023-10-1338 min
Dear Beth...A Women in Law PodcastDear Beth...A Women in Law Podcast TrailerCheck out the season trailer for the new Dear Beth...A Women in Law Podcast. Our first episode drops in October!
2023-09-2701 min
Legal Skies - a podcast by the Law Society of SaskatchewanS2E1_3 Beth Bilson - The Impact of MMIWG National InquiryBeth Bilson, Q.C., former Dean at the College of Law at the University of Saskatchewan discusses how everyone has a role to play in educating the public about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
2020-02-0705 min