Langlois Kronström Desjardins - Marie Cossette to speak at a CBA symposium on public enquiries

Marie Cossette to speak at a CBA symposium on public enquiries

Marie Cossette will give a presentation on the role and challenges of lawyers acting before commissions of enquiry, during a symposium on public enquiries organized by the Quebec Division of the Canadian Bar Association.

Marie represented police officers of the Sûreté du Québec before the Poitras Commission and also acted as senior counsel to the Gomery Commission and deputy counsel to the Johnson Commission. She will share her thoughts and reflections on the challenges facing a lawyer acting for a commission of enquiry and the role he or she is expected to play. She will also discuss the existing legal framework for the various stages of a commission’s proceedings.

The symposium will be held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Montreal this coming October 29.

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