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Public Speaking

International Conferences

  • The International Association of Prosecutors (Toronto) (October, 17, 2018)

  • The International Association of Shopping Centres (Toronto) (March 27, 2019)

  • Association of Continuing Legal Education - International (Chicago) (July 29, 2019)

Cross Canada Tour (First - 2015)

Economic Club of Canada (June 2015)

  • The Economic Club of Canada (Calgary, June 19, 2015) 

  • The Economic Club of Canada (Ottawa, June 22, 2015) 

  • The Economic Club of Canada (Halifax, June 23, 2015)

Cross Country Tour (Second - 2019)

  • University of Saskatchewan School of Law/Law Review, 21st Annual Saskatchewan Law  Review Lecture (Saskatoon, October, 2018)

  • McGill (Montreal, March 20, 2019)

  • The University of British Columbia  (February, 25, 2019)

  • The University of Victoria (February 26, 2019)

  • The University of Alberta (February 27, 2019)

  • University of Calgary (February, 28, 2019)

  • The University of Manitoba (March 1, 2019)

  • The University of Ottawa (Common Law) (March 6, 2019; TBR)

  • The Univesity of New Brunswick (March 12, 2019)

  • The University of Western (TBC)

  • The University of Windsor (TBC)

National Speaking Platforms

  • High Notes Gala for Mental Health: Flato Markham Theatre (Markham, May 2, 2015) 

  • Conference Board of Canada (Toronto, June 2, 2015) 

  • The Economic Club of Canada (Calgary, June 19, 2015) 

  • The Economic Club of Canada (Ottawa, June 22, 2015) 

  • The Economic Club of Canada (Halifax, June 23, 2015)

  • Excellence Canada Awards  Gala (Toronto, October 29, 2015) 

  • Bell Let's Talk: A Musical Journey of Hope (Kitchener, January 28, 2015)

  • IAMGOLD Miner’s Light Award honouring Paul Beeston (Toronto, April 13, 2016)

  • The Junior Economic Club of Canada (Toronto, August, 2016)

  • CivicAction, Mental Health in the Work Place (Toronto, December, 2016)

  • High Notes for Mental Health: Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts  (February, 2018) 

  • Reuters Women’s Transformative Leadership Conference (Toronto, May, 2018)

  • CIAJ Annual Conference (Ottawa, October, 2018)

Law Associations

  • Ontario Bar Association (OBA) (Grand Bend, September 20, 2014) 

  • Association of Law Officers of the Crown (ALOC) (Niagara-on-the-Lake, November 13, 2014) 

  • County and District Law President's Association (CDLPA) (Toronto, November 14, 2014)

  • The launch of “Opening Remarks”, the OBA’s Mental Health wellness initiative (December 5, 2014)

  • Manitoba Bar Association Mid-Winter Meeting (Winnipeg, January 22, 2015)

  • Sudbury District Law Association, Annual General Meeting (Sudbury, February 17, 2015) 

  • Brant Law Association (Brantford, April 15, 2015) 

  • Hamilton Law Association (Hamilton, May 12, 2015) 

  •  Wellington Law Association (Guelph, May 28, 2015) 

  • Hastings Law Association (Belleville, June 4, 2015)

  • Canadian Bar Association-BC Branch (Vancouver, June 20, 2015) 

  • Frontenac Law Association (Gananoque, September 18, 2015)

  • Thunder Bay Law Association (Thunder Bay, October 30, 2015) 

  • Hamilton Law Association, Advocacy Conference, (Hamilton, November 17, 2015)

  • The Philip Kirsch Institute (Toronto, November 26, 2015)

  • Northumberland County Law Association (Cobourg, February 29, 2016)

  • Welland Bar Association (St. Catherines, March 2, 2016)

  • Ontario Trial Lawyers Association Conference (Hamilton, October 28, 2016)

  • RODA Panel Discussion on Diversity in the Legal Profession (Toronto, November 28, 2016)

  • OBA Awards Gala (April, 2017)

  • OBA Annual Institute (Toronto, February, 2018)

  • OBA Tom Marshall Award of Excellence (Toronto, May, 2018)

  • The Advocates Society (Toronto, July, 2018)

  • OBA Council (Stratford, September, 2018)

  • RODA Panel Discussion on Diversity in the Legal Profession (Toronto, November 28, 2018)

Law Schools

  • McGillOsgoode Hall Law School (September 22, 2014)

  • Osgoode Hall Law School, Mental Health Week (Toronto, October 20, 2014)

  • Bora Laskin Law School (Thunder Bay September 29, 2014) 

  • University of Ottawa (Ottawa, September 30, 2014) 

  • University of Western Ontario (October 7, 2014) 

  • University of Windsor (November 17, 2014)

  • Bora Laskin Law School, Mental Health Recess, (Thunder Bay, March, 2015)

  • University of Toronto Faculty of Law (March 8, 2016)

  • University of Toronto Faculty of Law (March, 2017)

  • University of Ottawa (Ottawa, November, 2017) 

  • University of Toronto Faculty of Law (March, 2018)

  • Ryerson University, Law Practice Program  (August, 2018)

  • University of Saskatchewan School of Law/Law Review, 21st Annual Saskatchewan Lecture (Saskatoon, October, 2018)

  • McGill (Montreal, March 20, 2019)

  • The University of British Columbia  (February, 25, 2019)

  • The University of Victoria (February 26, 2019)

  • The University of Alberta (February 27, 2019)

  • University of Calgary (February, 28, 2019)

  • The University of Manitoba (March 1, 2019)

  • The University of Ottawa (Common Law) (March 6, 2019; TBR)

  • The Univesity of New Brunswick (March 12, 2019)

  • The University of Western (TBC)

  • The University of Windsor (TBC)

Law Firms and Legal Aid Clinics

  • Gowlings LLP, (October 8, 2015) 

  • Cassels Brock LLP,  (November 30, 2015) 

  • Kinna-aweya Legal Clinic, (Thunder Bay, November 4, 2015)

  • Aird & Berlis (June 22, 2016)

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (May 2018)

  • Tory’s (May 2018)

  • Osler’s LLP (May 2018)

  • Minden Gross LLP (September, 2018)

  • Stikeman Elliot LLP (October, 2018)