Speakers’ Corner
Our lawyers frequently speak at seminars and conferences, lead workshops and participate in round table discussions on a wide variety of legal issues.
Our speaking engagements are listed below.
We also teach and give guest lectures at law schools and in other university programs. Check out our On Campus page to find out when we will be visiting your campus.
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Steven Barrett on government intervention in labour law
Steven Barrett will discuss increased government intervention in labour law at the OBA's seminar on Annual Current Issues in Labour Law.
Steven Barrett discusses Vavilov in the labour context
Steven Barrett will discuss the Vavilov decision at Osgoode Professional Development's 18th Annual National Forum on Administrative Law and Practice.
Steven Barrett speaks on Wage-Reopeners and Bill 124
Steven Barrett will discuss wage-reopeners and Bill 124 on the Law Society of Ontario's Eight-Minute Labour Lawyer 2023 webcast.
GP lawyers are speaking at the CALL conference
GP lawyers are getting ready to speak at the 2023 conference of the Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers in Saskatoon.
Steven Barrett discusses Bill 124 and the Charter
Steven Barrett will discuss wage restraint legislation and the Charter at a Bill 124 workshop by the Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace.
Steven Barrett discusses organizing and freedom of association
Steven Barrett will discuss organizing and freedom of association at the Canada-Colombia Exchange Program.
Steven Barrett and John Evans consider the impact of Vavilov
John Evans will moderate, and Steven Barrett will participate in, a panel discussion on the Vavilov decision in a webinar hosted by the Queen’s University Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace.
Steven Barrett on Vavilov’s impact on labour tribunals
Steven Barrett will discuss the consequences of the Supreme Court of Canada's Vavilov decision at a conference at the University of Ottawa.
Steven Barrett discusses Vavilov and labour law
Steven Barrett will discuss Vavilov's effect on labour law at Osgoode Professional Development's "Vavilov: The Impact on Administrative Law and Key Practice Areas."
Steven Barrett talks health policy and the Charter
Steven Barrett will discuss "Public Policy in Light of the Charter" at the CHSPR's 32nd Annual Health Policy Conference.
Steven Barrett interviews former SCC justice
Steven Barrett will interview the Honourable Louis LeBel, retired justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, at the Executive Directors' Network conference.
Steven Barrett and Simon Archer to participate in Harvard Worklife’s “Clean Slate” project
Steven Barrett and Simon Archer will discuss collective bargaining and pension issues at Harvard Worklife’s “Clean Slate” project.
Steven Barrett on the liability of tribunals and regulators
Steven Barrett will discuss the liability of administrative tribunals and regulators at Osgoode Professional Development's 13th Annual National Forum Administrative Law and Practice.
Steven Barrett on the Charter’s Notwithstanding Clause
Steven Barrett will talk about the Bill 5 litigation and the Charter's notwithstanding clause as part of a panel discussion held by the David Asper Centre.
Steven Barrett helps train interest arbitrators
Steven Barrett will join Arbitrator Paula Knopf and employer nominee Bob Bass to deliver an Interest Arbitration Sills Enhancement Program.
Steven Barrett discusses collective bargaining and the Charter
Steven Barrett will discuss Collective Bargaining, Labour Law and the Charter at the LSUC's Special Lectures 2017 - Canada 150: The Charter and the Constitution.
Steven Barrett discusses labour issues in Mexico City
Steven Barrett will represent the Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers, as well as Goldblatt Partners, at the International Meeting on Law and Society in Mexico City.
Steven Barrett on administrative tribunals and the Charter
Steven Barrett looks at raising Charter claims before administrative tribunals at the CBA seminar, "Charter Issues at Administrative Tribunals".
Steven Barrett puts labour lawyers through their paces
Steven Barrett will update labour lawyers on the latest SCC and appellate court decisions, and maybe lead some exercises, at the annual CALL conference.
Steven Barrett talks to arbitrators about interest arbitration
Steven Barrett will discuss the effectiveness and appropriateness of interest arbitration in resolving collective bargaining impasses in the public sector.
Steven Barrett on negotiating agreements with physicians
Steven Barrett will participate in a round table discussion on negotiating agreements with physicians at the Health Policy Council meeting of the C. D. Howe Institute.
Steven Barrett hosts the Supreme & Appellate Court Update
Steven Barrett will host the Supreme and Appellate Court Plenary at the 2016 Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers conference.
Steven Barrett & Steven Shrybman re-claim the “right to work”
Steven Barrett and Steven Shrybman will participate in a public forum in which trade unionists, workers' activists and academics examine whether we can re-frame work as a public good, rather than a commodity.
Barrett and Poskanzer: Will the Empire strike back?
Steven Barrett and Ethan Poskanzer will lead the Supreme Court of Canada Review panel at the annual conference of the Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers
Steven Barrett speaks at the IAFF Attorneys’ conference
Steven will bring conference attendees up to date on Canadian legal developments.
Steven Barrett discussed freedom of association in 6 minutes
Steven Barrett will discuss the impact of the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent freedom of association decisions at the Six Minute Labour Lawyer.
Steven Barrett will talk about the legal foundations of the right to strike at Queen's University.
Steven Barrett talks about the new freedom of association trilogy
Steven looks at the practical implications of the new labour trilogy for employers, employees and unions.
Steven Barrett looks at the implications of the MPAO decision on labour rights
Steven Barrett will participate in the Forum on the recent Supreme Court of Canada decisions on labour rights.
Goldblatt Partners discuss Cuban labour issues
Steven Barrett, Kelly Doctor, Emma Phillips and Ethan Poskanzer will participate in a workshop for Cuban and Canadian labour lawyers.
Steven Barrett examines the latest hot topics in employment law
Steven Barrett will talk about recent Supreme Court of Canada decisions in employment law in this webcast.
Steven Barrett on the Scotiabank class action
Steven Barrett will discuss the lessons learned from this unpaid overtime class action.
Steven Barrett talks about the Charter and collective bargaining
Steven Barrett discusses the jurisprudence on collective bargaining and Charter rights at the UFCW Canada Lawyers Conference.
Steven Barrett debates at the Asper Centre
Steven Barrett argues that administrative tribunals should not be stripped of the right to impose Charter remedies.
Steven Barrett discusses legislative restrictions on bargaining
Steven Barrett will talk about legislative restrictions on collective bargaining at the Lancaster House conference on bargaining in the broader public sector.
Steven Barrett on the Charter’s guarantee of freedom of association
Steven Barrett will talk about the constitutional limits of the right to collective bargaining at the OBA's 12th Annual Charter Conference.
Steven Barrett on the Rand Formula and the right to work
Steven Barrett will talk about right to work laws at the Canadian Industrial Relations Association's 50th Annual Conference.
Steven Barrett on the impact of legislation on union activity
Steven Barrett will discuss the difference legislation makes to union activity in Canada and the U.S at the United Association for Labor Education Conference 2013.
Steven Barrett explains the latest developments in human rights law
Steven Barrett will discuss all the new legal developments at the Lancaster House Human Rights and Accommodation Conference 2013.
Steven Barrett on the Charter and the right to strike
Steven Barrett will discuss the constitutional protection of labour rights at the International Conference - Labour Rights and their Impact on Democracy, Economic Equality and Social Justice.
Steven Barrett on the impact of austerity measures on labour legislation
Steven Barrett to participate in OCUFA's conference "Academia in the Age of Austerity".