Law & Freedom 2023

Join the Runnymede Society for Law & Freedom 2023 on Friday, January 20 and Saturday, January 21 at Hart House in Toronto, Ontario. Each year, our national conference brings together over 200 scholars, lawyers, and law students to hear from the best and brightest in Canada’s legal community on some of the most pressing issues facing the profession.

We are thrilled to be joined this year by Professor Stephanie Barclay of Notre Dame Law School (who will be participating in a fireside chat with Justice Bradley Miller of the Court of Appeal for Ontario) and Justice Russell Brown of the Supreme Court of Canada as our respective Friday and Saturday evening keynote speakers. Stay tuned for future updates on our full conference schedule, which will feature panels on sections 12 and 15 of the Charter, the Emergencies Act, academic freedom, and the role of international law in Canadian courts.

Please note that in-person tickets are subject to cancellation in accordance with potentially evolving public health protocols. In the event that your in-person ticket is cancelled, you will be given the option of receiving a refund or contributing the value of your ticket as a donation to the Runnymede Society.

Rooms are available at the Chelsea Hotel at a group rate of $169 per night. Please note that supply is limited. Book using this link or by calling the Chelsea Hotel Toronto at 1-800-CHELSEA (243-5732) and mention that you are booking a room as a guest of the Runnymede Society’s national conference.