Road to Justice Website Launch

Yesterday, the official launch of Road to Justice, a website documenting the legal struggle for equal rights of Chinese Canadians, took place at the Law Society of Upper Canada.

To a packed house, the distinguished panel of The Honourable Madam Justice Omatsu, Law Society Bencher Avvy Go, Ms Dora Nipp, Mr. Gary Yee and Mr. Paul Saguil unveiled this important resource.

As found on the Law Society website, a description of Road to Justice:

The Metro Toronto Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic and The Law Society of Upper Canada are proud to present the launch of Road to Justice — a website dedicated to increasing awareness about the historical injustices in the form of legislated discrimination imposed by Canadian governments on people of Chinese descent in Canada.

The website investigates the social and political factors that led to the shameful Canadian laws and policies which restricted the lives and activities of a single race of people. The website features interviews and biographies of some of the first Chinese-Canadian lawyers and key activists in the Redress Campaign, who lobbied the Government of Canada for an apology for more than 60 years of legislated discrimination against the Chinese-Canadian community.

Road to Justice is a legal history project undertaken by the Metro Toronto Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic with the support of the Government of Canada through the Community Historical Recognition Program.

ACCLO – FCCP

Association of Chinese Canadian Lawyers in Ontario, a member of the Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals

ACCLO (FCCP) Newsletter - March, 2011

The newsletter's highlights include:

Ontario Bencher Elections - April 2011.  ACCLO would like to highlight their support for the candidates below.  We invite the membership to consider supporting the following candidates who are FCCP members (listed in alphabetical order):

• Avvy Go - Toronto area
• Wennie Lee - Toronto area
• Jeffery Lem - Toronto area
• Diana Young - outside Toronto

Road to Justice - Law Society PResentation - March 29, 2011.  See our update on this event here.

2011 FCCP Gala - May 28, 2011.  In support of the FCCP's Education Fund, which highlights include:

• awarding over $750,000 in scholarships
• the extensive list of scholarships available are listed here;
• awarding over $100,000 in interest-free student loans; and
• the Award of Merit recipients from 2001 - 2010 are found here.

Other Upcoming FCCP Events

1. April 9, 2011 - FCCP Young Professionals Charity Dinner for FCCP Education Foundation;
2. May 14, 2011 - Community Educational Event - "ABC's of Auto Insurance - What Is (and is not) Covered Under Your Policy"
3. June 25-26, 2011 - FCCP Dragon Boat teams - Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival at Centre Island; and
4. August 14, 2011 - FCCP Education Foundation Auunal Fundraising Gold Tournament - Angus Glen Golf Club.

Association of Chinese Canadian Lawyer of Ontario (FCCP)

Introduction

The ACCLO is a non-profit organization for lawyers of Chinese descent in Ontario. The ACCLO is the legal section of the Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals (FCCP) and was an original section of the FCCP. Membership is voluntary and a modest fee is payable annually to renew membership.

The ACCLO has no political platform per se. The ACCLO is an easy way for our members to network, socialize and share any ideas or questions. The ACCLO membership list, available for members, provides a resource for referrals among our members.
 
The ACCLO is often asked to comment or send representatives to comment upon various ethnic/diversity issues by the Law Society of Upper Canada.
 
The ACCLO has also been contacted on an ad hoc basis to comment on certain issues relating to the Chinese or minority lawyers.
 
In 1998, one of our long-time members, Madam Justice Wailan Low, was appointed to the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto, Ontario. Madam Justice Low was also the guest of honour at the FCCP’s 1999 Chinese New Year Ball.

Organization

Our Association is affiliated with the Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals [Ontario] (FCCP) as one of its Professional Sections. Thus, members of ACCLO are also members of FCCP. This arrangement enables us to participate in a variety of activities organized by FCCP and to mobilize their resources, if necessary. We, however, operate under our own bylaws and have full organizational autonomy.

Click here for Structure of Organization.