Date:
Monday, April 23, 2018, 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Location:
CGIS Knafel Building, Room K354, 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge
The Road to Marriage Equality for Same-Sex Couples in Canada
Madame Justice Cynthia Petersen
Madam Justice Cynthia Petersen is a judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Brampton, Ontario. Prior to her appointment to the judiciary in June 2017, she was a lawyer in private practice for 22 years in Toronto. During her years in practice, she represented numerous LGBT clients and community organizations in many ground-breaking court cases involving LGBT equality rights in Canada. She was one of the lead counsel involved in the successful litigation for marriage equality for same-sex couples in Canada. Prior to practising law, she was a professor of law at the University of Ottawa.