The Canadian Association of Black Lawyers (CABL) encourages all its members to vote in the Law Society of Ontario Bencher elections being held April 15th-30th, 2019. For complete details about the election, please visit: https://lso.ca/about-lso/governance/bencher-election-2019
CABL thanks all the candidates who requested our endorsement and wish all of them the best with their campaigns. CABL is pleased to officially endorse the following candidates:
CABL Members:
East Region
1. Antoine Collins
Toronto (in alphabetical order)
1. Julian Falconer
2. Billeh Hamud
3. Atrisha Lewis
4. Tanya Walker
CABL Allies
Outside Toronto (in alphabetical order)
1. Paul Cooper – CE
2. Janis Crieger – CS
3. Teresa Donnelley – SW
4. Etienne Esquega – NW
5. Douglas Judson – NW
6. Jacqueline Horvat – SW
7. Quinn Ross – SW
8. Raj Sharda – CW
Toronto (in alphabetical order)
1. Orlando Da Silva
2. Howard Goldbatt
3. Jayashree Goswami
4. Shalini Konanur
5. Isfahan Merali
6. Malcolm Mercer
7. David Milosevic
8. Jonathan Rosenthal
9. Julia Shin Doi
10. Caryma Sa’d
11. Signa Daum Shanks
12. Megan Shortreed
We encourage all CABL members to vote for our officially endorsed Bencher candidates. They have all made significant contributions to our profession and the broader community, especially on the issues of access to justice, diversity and equity. We strongly believe that they will continue their demonstrated commitment to these principles if elected to Convocation.
