Bencher Election Forum - Southwest Region 2023

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The MLA Board of Trustees is hosting a Bencher Forum for LSO Bencher candidates running in the Southwest region. We hope you'll join us in this important election engagement opportunity. A tightly moderated session with candidate platforms and a Q&A session are planned. The meeting will be on Zoom starting at 4:30pm.

Confirmed candidates (9 of 11 invitations offered): 

Lisa D.S. Bildy, Rod Catford, Gerard Charette, Jacqueline Horvat, Karen Hulan, Jasminka Kalajdzic, Greg Monforton, Kevin L. Ross, Matthew Wilson

The Forum Q&A will focus on the priority topics identified by FOLA's election advocacy, including:

1. Whether the candidate is a contributing member of their county or district law association;
2. Whether, if elected, the candidate will support a properly funded courthouse library system; and
3. Whether, if elected, the candidate will work to support a sustainably-funded Legal Aid system that provides access to justice for low-income Ontarians and ensures that Legal Aid practice continues to be viable service for the private bar to offer.

Send us your questions!

Additional questions you would like addressed by the candidates should be sent to library@middlaw.on.ca. We will do our best to present all pre-submitted questions to the candidates, however, they will be prioritized based on both prevalence and available time.

*To add to your research, please also review the Southwest candidate profiles in the April edition of the MLA's Snail newsletter.

Sincere thanks to all candidates who agreed to participate in our newsletter offer and in this forum.