Photo: Supreme Court of Canada Justice Suzanne Cote The University of British Columbia Okanagan is getting back into the swing of things this fall with the first in a series of lectures debating the rights and wrongs of the Canadian Charter of Rights as it turns 40. UBCO will host Supreme Court of Canada Justice Suzanne Côté, who will address landmark cases on defining rights and freedoms, reasonable limits, and the scope of the Charter’s protections and remedies. “The UBC Center for Constitutional Law and Legal Studies will offer a series of speakers, workshops and conferences aimed at students, faculty members, the legal community and anyone else interested in legal issues,” says Dr. Andrew Irvine, the center’s assistant director and professor in the Department of Economics, Philosophy and Political Science. The lecture takes place on September 8 at 4 pm. in UBCO’s University Center Ballroom and is free and open to all. Pre-registration is required. This public lecture is the first in a series of events hosted by the center at UBCO’s Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Social Sciences and features collaborators from UBC Vancouver, the Allard School of Law and elsewhere.
