| 词汇 | Lloyd Duhaime |
| 释义 | `1`Lloyd Duhaime `2` 45-years old. Living in the Cook Street Village area of Victoria. Moved to Victoria on June 10, 1995 in search of a snow-free life where the Canadian flag still flies. Found it! Been there! Doing it! Staying here! Member of the Law Society of British Columbia, former member of the Law Society of Quebec (1985-1998; aka Barreau du Quebec), one-time member of the Law Society of Alberta (September 2001), present or former member of the Canadian Bar Association, the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, the Victoria Bar Association and the Association des juristes d'expression frangaise de la Colombie-britannique. Corporate counsel for the Victoria Presbytery of the United Church of Canada. BRAGGING RIGHTS! Born in Baie-Comeau, Quebec. Graduated from Baie-Comeau High School in 1977. Highlight was playing guard for the BCHS Warriors, winning Quebec North Shore basketball championship all three years I was with the senior team and being scouted in my final year, at the provincial small schools championships (which we won in 1975, thanks to a wonderful friend, Coach Tom Danforth, now of Rangeley, Maine). Athlete of the Year in my final year. Never lost a Quebec North Shore high school track or cross-country running event, setting records in the 1500m, 3000m and 6000m and reaching the provincial finals for all those events (thanks Jim Sparks, now a retired teacher in Fredericton, NB and former Canadian record-holder in the 400m). Attended CEGEP at Saint Lawrence College in Quebec City. Captain of the basketball team my final year playing in the Quebec City division of the provincial collegiate basketball association. Civil law school at Université de Montreal, winning law school moot court and then provincial moot court competition in my last year. Ran a 3:06 marathon while studying in Montreal. Wrote bar exams in Quebec City in 1984-85. Articled and then joined Savard Nadeau Francoeur, a law firm in Baie-Comeau for initial private practice experience, 1985-86. Called to the Quebec law society on November 15, 1986. Single-handedly argued and won an commercial law case before the Supreme Court of Canada on November 18, 1986, only days after call to Bar. Awesome one-year experience with this small yet dynamic firm in my former home town. Accepted invitation to bigger, more exciting things and left firm in April, 1986 moving to Ottawa to join the political staff of the Hon. Harvie Andre, Associate Minister of National Defence (April 1986) as Legislative Assistant. In June of 1986, Mr. Andre was appointed Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs (now Industry Canada). I accepted a position as Legal and Policy Advisor to him at CCAC (now Industry Canada). Principally advised on the dismantling of the UFFI program, bankruptcy and corporations matters and, later, the Canada Post Corporation. In 1987, appointed General Counsel and Secretary of the Standards Council of Canada, a 60-employee, $8-million Crown corporation of the Government of Canada promoting standardization in Canada. Incorporated Jurisfax Canada Inc., a cutting-edge fax-on-demand service for Canadian lawyers, charging $2-a-page for legal decisions, focusing on Supreme Court decisions. Company sold in 1991 to my great friend, David Scott and subsequently renamed 3-Way Street Corporation, a thriving computer consultancy firm based in Ottawa, with which I am no longer associated. In 1992, I accepted a secondment offer as Legislative Assistant to the Hon. Pierre Blais, Minister of Justice and President of the Privy Council. Managed to get six bills through the House in last Session of Parliament including legislation on anti-stalking and electronic surveillance (Justice Canada). Hi-light was the Cambridge Lectures in June and saving the Hon. Beverly McLachlin from being hit by a bus on a narrow Cambridge bridge (now Chief Justice of Canada's Supreme Court), and if she denies it, we can always ask Frank! Go to Lloyd Duhaime2 |
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