> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters - URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/action-committee-on-access-to-justice-in-civil-and-family-matters/ - Published: 1999-01-02T08:36:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-04-02T00:09:21.000Z - Author: Liam Sturgess - Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization The **Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters** is a Canadian judicial advisory body. ## History The Action Committee was founded in 2007 by Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin.[\[1\]](#fn1) ## Organization The Action Committee collaborates with the [Canadian Forum on Civil Justice](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Forum-on-Civil-Justice).[\[2\]](#fn2) ### Personnel Members and leadership of the Action Committee are listed on its website.[\[1:1\]](#fn1) | Name | Position | Notes | | ----------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Beverley McLachlin | Founder[\[1:2\]](#fn1) | Supreme Court of Canada, [Cross-Jurisdictional Technical Advisory Group](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Cross-Jurisdictional-Technical-Advisory-Group) | | Richard Wagner | Honourary President[\[3\]](#fn3) | Supreme Court of Canada, [Action Committee on Court Operations in Response to COVID-19](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Action-Committee-on-Court-Operations-in-Response-to-COVID-19) | | Andromache Karakatsanis | Steering Committee Chair | Supreme Court of Canada | | Mark Benton | Steering Committee Vice-Chair[\[1:3\]](#fn1) | [Canadian Forum on Civil Justice](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Forum-on-Civil-Justice), [Access to Justice BC](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Access-to-Justice-BC), [Legal Aid BC](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Legal-Aid-BC) | | Ariane Charbonneau | Steering Committee Vice Chair | Éducaloi, Bloc Québécois | | Tracy Bock | Steering Committee member | Legal Aid Commission of the Northwest Territories, Federation of Law Societies of Canada (FLSC), Northwest Territories Department of Justice | | Doug Ferguson | Steering Committee member | Liberal Party of Canada, Ontario Small Claims Court, Consent and Capacity Board, Family Responsibility Office (FRO), Ontario Bar Association, Rights and Responsibilities Awareness Initiative (RRAI) | | Patricia Hebert | Steering Committee member | Bruyer & Mackay, [National Judicial Institute](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/National-Judicial-Institute) (NJI), Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Alberta | | Peter Kingsley | Steering Committee member | Legal Aid Manitoba | | Catherine McKinnon | Steering Committee member | Access to Justice Secretariat | | Christine O'Doherty | Steering Committee member | [Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Institute-for-the-Administration-of-Justice) (CIAJ), University of Montreal Faculty of Pharmacy | | Philippe-André Tessier | Steering Committee member | Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse, Barreau de Montréal | | Thomas Cromwell | Chair (former)[\[4\]](#fn4) | [Cross-Jurisdictional Technical Advisory Group](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Cross-Jurisdictional-Technical-Advisory-Group), Supreme Court of Canada, [Borden Ladner Gervais](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Borden-Ladner-Gervais) (BLG) | | Barb Turner | Alberta Representative | Alberta Ministry of Justice and Solicitor General | | Leonard Marchand | British Columbia Representative | British Columbia Court of Appeal, [Canadian Judicial Council](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Judicial-Council) (CJC) | | Tina Parbhakar | British Columbia Representative | [Access to Justice BC](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Access-to-Justice-BC) | | Natasha Brown | Manitoba Representative | University of Manitoba Faculty of Law, Law Society of Manitoba, Legal Help Centre of Winnipeg (LHC), Manitoba Bar Association | | Stacey Soldier | Manitoba Representative | Cochrane Sinclair, Legal Aid Manitoba, Law Society of Manitoba, Manitoba Bar Association | | Danie Roy | New Brunswick Representative | Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick, Specific Claims Tribunal Canada (SCT) | | Michelle Thompson | New Brunswick Representative | Public Legal Education and Information Service of New Brunswick, Ontario Justice Education Network (OJEN), Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) | | Charlene Moore | Nova Scotia Representative | Nova Scotia Legal Aid | | Nalini Vaddapalli | Nunavut Representative | Law Society of Nunavut | | Karin Taylor | Northwest Territories Representative | Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories, [Department of Justice Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Department-of-Justice-Canada), Legal Aid Commission of the Northwest Territories | | Sheena Weir | Ontario Representative | Counsel Public Affairs, Law Society of Ontario | | Julie Mathews | Ontario Representative | Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) | | James W. Gormley | Prince Edward Island Representative | Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island, Stewart McKelvey | | Sophie MacDonald | Prince Edward Island Representative | Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island, Stewart McKelvey, Law Society of Prince Edward Island | | Sophie Vézina | Quebec Representative | Bernier Beaudry, Fondation du Barreau du Québec | | Brea Lowenberger | Saskatchewan Representative | Centre for Research, Evaluation, and Action Towards Equal Justice (CREATE Justice) | | Glen Gardner | Saskatchewan Representative | Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice and Attorney General | | Cindy Blackstock | Member | First Nations Child & Family Caring Society | | Camille Cameron | Member | Council of Canadian Law Deans (CCLD) | | Clayton Conlan | Member | [Canadian Superior Courts Judges Association](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Superior-Courts-Judges-Association) (CSCJA) | | Shalene Curtis-Micallef | Member | [Department of Justice Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Department-of-Justice-Canada), [Action Committee on Court Operations in Response to COVID-19](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Action-Committee-on-Court-Operations-in-Response-to-COVID-19) | | Janet Dench | Member | Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) | | Adrian Di Giovanni | Member | International Development Research Centre (IDRC) | | Trevor Farrow | Member | [Canadian Forum on Civil Justice](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Forum-on-Civil-Justice) | | Brenda Green | Member | [Canadian Association of Provincial Court Judges](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Association-of-Provincial-Court-Judges) | | Shaunna Mireau | Member | Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL) | | Doug Mitchell | Member | American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) | | Kevin O'Shea | Member | Public Legal Education Association of Canada (PLEAC) | | Josh Paterson | Member | Association of Canadian Law Foundations (ACLF) | | Todd Rambow | Member | [Canadian Association of Provincial Court Judges](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Association-of-Provincial-Court-Judges) | | Scott Robertson | Member | [Indigenous Bar Association](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Indigenous-Bar-Association) (IBA) | | Scott Siemens | Member | ADR Institute of Canada | | Donna Walwyn | Member | Canadian Association of Black Lawyers (CABL) | | Vacant | Member | Canada Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) | | Vacant | Member | [Canadian Judicial Council](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Judicial-Council) (CJC) | | Vacant | Member | Chambre des notaires du Québec | ### Funding The Action Committee has received funding from:[\[1:4\]](#fn1) - [Canadian Forum on Civil Justice](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Forum-on-Civil-Justice) (CFCJ) - [Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Institute-for-the-Administration-of-Justice) (CIAJ) - [Department of Justice Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Department-of-Justice-Canada) - Federation of Law Societies of Canada - Law Foundation of British Columbia - Law Foundation of Ontario - Law Foundation of Saskatchewan - Manitoba Law Foundation - New Brunswick Law Foundation - Yukon Law Foundation ## External links - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/action-committee-on-access-to-justice/) - [Website](https://www.justicedevelopmentgoals.ca/) --- 1. *About.* Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from [↩︎](#fnref1) [↩︎](#fnref1:1) [↩︎](#fnref1:2) [↩︎](#fnref1:3) [↩︎](#fnref1:4) 2. *Collaborations*. Canadian Forum on Civil Justice. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from [↩︎](#fnref2) 3. *The Right Honourable Richard Wagner, P.C., Chief Justice of Canada.* (2025, March 9). Supreme Court of Canada. [↩︎](#fnref3) 4. *Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters.* Access to Justice Research Network. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from [↩︎](#fnref4)