News
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| Save the Dates Reminder - CMLA AGM and Seminar |
The annual General Meeting of the CMLA and a full day seminar will be held in Vancouver on May 11-12. Reserves those dates and plan on attending. The following week ICMA is holding its 18th Congress in Vancouver so you can combine the CMLA events with the ICMA events.
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| President's Report - January 2012 |
The January 2012 Report of the President to the General Membership is now available and can be viewed/downloaded from the link below.
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| Judicial Appointments in the Federal Court of Canada |
On December 16, 2011, two judicial appointments to the Federal Court of Canada were announced: 1) The Honourable Paul S. Crampton, a judge of the Federal Court since 2009, was appointed Chief Justice to replace the Honourable A.F. Lutfy, who became a supernumerary judge on October 1, 2011; and 2) The Honourable Mary J.L. Gleason, a lawyer with Norton Rose LLP in Ottawa, was appointed a judge of the Federal Court to replace Mr. Justice Paul S. Crampton, who was appointed Chief Justice on December 15, 2011.
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| CMLA Golfers Do Good - Real Good! |
We are pleased to announce that the Challenge Cup has come to Canada for the first time. The Challenge Cup is awarded to the wining team in a bi-annual golf tournament sponsored by the US MLA. The teams are the US and the "Rest of the World". The tournament this year was held in Ko Olina, Hawaii. Since its inception, the US MLA has always won the tournament or tied. This year, for the first time, the team representing the "Rest of the World" won. Of the 12 golfers on Team ROW, 8 were CMLA members. The CMLA members on the team were: Bob Jette (Team Captain), Chris Giaschi, Tom Hawkins, Graham Walker, Jeremy Bolger, Wendy Bolger, Peter Rozum and Marc Nadon. The final score: Team USA 5 1/2 - Team ROW 12 1/2.
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| Madam Justice Johanne Gauthier Appointed to Federal Court of Appeal |
The appointment of The Honourable Madam Justice Johanne Gauthier to the Federal Court of Appeal was announced on Friday 21 October 2011. Justice Gauthier is well known to our members as she is a Past President of the CMLA and is Vice-President of Comite Maritime International. She has also sat as a Justice of the Federal Court since 2002. The CMLA congratulates her on her appointment.
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| Canada Signs HNS Protocol 2010 |
On October 25, 2011, at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London, England, Canada, together with four other States, signed the Protocol of 2010 to the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 1996. Canada had been among the countries leading the development of this Protocol, which the IMO adopted in London in April 2010. See the Transport Canada news release on the signing at http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/mediaroom/releases-2011-h098e-6488.htm (English) and http://www.tc.gc.ca/fr/medias/communiques-2011-h098f-6488.htm (French).
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| International Conference on Maritime Salvage |
The Institut Maritime du Québec and Maritime Innovation, based in Rimouski, Quebec, will host a one-day international conference on maritime salvage, entitled "Maritime Salvage: Where do we stand?", at the Terminal de croisières Ross-Gaudreault, 84 Dalhousie Street, Quebec City, on March 15, 2012, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For further information or to register, visit the link below or telephone 418-725-3525.
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| P. Jeremy Bolger Elected a Titulary Member of the CMI in Oslo |
At the Assembly of the Comité Maritime International ("CMI") held in Oslo, Norway, on Tuesday, September 27, 2011, the Immediate Past President of the CMLA, P. Jeremy Bolger of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (Montreal), was unanimously elected a Titulary Member of the CMI. This is the highest distinction which the CMI grants to members of its national maritime law associations. The honour is well deserved by Jeremy, who has distinguished himself as an admiralty lawyer in over thirty years of legal practice and has contributed significantly to the development of maritime law both in Canada and internationally. A fitting recognition, especially coming in Jeremy's birthday week. Congratulations, Jeremy!
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| 2011 AGM |
The CMLA held its Annual General Meeting in Quebec City and celebrated its 60th Anniversary with a gala dinner and dance. The Committee and other Reports presented at the meeting can be found on the Reports section of this site.
At the AGM we welcomed a new Constituent Member, the Canadian Marine Pilots Association.
Additionally, the AGM elected Mr. Jerry Rysanek, Alfred H.E. Popp and Mark Gauthier as Honourary Members in recognition of their significant contributions over many years. Our outgoing President (now Immediate Past-President), Jeremy Bolger, was also elected an Honourary Life Member of CMLA.
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| 1999 Arrest Convention in Force |
On September 14, 2011 the 1999 Arrest Convention came into force at the appropriate time after accession by the 10th state, Albania. The states in which the Convention applies are: Albania, Algeria, Benin, Bulgaria, Ecuador, Estonia, Latvia, Liberia, Spain and the Syrian Arab Republic.
The CMLA put much effort into the Convention including having representatives on the Canadian delegation at the Diplomatic Conference in Geneva (Federal Court Judge Harrington before his appointment; and the Chair of the Arrest Committee, Doug Schmitt).
The time taken for ten accessions, and their identities, show that the Convention is not taking the world by storm.
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Upcoming Events
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| 2012-03-15 |
International Conference on Maritime Salvage, "Maritime Salvage: Where Do We Stand?", sponsored by Institut maritime du Québec and Maritime Innovation, Terminal de croisières Ross Gaudreault, 84 Dalhousie Street, Quebec City. Registration fee: $400.00.
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| 2012-05-11 |
2012 Annual General Meeting of the CMLA to be held in Vancouver
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| 2012-05-12 |
CMLA Seminar to be held in Vancouver in conjunction with the AGM (details to be announced)
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| 2012-05-13 |
ICMA Congress to be held in Vancouver May 13-19, 2012. For more information go to:
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| 2012-10-14 |
CMI Beijing Conference 2012 from October 14 to 19, 2012
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| 2012-10-20 |
CMI Shanghai Seminar - October 20-22, 2012
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