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Wife / husband<br />
Partner / life partner / spouse / significant other<br />
Father / mother<br />
Parent<br />
Maternal / paternal<br />
Parental<br />
Secretary / girl<br />
Assistant / Legal assistant<br />
While many still wrestle with pronouns, the English language and social norms continue to evolve.<br />
Remember to (1) avoid gendered terms where gender is irrelevant, (2) use the correct pronouns and<br />
prefixes when gender is relevant, and (3) always opt for gender-inclusive language.<br />
Notes<br />
1. I mean “their” and not its oft-confused homophones “there” and “they’re”<br />
2. Let’s not get started on the lack of gender-neutral bathrooms<br />
3. As a useful starting point, see the Government of Canada resource on Gender-neutral<br />
Language at: https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/csj-sjc/legis-redact/legistics/p1p15.<br />
html<br />
4. The United Nations Guidelines for gender-inclusive language in English at: https://<br />
www.un.org/en/gender-inclusive-language/guidelines.shtml<br />
5. More on this below<br />
6. See, for example, A Guide to Being an Ally to Transgender and Nonbinary Youth published<br />
by The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/guide/aguide-to-being-an-ally-to-transgender-and-nonbinary-youth/;<br />
University of Victoria,<br />
What we all can do to support trans, Two-Spirit and non-binary people: https://www.<br />
uvic.ca/equity/education/transinclusion/ally/; Egale, Pronoun Usage Guide: https://<br />
egale.ca/awareness/pronoun-usage-guide/<br />
7. Ministry of the Attorney General, Notice to the Legal Profession and the Public,<br />
Inclusive Language and Procedures in Courts: http://ontariocourtforms.<br />
on.ca/static/media/uploads/courtforms/civil/notices/notice-updates-to-inclusive-language-en.pdf;<br />
B.C. Provincial Court: https://www.provincialcourt.<br />
bc.ca/downloads/Practice%20Directions/NP%2024%20Form%20of%20<br />
Address%20for%20Parties%20and%20Lawyers.pdf; B.C. Supreme Court:<br />
https://www.cbabc.org/CBAMediaLibrary/cba_bc/pdf/Resources/PD-59-<br />
Forms-of-Address-for-Parties-and-Counsel-in-Proceedings.pdf; B.C. Court of<br />
Appeal, https://www.bccourts.ca/Court_of_Appeal/practice_and_procedure/<br />
civil_and_criminal_practice_directives/PDF/(CandC)Appearing_before_the_<br />
Court.pdf<br />
8. Guide for TAS Leadership About the Use of Gender-Inclusive Language at:<br />
https://www.advocates.ca/Upload/Files/PDF/About/Diversity_and_Inclusion/2021_<strong>2022</strong>/Guide_for_TAS_Leadership_About_the_Use_of_Gender_Inclusive_Language.pdf<br />
9. This author will occasionally use “Dear Sirs” when writing to bunch of old<br />
men.<br />
Event Report<br />
4e Gala Annuel de La Société des plaideurs<br />
Daniel Baum, Langlois avocats, S.E.N.C.R.L.<br />
Le 22 septembre dernier, la Société des plaideurs tenait son quatrième gala annuel à Montréal.<br />
Celui-ci a été présidé avec brio par Me Suzanne Pringle, qui a présenté plusieurs invités<br />
d’honneur et a remis le Prix Excellence en mentorat <strong>2022</strong> à Me Claude Marseille.<br />
Les participants à cette soirée enrichissante ont aussi eu l’opportunité d’entendre un récit en<br />
quatre chapitres sur la nomination de l’honorable Mahmud Jamal à la Cour suprême du Canada.<br />
Avec humour et candeur, monsieur le juge Jamal a d’abord décrit les différentes étapes qui ont<br />
précédé sa nomination, puis l’accueil chaleureux de ses nouveaux collègues au plus haut tribunal<br />
du pays, incluant diverses traditions cocasses et parfois méconnues du public. La soirée s’est<br />
conclue avec un cocktail riche en retrouvailles.<br />
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