Today’s police leaders and executives are required to navigate complex and often turbulent legal environments. In order to stay on top of the many legal, human rights, accommodation, and workplace issues facing law enforcement organizations in Ontario, the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) is hosting a two-day Labour Conference designed by police leaders, for police leaders.
The conference will focus on some of the most important legal issues facing police leaders today.
Wednesday, April 12th, 2023
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Is it time for a new approach? What to do about it?
Ian Johnstone
Johnstone & Cowling, LLP
About Ian Johnstone |
IAN B. JOHNSTONE, B.Sc., LL.B., LL.M. PARTNER Johnstone & Cowling LLP Prior to becoming a lawyer, Ian served as a police officer with the Peel Regional Police. He holds a degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice (summa cum laude) and attended the University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law where he received the law school awards for both labour and employment law. He also attended the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law and completed his Master of Laws. Ian has taught labour and employment courses at the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law and the University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law. He is a regular lecturer at the Ontario Police College. Ian is a member of, and serves on several committees of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police, and is a co-chair and co-founder of the OACP Police Labour Conference. He and some of the other lawyers at the firm act as counsel to police chiefs, police service boards, provincial ministries of public safety, as well as on behalf of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police. Ian also acts for private sector employers and various government agencies as employer counsel for a wide range of issues. |
Allison Johnstone
Johnstone & Cowling, LLP
About Allison Johnstone |
ALLISON JOHNSTONE, B.A., J.D., LL.M. BARRISTER & SOLICITOR Johnstone & Cowling LLP
Allison is an associate with Johnstone & Cowling LLP. Allison obtained her J.D. at the University of Windsor Faculty of Law and completed her Master of Laws (LL.M.) at Cornell Law School. She practices in all areas of labour and employment law and has particular experience in police disciplinary cases and human rights law. Allison appears as a Prosecutor under the Police Services Act, as well as at arbitration hearings and before the Human Rights Tribunal, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal, as well as the Ontario Civilian Police Commission. |