Gerald Heckman News Archive
Faculty of Law
Access to Justice French Endowment Fund established to help train law students
December 10, 2021 —
Manitoba’s francophone jurists’ association and Francofonds (the community foundation of Manitoba’s francophone community) have just established an Access to Justice in French Endowment Fund that will assist law students.
Faculty of Law
Achieving Access to Justice through language
September 3, 2021 —
In June of 2019, the Department of Justice Canada provided the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law with $768,372 in funding over four years (2018/19 to 2021/22) through its Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund. The purpose was to develop a common law certificate in French, making a more formal program out of what has so far consisted of a collection of bilingual course offerings. So far, two years’ worth of law students have been able to take advantage of the funding, and have been working towards being able to represent French-speaking clients once they graduate as lawyers.
Faculty of Law
Anticipating adventures in administrative law
February 7, 2020 —
On January 22, 2020, the Runnymede Society, a national student-led organization dedicated to exploring the ideas and ideals of constitutionalism, liberty, and the rule of law, hosted administrative law experts Dr. Gerald Heckman and Dr. Gerard Kennedy at Robson Hall for a discussion on recent Supreme Court of Canada decisions in the Vavilov Trilogy.
Op-ed: Leaders wrong to accede to Quebec’s symbols-ban demand
October 11, 2019 —
Law professor Gerald Heckman explains
Op-ed: Climate change needs emergency response
July 5, 2019 —
'Our leaders must gather the courage and moral fortitude they need to level with Canadians'
Faculty of Law
Energy, enthusiasm, engagement: Prof. Heckman’s recipe for excellence
June 3, 2016 —
Professor Gerald Heckman, winner of two awards for teaching excellence, shares his expertise.