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S. Margot Blight

About S. Margot Blight

S. Margot Blight is a lawyer practicing public law litigation and arbitration, labour and employment, education. S. Margot received a B.A. degree from Lakehead University in 1984, and has been licensed for 37 years. S. Margot practices at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Toronto, ON.

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Areas of Law

  • Labour and Employment
  • Other 2
    • Public Law Litigation and Arbitration
    • Education

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Work
    Adjudicating professional discipline matters involving lawyers
    Justices of the Peace. Providing independent legal advice to adjudicators
    boards of adjudication. Advising Ontario educational institutions, including school boards, universities
    independent schools, with respect to their management
    governance. Advising
    representing Ontario school boards
    trustees' associations in negotiations with the province, in the areas of labour relations
    capital funding. Advising
    representing Ontario school boards with respect to the denominational rights of Roman Catholics. Advising
    representing Ontario school boards
    trustees' associations in matters relating to the minority language education rights of francophones - most recently before the Supreme Court of Canada in Casimir v. Quebec. Advising
    representing Ontario school boards in all types of labour
    employment law matters,
    in human rights matters involving students
    employees. Advising private
    public sector institutions in the areas of policy development
    administration. Advising
    representing complainants, Commissions
    respondents in human rights disputes - complaints of discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, race, religion
    h
    icap, as well as sexual harassment
    reprisals - in the courts
    before administrative tribunals. Advising
    acting in other constitutional challenges to legislation, under the Canadian Charter of Rights
    Freedoms, most recently, representing the Canadian Human Rights Commission in a constitutional challenge to section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act (spreading hate on the Internet).

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1989, Ontario
    Memberships

    Professional Involvement

    •Member (Non-Bencher Adjudicator), Law Society of Upper Canada Hearings Panel
    •Member, Justices of the Peace Review Council
    •Member, Association des juristes d'expression francaise de l'Ontario
    •Member, The Advocates' Society and Ontario Bar Association

    Community Involvement

    •Member, Canadian Olympic Committee
    Vice-Chair, Governance and Ethics Committee
    Chair, By-Laws Committee
    •Director, The Laskin Moot Court Competition

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Toronto
    Class of 1987
    LL.B.
    Other Education
    Lakehead University
    Class of 1984
    B.A.
    First Class Standing

S. Margot Blight

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Bay Adelaide Centre, East Tower22 Adelaide Street West, Suite 3400Toronto, ON M5H 4E3Canada

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