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w w w . C A N A D I A N L a w y e r m a g . c o m J U N E / J U L Y 2 0 1 8 23 a formal apology along with a paralegal in training — were made to feel dimin- ished in their workplace where they were regularly subject to unwanted comments. They struggled with trying to rectify the situation to prevent others from having to feel diminished and vulnerable in the same way and risking the careers they had only just begun. In this cautionary tale, the Law Society of British Columbia hearing panel wrote: "The taboo is workplace sexual harass- ment committed by a person with power in the employment relationship who has come to the fate of public shame, family anguish, financial cost and professional discipline. The tale is enlivened by com- plainant courage and respondent contri- tion, cooperation and personal aware- ness." Exercising the rights you know you have can be a complicated internal strug- gle for an individual, says Doron Gold, a former practising lawyer who is now a social worker and staff clinician at Home- wood Health in Toronto who works with lawyers and law students through the Law Society of Ontario's member assistance program. The stress, protracted proceed- ings, the prospect of being labelled, having their reputation sullied and being seen as a troublemaker may prompt an individ- ual being harassed to seek less effective approaches. "Can you imagine a young woman who's six months from her call who's being harassed at work, she could think: 'This is wrong, this is unlawful and I will remedy it.' But she can also think: 'Maybe I need to go along to get along because I want my career. What if I'm known as the one who sued for harass- ment; will other people hire me?'" says Gold. "'I believe in advocating for one- self, I believe in standing up for what's right, I believe in protecting' . . . but sometimes the most protective thing you can do is not fight." Some may simply find a less hostile workplace because although they know they are not in the wrong, they might not feel equipped to change the system and expose themselves to a protract- ed legal battle. To make an accusation takes a certain amount of courage that not everyone possesses. The #MeToo movement changed that to a degree by allowing individuals to come together so they weren't alone and perhaps not so exposed in their accusations. "There is still an entrenched, histor- ical power structure and culture that exists that is macho and sometimes con- frontational, sometimes even bordering on abusive in terms of the way senior lawyers would treat their subordinates," says Gold. "It's still sort of a social- ly Darwinistic, cream-rises-to-the-top, you-can't-take-the-heat-get-out-of-the- kitchen [mentality]. I think [it] is a masculine construct. If the profession is built on that kind of an underpinning, women are behind the eight ball from the beginning. So, the only way to really make it better for women is to change the construct." He sees some changes in how the legal profession, so entrenched in its traditions, is dealing more openly with mental health, but he describes it as an oil tanker: turn- ing, but turning very slowly. © 2018 Thomson Reuters Canada Limited 00251NU-A92273-CM Available risk-free for 30 days Online: store.thomsonreuters.ca Call Toll-Free: 1-800-387-5164 | In Toronto: 416-609-3800 Order # L7798-8631-65203 $149 Softcover + CD-ROM approx. 400 pages May 2018 978-0-7798-8631-9 Shipping and handling are extra. Price(s) subject to change without notice and subject to applicable taxes. Gain an up-to-date understanding of how the Citizenship Act works, how it has been applied, and what principles of law are relevant to making determinations. New in this edition Completely updated and revised to refl ect all noteworthy developments to the Citizenship Act since the last edition, The 2018 Annotated Citizenship Act includes: • Legislation updates, including updates to the Citizenship Act, Citizenship Regulations, Federal Courts Act, and Canadian Passport Order • Updated commentary, case law, and notes, including: – Citizenship Act, s. 3(2) - Vavilov v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) (2017 F.C.A.) – Citizenship Act, s. 13.1 - Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (2017 F.C.A.) – Citizenship Act, s. 10 - Oberlander v. Canada (Attorney General) (2016 F.C.A.) – Citizenship Act, s. 27 - Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Ishaq, (2015 F.C.A.) – Citizenship Act, s. 3(2) - Budlakoti v. Canada (The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (2015 F.C.A.) – Citizenship Act, s. 24 - McAteer v. Canada (Attorney General) (2014 Ont. C.A.) – Citizenship Act, s. 10 - Monla v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) (2017 F.C.) – Citizenship Act, s. 10 - Hassouna v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (2017 F.C.) – Citizenship Act, s. 10 - Esnan v. Canada (Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship) (2016 F.C.) – Citizenship Act, s. 5(1)(c) - Badiei v. Canada (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship) (2016 F.C.) • Addition of an introduction with comprehensive discussion of the Citizenship Act covering topics such as the scheme of the Citizenship Act, oaths, updated residency requirements, the application process, lost Canadians, and summary of changes to the Citizenship Act as of June 2017, fall 2017, and early 2018 • Addition of Citizenship Regulations, No. 2, Can. Reg. 2015-124 • Addition of case citations to the Table of Cases New Edition The 2018 Annotated Citizenship Act Henry M. Goslett and Barbara Jo Caruso

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