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28 A U G U S T 2 0 1 8 w w w . C A N A D I A N L a w y e r m a g . c o m THE TOP 25 MOST INFLUENTIAL GOVERNMENT/NON-PROFITS/ASSOCIATIONS Yasir Naqvi Former attorney general of Ontario Ottawa As attorney general of Ontario, Yasir Naqvi launched a plan to modernize Ontario's justice system with the Digital Justice Action Plan. He was responsible for launching a website in December of 2017 to file civil claims in Ontario. Prior to his role as attorney general, Naqvi served as minister of Com- munity Safety and Correctional Services, where he introduced the Strategy for a Safer Ontario, the government's plan for building safer and stronger communities across the province. Before that, he was the minister of labour, where he increased the minimum wage, brought forth new protections for vul- nerable workers and improved workplace safety measures. Naqvi instituted wireless internet for courtrooms and the use of email and text for jury summons and some online divorce filings. Naqvi lost the Ottawa riding he held for 10 years in the recent provincial election, along with many of his fellow Liberal MPPs. Rachel Notley Premier of Alberta Edmonton Premier of Alberta and leader of the province's NDP, Rachel Notley focused her practice on labour law, workers compensation and workplace health and safety prior to her political career. During her tenure, Notley has dealt with the Fort McMurray fire, the opioid epidemic and has raised the minimum wage to $15 an hour. She has been present in the national news for months as she and B.C. Premier John Horgan battle over the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline. She has butted heads with fed- eral NDP leader Jagmeet Singh over the pipeline as well. Notley has sup- ported Trudeau's proposed purchase of the Trans Mountain Pipeline and advocated for a carbon tax in Alberta. Notley stood up for Fort McMur- ray wildfire victims by threatening to change the Alberta Insurance Act if insurance companies did not offer extensions for their claims. She has added to "male" and "female" a third option, "x", for all vital statistics records to promote the rights of transgender people. WHAT VOTERS HAD TO SAY: "Notley is a force to be reckoned with and has made her way into the pantheon of strong, independent and influential premieres in Canada." WHAT VOTERS HAD TO SAY: "Great leadership on modernization of the justice system." "In a short period in government, he has profoundly affected the progressive aspects of the administration of justice in many critical aspects." "Listens closely to the community voice."

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