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www.canadianlawyermag.com 31 Canadian Employment Law Stacey Reginald Ball More than 7,000 cases cited Canadian Employment Law is a one-stop reference that provides a thorough survey of the law and analysis of developing trends, suggesting potential avenues of attack as well as identifying potential weaknesses in the law. Canadian Employment Law has been cited by the Supreme Court of Canada, in superior courts in every province in Canada, and is used in law schools throughout Canada. The eBook* version is available through your web browser, or can be downloaded to your computer, tablet, or smartphone. Learn more at store.thomsonreuters.ca/ proview. *eBook not available to trade bookstores, third-party distributors, and academic institutions. Available risk-free for 30 days Order online: store.thomsonreuters.ca Call Toll-Free: 1-800-387-5164 In Toronto: 416-609-3800 Also available online on WestlawNext® Canada EmploymentSource™ © 2018 Thomson Reuters Canada Limited 00255NF-A95033-CM Print+ProView eBook* Order # L95983-65203 $537 2 volume looseleaf supplemented book Anticipated upkeep cost – $480 per supplement 4-6 supplements per year Supplements invoiced separately ProView eBook* only Order # L95984-65203 $505 Shipping and handling are extra. Price(s) subject to change without notice and subject to applicable taxes. 82 Scollard Street, Toronto, Canada, M5R 1G2 Contact Stacey Ball at (416) 921-7997 ext. 225 or srball@82scollard.com web: www.staceyball.com Ball Professional Corporation Excellence in Employment & Labour Law • Counsel in Leading Cases • • Author of Leading Treatise • Wrongful Dismissal Employment Law Human Rights Post Employment Competition Civil Litigation Appellate Advocacy Disability Referrals on behalf of employees and employers respected all_CL_Mar_12.indd 1 12-03-13 2:27 PM both a way to survey the seascape and a kind of mediation, she says. "I think now I love it because it's very quiet," she says. "I find putting my head down and swimming is something where I can relax and think about broader things." Back on land, McKenna's life has been anything but quiet. The Ontario government has joined with Saskatchewan, Alberta and other provinces to mount a legal challenge to the federal government's carbon tax. The Trans Mountain pipeline project has been scrutin- ized both in court and by the punditocracy. It all comes as a looming election has onlookers dissecting the Liberal party's approach on everything from legal ethics to plastic pollution and climate change. What's next? While McKenna, a liberal minister repre- senting Ottawa Centre, was disappointed that provinces would "rather fight us in court than fight for climate action," she says the conflict has shown the power of knowing how to nego- tiate and what legal tools are available. "It's amazing to be part of the most important environment constitutional case in a decade," she says. "Why is law useful in this job? You have rigour and discipline, and you can be really focused on outcomes and have a path to get there." Although McKenna says she uses her law background daily, her goal is often to get out from behind a desk. It's knowing that people face "existential" decisions in extreme heat or wildfires that stresses the importance of environmental policies, she says, recalling placing sandbags this spring as the Ottawa river swelled 11 centimetres past 2017 highs. "It's important that lawyers get out of the comfort zone, outside of the office and go talk to people and be with people. You can see the very real impacts climate change is having on people," she says. "We can't just talk about Name: Catherine McKenna Title: Minister of Environment and Climate Change Education: » LLLB, McGill University 1999 » MSc, international relations, London School of Economics, 1996 » BA, University of Toronto, international relations and French, 1994 » Called to the bars of Ontario and New York State PROFILE