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The Gowling WLG – Joel Taller Prize for Emerging Voices in Food Law will be awarded to the JD student or recent law school graduate with the best presentation in the area of food law and policy at the Canadian Food Law and Policy Conference.

The Gowling WLG – Joel Taller Prize for Emerging Voices in Food Law is in memory of Joel Taller, who passed away on May 13, 2017.  Joel Taller was a pioneer and a well-known expert in the area food law in Canada.  Joel practiced for 34 years in the Ottawa office of Gowling WLG, working with companies of all sizes. Joel was well respected by both industry and government for his legal expertise and sound judgment. He was instrumental in developing the Food & Beverage group at Gowling WLG, a significant team of lawyers and scientists who support companies doing business in Canada, Europe and other jurisdictions around the world.     

Food Futurism: Emerging Technologies and their Regulatory Impacts

Give Peas a Chance: Barriers and Opportunities for Plant-Based Alternatives, Angela Lee (University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, PhD Candidate)

Regulatory Oversight over Precision Agriculture in Canada, Kelly Bronson (St. Thomas University, Science and Technology Studies, Assistant Professor and Acting Chair) and Irena Knezevic (Carleton University, Journalism and Communication, Assistant Professor)

Cultured Meat: Potential Pathways to Commercialization in Canada, Érika Bergeron-Drolet (Norton Rose, Associate)

National Food Policies: Histories and Comparisons

Lessons from Four Decades of Food Policy Development in Canada, Mary Coulas (Carleton University, Political Science, PhD Candidate) and Peter Andrée (Carleton University, Political Science, Associate Professor and Associate Chair)

Blueprint for a National Food Strategy, Laurie Beyranevand (Vermont Law School, Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, Professor) and Nicole Negowetti (Harvard Law School, Food Law and Policy Clinic)

Policy as Prefiguration: Food Systems Governance and Social Movements in Canada, Amanda Wilson (Lakehead University, Centre for Sustainable Food Systems Research and Engagement, Postdoctoral Fellow) and Charles Levkoe (Lakehead University, Canadian Research Chair in Sustainable Food Systems and Assistant Professor)

Federalism and Food  

The Interplay Between Provincial and Federal Food Laws, Sara Zborovski (Norton Rose, Partner)

The Comeau case and Inter-Provincial Restrictions on Wine Trade, Albert Hudec (Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, Partner)

Wine Regulation, Daniel Coles (Owen Bird Law Corporation, Associate)

Health and the Environment

Politiques Publique Agroalimentaires et Santé Durable: un Choix Gagnant Pour Tous, Yves G. Jalbert (Association pour la santé publique du Québec, Spécialiste de Contenu)

L’Agriculture Durable au Secours de L’Eau, Roxanne Passos (Université de Montréal, Faculté de droit, LLM candidate)

Organic Regulation in Canada, Impacts of the Proposed Safe Food for Canadians Regulations and Where Next?, Lauren Martin (Canada Organic Trade Association, Manager of Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs)

Animals, Labeling, and Regulation

L’étiquetage de l’origine des aliments: l’élément des conditions d’élevage de l’animal, Sabrina Tremblay-Huet (Université de Sherbrooke, Faculté de droit, Candidate au doctorat en droit) and Marie-Claude Desjardins (Université de Sherbrooke, Faculté de droit, Professeure Adjointe)

Food Labels and Consumers' Right to Know: A Look at the Use of Antibiotics in our Food System, Amy Hétu (Université de Sherbrooke, Faculté de droit, LLM Candidate)

Food and Feminism

Eat This!: Gender Inequality, Culture and the Politics of Food, Bita Amani (Queen’s University, Faculty of Law, Associate Professor and Co-Director Feminist Legal Studies)

The Right to Nourish: Breastfeeding and Incarcerated Women, Martha Paynter (Dalhousie University, School of Nursing, PhD Candidate)

Mother’s Milk: Law and Animal Parenthood, Jessica Eisen (Harvard Law School, SJD Candidate)

Defining Good Food: Health, Sustainability and Safety

Health Impacts of Food Systems: Identifying Leverage Points for Change, Cecilia Rocha (Ryerson University, School of Nutrition, Director and Professor)

Can Regulations Make Food Safe and Should They Focus Instead on Making Food Good?, Sarah Berger-Richardson (McGill University, Faculty of Law, SJD Candidate)

The Politics of National Food Guides: The Role of Law in Achieving both a Healthy and Sustainable Food System, Heather McLeod-Kilmurray (University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, Associate Professor)

Animal Agriculture: Industry, Activism and Regulation

Animal Rights and Animal Wrongs: Rethinking How We Farm and Eat Animals, Anna Pippus (Animal Justice, Director of Farmed Animal Advocacy)

Farmed Animal Suffering: Can "Food Law" Bear Witness?, Maneesha Deckha (University of Victoria, Faculty of law, Professor and Lansdowne Chair in Law)

Administrative Monetary Penalties, Rob McKenzie (Agricultural Review Tribunal, Legal Counsel)

Beyond Labeling: Law and Consumer Choice

Rethinking Marketing to Kids: What’s Necessary and is it Possible?, Melanie McPhail (Western University, LLM Candidate)

Cultivating Healthier, More Sustainable Food Choices through Taxation, Nathalie J. Chalifour (University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Associate Professor) and Josiane Rioux Collin (Université de Sherbrooke, Faculté de droit, LLM Candidate)

Food Labelling Modernization in Canada, Suzanne Sabourin (Gowlings, Associate)

A Food Policy for Canada: Stakeholder’s Takes

Food Law and Policy in Canada: Charting the Course, Patricia Fricker-Bates (Louisbourg Seafoods Ltd, Lawyer)

Why Canada's First National Food Policy Needs to Include Pesticide Reduction, Karen Ross (Equiterre)

Indigenous Perspectives, Joseph LeBlanc (Social Planning Council of Sudbury)

Seeding Change:  Seed Policies and Laws in Canada - Threats, Challenges and Responses

Understanding the Policy Environment for Seeds & Biodiversity, Faris Ahmed (USC Canada)

Farmers Building Seed Security Across Canada - The USC Seeds of Survival Program, Jane Rabinowicz (USC Canada)

How Seed Laws Affect Farmers, and Farmer Responses, Terry Boehm (National Farmers Union, Canada)

Made in Canada?: Food and Place

Making Geographical Indications Work for Agricultural and Food-based Products in Canada, Marsha Simone Cadogan (Centre for International Governance Innovation, Post-Doctoral Fellow, International Law Research Program)

Gastronomic Traditions and Protection by UNESCO, Raffaele Aveta (Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Faculty of Law, Research Fellow Comparative Private Law)

The CETA and the Protection of Geographical Indications: New Opportunities?, Matteo Ferrari (University of Trento, Faculty of Law, Assistant Professor)

Geographical Indications for Food Products as Tools for Regional Agricultural Development: Challenges and Opportunities for Canada, Renata P. Watkin (University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, PhD Candidate)

Food Insecurity Policy and Law

Valerie Tarasuk (University of Toronto, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Professor)

Lynn McIntyre (University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, Professor Emerita)

Mary Marrone (Income Security Advocacy Centre, Director of Advocacy & Legal Services)

Vince Calderhead (Pink Larkin)

Food Fraud

Trust But Verify: Global Food Security: Protecting Global Trade and the Domestic Consumer in the Food Sector, David Travers, QC (Barrister practicing from 6 Pump Court Chambers London, and Visiting Professor in Business Accountability, University of South Wales)

Fausses représentations, adultération de produits, fraude alimentaire: êtes-vous prêt à prévenir les risques et à réagir en cas de poursuite?, Jean Luc Couture (Therrien Couture, Partner)

Greenwashing and Food Fraud – An Update on “Food Truthiness”, Rich Butler (Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP, Partner)

Québec Food Law Related Class Actions: Trends and Lessons, Amélie T. Gouin (Borden Ladner Gervais, Associate)

From Food Trucks to Farmlands: Food and Place

Promoting Fair Competition in the Restaurant and Mobile Food Industry, Xavier-Daignault-Simard (Senior Competition Law Officer at the Competition Bureau)

Financialization of Farmland in Ontario: Addressing the Limitations of Ontario’s Existing Tools for Farmland Preservation, Christopher Kelly-Bisson (University of Ottawa, Department of Political Science, PhD Candidate)

An Assessment of B.C. Municipal Food System Planning Priorities, Naomi Robert (Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, Research Associate)

Untangling Scale: Unlocking Options for Local Food Systems, Abra Brynne (BC Food Systems Network, Director of Engagement and Policy)

Transparency and Labelling of Genetically Modified Foods

OGM: Le droit de savoir ce que l’on mange?, Thibault Rehn (Vigilance OGM, Coordinateur)

Policy and Regulation for Invisibility: Transparency and Traceability of GMOs,Lucy Sharratt (Canadian Biotechnology Action Network)

Indigenous Food Sovereignty

Seal Hunting, Arctic Sovereignty and Indigenous Rights, Michael Fakhri (University of Oregon, Faculty of Law, Professor)

Accès et valorisation des semences ancestrales autochtones au Canada: Opportunités et limites des cadres juridiques existants pour l’encadrement de la collaboration entre autochtones et chercheurs, Thomas Burelli (University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, PhD Candidate)

La justice et la souveraineté alimentaires comme vecteur d’inclusion des particularités autochtones dans la définition d’une politique alimentaire canadienne, Camille Labadie (Université du Québec à Montréal, Faculté de droit, Candidate au doctorat en droit) and Jessica Dufresne (Université d’Ottawa, Faculté de droit, Candidate au doctorat en droit)

Canada's Impact on Global Food Security: Current Governance and Policy Issues
(Sponsored by the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation)

Fishing for Dollars or Fishing for Food? Canada's Potential for Reorienting Fisheries Law Towards Food Security, Pierre Cloutier de Repentigny (University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, PhD Candidate and Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar/Boursier de la Fondation Pierre Elliott Trudeau)

Trade Rules and the Right to Food: Public Food Procurement and the Food Sovereignty Regime, Sophia Murphy (University of British Columbia, PhD Candidate and Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar/Boursière de la Fondation Pierre Elliott Trudeau)

Framing Food Law: Logistics, Commons, Capabilities

Rights as Logistics, Notes on the Right to Food and Food Retail Liberalization in India, Amy Cohen (Moritz College of Law, Professor)

Social Transformations for Mitigating Climate Change: Reframing Food as Commons, Jodie Koberinski (University of Waterloo, Master’s Candidate)

Looking through the Capabilities Approach Lens: Indigenous Food Security and Sovereignty, Nandini Ramanujam (McGill University, Faculty of Law, Associate Professor/Executive Director and Director of Programs Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism)