Marie Henein: Reflections on Justice and Leadership

During Freedom to Read Week, EPL will host lawyer, feminist and mother, Marie Henein as part of the Forward Thinking Speaker series. As a lawyer, Marie sees her role not to judge the guilt or innocence of the accused, but to ensure that the legal truth prevails. Whether or not we agree with Canadian law, Marie works to uphold every person’s fundamental right to a defense. Weaving in her experience with the Canadian legal system and her high profile cases, she will share her experiences with justice, social change, intellectual freedom and on finding success as a woman in a male-dominated industry. Refusing to be limited by the usual definitions as a lawyer, a mother or a feminist, Henein discusses her formative years as a newcomer to Canada, the pivotal turning points in her profession, and takes aim at discrimination and sexism in her own field, and in society at large.