New Nova Scotia Human Rights Commissioner Appointed.
Lawyer and adjudicator John Boddie was recently appointed to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission for a three-year term.
Commissioners are appointed by an order of Executive Council, meet six times a year and are responsible for the strategic direction of the commission and making decisions on human rights issues, including referrals of complaints to boards of inquiry.
Mr. Boddie, a lawyer with the Highlander Law Group in Upper Tantallon, is a seasoned legal professional and dedicated community volunteer with more than 17 years of combined legal and adjudicative experience. He holds a law degree from the University of Wales and a diploma in international relations from the University of Cambridge. His academic and practice interests span administrative, health, human rights and international humanitarian law.
Mr. Boddie’s adjudicative experience includes serving a legal member of the Nova Scotia Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Act Review Board for the past 15 years. He also currently chairs the Halifax Regional Municipality Taxi Licensing Committee and previously served as a legal board member with the Nova Scotia Motor Vehicle Appeals Board from 2018 to 2021.
In addition to his professional roles, Mr. Boddie is actively involved in volunteer work, serving as a member of the Saint Mary’s University Research Ethics Board and the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society finance committee.
More information on Mr. Boddie’s background and experience, as well information about the other commissioners, is available at: https://humanrights.novascotia.ca/about/commissioners
Quotes:
“Commissioners play an important role in the protection of the rights of Nova Scotians. Mr. Boddie brings an invaluable perspective and experience to this important work.”
— Joseph Fraser, Director and CEO, Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
Lawyer and adjudicator John Boddie was recently appointed to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission for a three-year term.
Commissioners are appointed by an order of Executive Council, meet six times a year and are responsible for the strategic direction of the commission and making decisions on human rights issues, including referrals of complaints to boards of inquiry.
Mr. Boddie, a lawyer with the Highlander Law Group in Upper Tantallon, is a seasoned legal professional and dedicated community volunteer with more than 17 years of combined legal and adjudicative experience. He holds a law degree from the University of Wales and a diploma in international relations from the University of Cambridge. His academic and practice interests span administrative, health, human rights and international humanitarian law.
Mr. Boddie’s adjudicative experience includes serving a legal member of the Nova Scotia Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Act Review Board for the past 15 years. He also currently chairs the Halifax Regional Municipality Taxi Licensing Committee and previously served as a legal board member with the Nova Scotia Motor Vehicle Appeals Board from 2018 to 2021.
In addition to his professional roles, Mr. Boddie is actively involved in volunteer work, serving as a member of the Saint Mary’s University Research Ethics Board and the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society finance committee.
More information on Mr. Boddie’s background and experience, as well information about the other commissioners, is available at: https://humanrights.novascotia.ca/about/commissioners
Quotes:
“Commissioners play an important role in the protection of the rights of Nova Scotians. Mr. Boddie brings an invaluable perspective and experience to this important work.”
— Joseph Fraser, Director and CEO, Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
Lawyer and adjudicator John Boddie was recently appointed to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission for a three-year term.
Commissioners are appointed by an order of Executive Council, meet six times a year and are responsible for the strategic direction of the commission and making decisions on human rights issues, including referrals of complaints to boards of inquiry.
Mr. Boddie, a lawyer with the Highlander Law Group in Upper Tantallon, is a seasoned legal professional and dedicated community volunteer with more than 17 years of combined legal and adjudicative experience. He holds a law degree from the University of Wales and a diploma in international relations from the University of Cambridge. His academic and practice interests span administrative, health, human rights and international humanitarian law.
Mr. Boddie’s adjudicative experience includes serving a legal member of the Nova Scotia Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Act Review Board for the past 15 years. He also currently chairs the Halifax Regional Municipality Taxi Licensing Committee and previously served as a legal board member with the Nova Scotia Motor Vehicle Appeals Board from 2018 to 2021.
In addition to his professional roles, Mr. Boddie is actively involved in volunteer work, serving as a member of the Saint Mary’s University Research Ethics Board and the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society finance committee.
More information on Mr. Boddie’s background and experience, as well information about the other commissioners, is available at: https://humanrights.novascotia.ca/about/commissioners
Quotes:
“Commissioners play an important role in the protection of the rights of Nova Scotians. Mr. Boddie brings an invaluable perspective and experience to this important work.”
— Joseph Fraser, Director and CEO, Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
Source : Provincial Release
