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Mira Nadon Interview

Mira Nadon is this month's Dance magazine cover girl. Inside, the following article appears:

Above: Mira Nadon by Sabrina Santiago for the New York Times

Cover Story

The Diamond: New York City Ballet Principal Mira Nadon’s Brilliance Has Many Facets

By Amy Brandt

As Mira Nadon stepped onstage for George Balanchine’s “Diamonds” pas de deux at the Kennedy Center in June, I was struck by both her youth and her maturity. At just 23, the New York City Ballet principal was making her debut in a role typically reserved for the company’s senior ballerinas. Yet she was bringing something new and distinctive to her interpretation. Her movement was lush and dreamy; her connection with her partner, Peter Walker, warmly genuine. She was mysterious without being remote, as if searching for something beyond reach that only she could sense.

“Her debut was so uniquely her own, and yet it honored the ballet,” says NYCB associate artistic director Wendy Whelan. “You can see she has worked through this role in her body and mind so clearly.”

Nadon did come prepared: She spent years watching NYCB stars like Maria Kowroski and Sara Mearns perform “Diamonds,” her longtime dream role. “I watched a lot of old videos, too, just taking in the information and letting it go,” says Nadon. She reached out to Suzanne Farrell, the role’s originator, who talked her through the pas de deux and emphasized its simplicity and humility. And when Rebecca Krohn, a mentor and an NYCB repertory director, advised her to embrace her age, she took it to heart.  “I knew I needed to find my own way, and I realized that I have to bring youth and warmth to the role for it to feel right,” Nadon says.

Above: Nadon in Errante (formerly Tzigane). Photo by Erin Baiano for NYCB via Instagram

That intelligent focus and level-headedness have enabled Nadon to take on major roles since joining NYCB’s corps in 2018—and to handle the intense pressure that comes with them. Her extraordinary range has been on full display following her promotion to principal in 2023. She brings sophisticated, old-world glamour to Balanchine’s Apollo and Concerto Barocco, romantic lyricism to his Liebeslieder Walzer and Serenade, deadpan cool to the postmodern works of Pam Tanowitz. She can be astonishingly explosive, hurling herself through deep lunges in Alexei Ratmansky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. (“She’s got guts,” Whelan says.) 

Nadon’s offstage focus allows her to live in the moment­ onstage. Last season, when Farrell staged a revival of Balanchine’s­ 1975 Errante, she chose Nadon to dance the lead. The ballet, previously titled Tzigane, was created on Farrell, and begins with a mesmerizing five-minute solo. 

“Suzanne kept saying every show is going to be different, you’ll just feel it when you’re out there,” says Nadon. On opening night, Nadon delivered a fearless performance: sultry, wild, off-balance yet utterly in control. It was a career-defining debut that secured her reputation as one of NYCB’s most exciting, distinctive artists.

An Early Standout

Nadon is now the rare NYCB dancer to have performed leads in all three sections of Jewels. Her first breakout role, at age 18, was the “Tall Girl” soloist in “Rubies.” In 2023, she performed Violette Verdy’s part in “Emeralds,” an opportunity that surprised her, but perhaps shouldn’t have. “When I was a student I saw myself as more of a lyrical dancer,” says Nadon. “So ‘Emeralds’ kind of harkened back to that.” In fact, she first learned her “Emeralds” solo in a variations class at her home studio. Born in Boston, Nadon grew up in Montclair, California, alongside her twin brother, Benjamin (“truly the most uncoordinated person,” she jokes). Her mother, originally from India, was a lawyer; her father is a college professor. Around age 6, Nadon started training at the nearby Inland Pacific Ballet Academy. Led by Victoria Koenig and Jill Voznik, the studio has a regional company attached, giving Nadon ample opportunities to perform and grow comfortable onstage.

Above: Nadon in Emeralds, with Davide Riccardo. Photo: Erin Baiano for NYCB via Instagram

After getting her first taste of Balanchine’s choreography at IPBA, she attended the School of American Ballet’s summer course at age 13, and at 14 she joined SAB’s year-round program. Her even-temperedness and independence allowed her to adjust easily—and thrive: At 16, she danced the lead in Scotch Symphony at SAB’s annual workshop, and her onstage charisma caught NYCB leadership’s attention. She joined NYCB as an apprentice five months later, in November 2017.

Whelan, who was appointed associate director in 2019, remembers hearing buzz about the coltish teenager’s potential. “She was very young and had all these things to work on,” Whelan says. “But I started to see beyond her unfinishedness. I could see her work ethic kicking in. And she could jump and turn, and be a poet.”

Nadon made her “Rubies” debut in 2019, less than a year after joining the corps. In January 2020, she performed Balanchine’s Monumentum pro Gesualdo and Movements for Piano and Orchestra. Krohn noticed how easily Nadon took on the ballet’s essence. 

“Movements is very angular and off-center,” Krohn says. “You can teach someone the steps, but they also need a certain kind of instinct that isn’t really teachable. Right off the bat I saw that she had that. I realized I was working with someone who’s going to be really special.”

A Whirlwind Rise

In the fall of 2021, when NYCB emerged from its COVID-19 shutdown, Nadon was more than ready to resume her pre-pandemic momentum. A few months later, artistic director Jonathan Stafford promoted her to soloist, showcasing her rising talent in the “Black Swan Pas de Deux.”

Her career paused briefly after the company’s 2022 spring season, when she underwent surgery to remove an extra bone in her ankle. “I’d never really dealt with an injury like that before, and then having to refind your body,” says Nadon. Though she was back onstage by the fall, it was a full year and a half before her ankle felt normal again. “I think that’s one reason why everything in my dancing feels like it’s coming together now—my foot finally feels better,” she says.

Above: Nadon and Peter Walker in Liebeslieder Walzer. Photo: Erin Baiano for NYCB via Dance magazine

At the end of the 2023 winter season, Nadon was promoted again, making her the first Asian American female principal in NYCB’s 75-year history. She’s proud to carry that title, though she’s quick to say she’s never faced negative repercussions for being Asian American. “Most people assume I’m white,” she says. “But having people reach out to me and say it’s meant a lot to them is an honor, and I’m happy that I can be a part of some representation in the company. Hopefully there’s more to come.”

From Studio to Stage

Nadon spends a lot of time thinking about a ballet before a performance. But onstage she tunes in to her intuition, her senses, and the orchestra. “There’s just something different that happens when I’m in front of an audience,” she says. “I’m able to feel their energy and connect into the music in a different way.”

Walker, a frequent partner, admits he was initially thrown by her onstage spontaneity. “I’m very analytical and really value preparation,” Walker says. “And Mira is such a natural performer.”

But the connection they shared in “Diamonds,” Walker says, was a culmination of the effort and communication they’ve put into their partnership. “I feel it’s my job to make sure that we focus on certain things in preparation that can allow her to do whatever she wants within the approach that we’ve built.” Dancing with an artist of Nadon’s caliber, he says, feels momentous: “She’s inspired me to be better.”

Above: Nadon in Rubies. Photo: Erin Baiano for NYCB

A Generational Shift

Nadon’s intense schedule leaves little time for much else. She’s taking a break from her coursework at Fordham University, where she is studying math and economics. An avid reader, she’s started a book club, and enjoys cooking and baking, hosting small dinner parties, and bringing fresh batches of cookies into work to share with her colleagues.

She leans on a close, core group of friends who keep her grounded, and says a generational shift in the company has made it feel less hierarchical. “A lot of times when someone is propelled forward so quickly, you can easily get isolated from your peers,” says Krohn. “But she’s maintained healthy relationships around her. She’s not putting herself on this untouchable pedestal.”

Nadon danced in her first international gala this year, and she hopes to one day tackle ballets like Mozartiana and Swan Lake. But she also simply wants to keep developing as an artist. 

“I’m aware that I’ve gotten promoted very young, so a lot of these roles I’ll be doing for a long time,” Nadon says. “I don’t want to start phoning it in, or for it to get dull or boring—I want to continue to keep all these ballets alive.” 

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ink and acrylic on paper drawings, 2020 by tobias kaspar // based on the photographs of eliza blutt, lajeromeny brown, jules mabie, india bradley, jonathan fahoury, mira nadon, christopher grant, and miriam miller for interview magazine by michal chelbin

(1) eliza in gucci [eliza blutt]

(2) new york city ballet (tights by capezio) [lajeromeny brown]

(3) new york city ballet (sweatshirt and shirt by hedi slimane for celine) [jules mabie, india bradley, and jonathan fahoury]

(4) pose [eliza blutt and mira nadon]

(5) new york city ballet (tights, socks and slippers) [jules mabie, christopher grant, miriam miller, and lajeromeny brown]

(6) new york city ballet (miriam in a dior dress) [miriam miller]

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Interview with Emma Ruth Rundle // Astral Noize

An in depth interview with Emma Ruth Rundle about her new album "On Dark Horses" coming out on Friday, Sept 14th everywhere - Pre-order here. She will also be on tour starting Sept 15th. Interview by Paige Mathis via Astral Noize

“It’s hard not to feel like an asshole just talking about myself,” Emma Ruth Rundle reveals as she ponders the deeper themes of her latest work through an intermittently crackling Skype call. Intertwining a mild-mannered and introverted personality with deeply personal and revealing music may sound oxymoronic, but Rundle’s career is built upon these vacillating foundations. The American songwriter and visual artist’s atmospheric contributions to the music scene have grown increasingly intimate throughout her career, from the lush ambience of The Nocturnes, the cinematic soundscapes of Red Sparrowes and the sprawling haze of Marriages to the ethereal musings of her solo work. 2016’s Marked for Death felt much like the peak of this introspection, brimming as it was with brooding reflections on life, addiction, and self-destructive tendencies.

Its follow-up, On Dark Horses, is suitably a reflection of an artist who has survived inner struggles and emerged stronger, though it doesn’t shy away from the dark realities of life. One of which being that life is seldom as uncomplicated as placing personal demons aside – many will wrestle with them for decades. To find out more, we had an in-depth conversation with the musician about the open and personal nature of her songwriting, collaborating with her partner Evan Patterson (Young Widows, Jaye Jayle), how this album’s creation differs from her past LPs, and how her visual art entwines with her musical output.

On Dark Horses by Emma Ruth Rundle

The last album was written in a remote artist’s residence whereas this one was largely written during breaks in touring after a move to Louisville, Kentucky. Did that change your approach at all? Are you inspired by your surroundings when writing?

I think it made the album a lot less desperate and I reached a lot of breaking points writing Marked For Death from being alone in the desert, but I think it allowed for maybe some more emotionally potent songs. For some of the stuff on this record, I took a week off in Cornwall and for some of the music I was able to access that same headspace, but it wasn’t as extreme as the last record. I do think it’s important and that it’s an effective way of writing to be in that kind of extreme setting of solitude.

This record was definitely influenced by the other musicians I was around in that having them playing with the band, getting to flesh out some of the songs, particularly with Dylan [Nadon, Wovenhand] and Evan [Patterson], the instrumentation of it lent itself to a little bit of a different approach. Being able to write an instrumental bridge in a song knowing that other musicians are gonna be there to play with you, that part wouldn’t really be as effective as a solo guitarist. There are some different things you can pull of as a band and I think I wrote some parts of the songs knowing that I was going to have that both in the studio and the live setting.

You mentioned before that this is the first time you didn’t play all of the guitar parts yourself. Was handing that over to someone else strange given how personal your music sometimes is? Or was it beneficial in that it allowed you to focus on other parts of the arrangement?

It was very difficult for me to do that. I had a really hard time not playing all the guitars on the record and especially letting a man do it was very hard for me. I love Evan and his playing is incredible and he’s been one of my favourite guitar players. I’m a huge fan of Young Widowsand obviously tour a lot with Jaye Jayle… part of the reason we have a relationship in real life is based on us playing together. We were forced into the situation last year when going on tour together, I hadn’t played with them before and they became my backing band for the tour. As soon as he started playing guitar, I was like woah I’m in love with this person – his playing was like an extension of myself. We have the same inclinations and he brings his own unique style to it as well. I was in love with his guitar playing anyway and despite that it was very difficult for me to not track all of the guitar parts and then force him to play things. Evan is an incredible artist in his own right, an incredible songwriter and technically wonderful at the guitar.

So, while it was difficult, I think it benefits the music. Being able to have a second guitar does allow me to play different kinds of leads, riffs, and focus on vocals more in certain areas in the live setting, and I know that I wrote some of the album with that in mind. There was a little bit more planning with how I’m going to live through this album cycle as far as performance goes than the last album. With Marked For Death, I didn’t even know that I was going to tour or even make another record. This record there’s been a little bit more of a strategy in the writing, and part of that has been having the support of other musicians. It was really hard, even up until we were going to the studio. The parts that Evan did write bring so much to the songs and it’s fun. I think I vacillate between being a kind of controlling crazy person and then wanting support and help from my fellows.

How do you feel being a solo artist compares to being in a band where the output is a collaborative effort?

I think it’s a lot easier to write solo. Writing in a band is a democratic process and so you’ll have, like in Marriages, three separate people coming from different angles and obviously we have similar interests and similar backgrounds as far as what music made us wanna join a band together. But, the influences can be different enough that you can butt heads on where to take a song or how to start a song. Every band is so different, but the band experiences that I’ve had – which is mostly Red Sparrows and Marriages – it just takes a lot longer to write songs in some ways because you have to contend with other people’s opinions and styles and egos and all of the things that go into being a band.

When writing solo, that just isn’t a thing… all you have to rely on and deal with is your own work ethic, whatever it is that you’re drawing from and the time frame that you have. So it’s part of the reason that I started making solo records and leaning more and more in that direction. [It’s not] because I don’t love writing with a band or writing with my previous bandmates, it’s just natural things that happened and [people] kind of went their separate ways, and Marriages… maybe next year. Writing solo is just easier and something you can do sitting alone on a side porch or in your house or wherever you have a moment and space to yourself. Writing with a band you need a rehearsal space, everyone’s schedules have to meet. Writing alone is something you can do more easily for so many reasons. Interpersonal reasons, logistical reasons, all of that stuff.

Do you think that your music has become more open and personal over time?

The last record was really open and personal. I think that there are some songs on this album that are as well. It’s all personal. It kind of makes it hard to talk about in some ways. The personal nature of the music just feels natural. I think the last record seems more personal. This record is still personal but isn’t as desperate and fraught. The last song ‘You Don’t Have To Cry’ is a song I wrote for someone else and doesn’t have anything to do with my personal struggle and pain, which is a new step for me. Other songs on the album are very personal.

Do you think it’s important for artists to write about this kind of thing and to be so open and candid and truthful?

I can’t say what’s important for artists to do. I can’t say that my art is important in itself… it’s just what I do. I don’t even know that it’s important. I don’t think there are any rules for what artists should or shouldn’t do. Everyone brings something to the world… if everybody was writing this honest, open music about their struggle it would be kind of depressing, I think there’s got to be other kinds of expression that serve a purpose. Human beings are so multifaceted and complex. Everything has a value and at the same time nothing matters when it comes down to it, especially about art. Art is a luxury.

Is it important to you that people interpret your music in a particular way?

No. You can’t control how anyone is going to interpret your music. Once you record or say something and leave it, it’s open to interpretation and there’s just nothing you can do to control that. I’ve been getting asked a lot of political questions lately and I don’t want that. I don’t want people to interpret my music as a political statement. I don’t have any expectations about how it will or should be interpreted.

You’ve said before that folk music was integral to your musical beginnings. In what way did folk music inform your music? Is this perhaps where often sincere and honest lyrics derive from?

I don’t know where that inclination comes from. What really influenced me the most was hanging around a folk music store and hearing that music constantly in the background. This place called McCabe’s in Santa Monica. I took Celtic harp lessons there when I was eight and then just started hanging out in the store. It’s been a folk music store for 60 years in LA, they have concerts etc. I was exposed to lots of different types of music at home but working in the folk music store affected my guitar playing more than my lyrics.

Lots of people have said that your last album was all about performance and visuality and there are essences of that on this new album too. Do you think that derives from your being a visual artist? Is it your intention to combine the two mediums?

In the past, I would say no. I think that the visual element is something that is kind of just out of necessity, like I’d need to make an album cover or, like on this The Nocturnes record called Aokigahara, I kinda got into creating a visual world around the album. On Dark Horsesis the first time since then that I feel I’ve really done that in the more extreme way, with the paintings I’ve been doing now and the album art and all the visual art. My visual art brain is coming into creating the world around the record more than it has in the past but I don’t think that the visual art that I do informs my music or my performances or vice versa. I think they’re kind of separate muses for me and I turn to one when I’m not doing the other.

Many metal fans can be judgemental and elitist about what they consider ‘metal enough’ to listen to. You said once that the metal scene is your world. Do you think that people like yourself – who experiment with the established sound – being embraced by the metal community is a sign that the genre is becoming more open-minded?

I would hesitate to speak for the metal community or for the genre or any genres. I think that there’s a listenership… the spectrum is so huge. I can only speak from my own experiences, which [are that] for some reason I have been invited to play metal festivals and seem to be embraced by that community. There are so many subgenres within metal – doom metal, classic metal, stoner metal, etc. – and maybe not all those people come from the same place. There’s this cross-section of bands and music that’s happening right now that has a very broad and open-minded listenership. I think people (not just metal listeners) in general’s tastes are broadening based on how accessible music is, not the content of music but the avenues through which people consume music is more accessible. Maybe listenership in general is broadening. At the same time, you have these festivals like Roadburn in the Netherlands that has a lot of different kinds of bands playing there. I would still say that it’s a heavy or extreme music festival, but there’s just something open-minded about it. I think it’s a progressive listenership.

What’s next for you. Any plans?

There’s lots of touring plans. I have a visual art show in Chicago on September 8th, and then I’m doing a full US tour that’s broken up in the middle by a European/UK tour which starts September 15th here in the states, breaks on September 25th, then I’m heading over to Europe and starting in France on October 6th. I’ll be in the UK November 3rd through to the 8th, and then I come back to the states and do the west coast November 20th to December 17th, so once September hits I’ll pretty much be on tour for the rest of the year, and then I’m hoping to finish writing this acoustic guitar album that I’ve been working on. It never ends.

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Lakes Media Live Radio Broadcast!

Lakes Media Live Radio Broadcast!

Yesterday, I hosted a live radio broadcast at Conway Scenic Railroad’s North Conway Station to promote the railroad’s Snow Train excursions. Dirk Nadon of Lakes Media arrived in the morning and set up a mini-broadcasting studio in the station lobby. We broadcasted live and recorded sound bites and interviews on Lakes FM 101.5 and 104.9 The Hawk FM. I participated in the organization of the…

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Sylvan Lake, Canada, 18th June 2021, ZEXPRWIRE – Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Jeremie Nadon, an entrepreneur from Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Canada who founded his marketing & digital consulting company Nadon Media three years ago. He has since worked with multiple 7, 8 & 9 figure companies helping them bring in more revenue…

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Pascale Fournier

Professor & study chair, legal pluralism and comparative legislation, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, Ottawa, Ont. Fournier has attained international fame for her groundbreaking work on gender, faith, and the law, together with fieldwork interviews with women from several states to emphasize the complex interplay between spiritual and secular law.  She's received numerous national and global awards and nominations in 2014.  Fournier became a fellow of the prestigious International Women's Forum for her job as a leader in the legal profession; receiving the Canada-Arab Chamber of Commerce Award for academic excellence and contribution to humanity.  Fournier represented the University of Ottawa as an effective leader in the Governor General's Canadian Leadership Conference and was appointed by the National Assembly of Quebec into the Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission. What Republicans needed to say: Outstanding thoughts, according [to] Harvard's Prof. Kennedy.

Allison Dellandrea

Crown counsel, Ministry of the Attorney General,Toronto, Ont.   Dellandrea was a key player in advancing the understanding of crimes against children by law enforcement officers, fellow lawyers, and the judiciary.  She was included in a child sexual abuse case in March where Ontario's former deputy education minister Ben Levin pleaded guilty to child porn related charges.  The fees included making composed child porn, counseling a individual to commit a sexual assault, and possession of child pornography.  Dellandrea's function as a Crown includes being the education lead for Ontario's provincial strategy on Internet crimes against children.  She is an instrumental leader in this region within the justice section. What Republicans needed to say: Allison is a tireless source and is the penultimate legal mind to get a prosecutorial position on all things associated with child abuse and sexual assault offences.  For this difficult subject that inherently involves quite reckless emotional and legal problems, Allison always has the time to offer sound advice to other Crowns prosecuting these very tough and sensitive offences.  Her efforts have made a tangible difference in making our society safer.

Rocco Galati

Rocco Galati Law Firm PC, Toronto, Ont.  Rocco Galati is famed because of its one-man opposition to the current authorities, so much spending $42,000 of his own money on court problems.  He successfully launched a situation that blocked Stephen Harper's appointment of Justice Marc Nadon to the Supreme Court of Canada.  His resistance to the appointment of Federal Court of Appeal Justice Robert Mainville into the Quebec Court of Appeal was not as Profitable.  While he doesn't win, Galati is dogged in his own efforts to defend the Constitution against a government he sees as pushing the boundaries using a lack of respect to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.  He also 's now also been elected as bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada and it will be interesting to see exactly what he brings to the regulation of this profession.What voters had to say: A true Canadian constitutional and human rights enthusiast.

Fred Headon

Assistant general counsel, labor and employment law, Air Canada, Montreal, Que.  As chairman of the Canadian Bar Association's Futures Initiative, Headon has contributed over 25 presentations to lawyers, law students, professors, librarians, law firm personnel, and regulators in Toronto to Buenos Aires, Victoria to Halifax, in person and online.   The Futures report was released in August 2014 and its recommendations place Headon squarely in the middle of many vital discussions on subjects essential to the profession.  He continues to direct the Futures steering committee as it now turns its guidelines into actions. Headon is an integral component of the discussion about the future of this profession and he was the very first in-house counselor to become the president of this CBA. What Republicans needed to say: Brings energy and decency and the smarts to everything he does.

Sara Cohen

Creator, Fertility Law Canada at D2Law LLP, Toronto, Ont.  Cohen has devoted her career to 2 actions that have changed the practice of fertility legislation for the better in Canada and beyond.  She has spent countless hours training and teaching on the field of fertility as an adjunct professor, at home and overseas.  Her collegiality in a highly aggressive region of the law, truly underlines Cohen's devotion to enhancing the practice of fertility legislation.  More importantly she pushes for change she wishes to view in this burgeoning area of law.  Current lobbying attempts are sure to pay off; one of them to obtain coverage for in vitro fertilization services through Ontario's health plan as well as modifications to the family law legislation which would clarify a sperm donor isn't a parent only by virtue of being a donor.   Lastly, she is the very first adjunct professor in the nation to give a course exclusively devoted to reproductive regulation in Canada, helping clear the path for future field practitioners. What Republicans needed to say: Sara has been instrumental in improving the law in assisted reproductive technologies.  Genuinely cares about her area of expertise.  This isn't simply a job for Sara, it is her passion.

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Best Lawyers In Canada In 2019

Justice Murray Sinclair

Chairman, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Winnipeg, Man.  An uncommon write-in candidate winner with this season 's Top 25, Sinclair was among the record last year, making headlines in June with the release of the overview of the record of the TRC and 94 recommendations to redress the cultural genocide of Canada's residential school system. Over six years, Sinclair directed the TRC hearing the tales of over 7,000 survivors of sexual, physical, and mental abuse.  Sinclair, that had been the first aboriginal judge in Manitoba, was initially appointed to the provincial court in which he became associate leader in 1988 and then raised to the Court of Queen's Bench at 2001.  He was co-commissioner of Manitoba's Aboriginal Justice Inquiry in 1988 and presided over a 2000 inquest into the deaths of 12 infants at Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre.  Sinclair expects to complete the commission's complete report in the near future, following which he will choose whether to go back to court or retire and advocate for indigenous rights full-time.

Lorne Waldman

Waldman & Associates, Toronto, Ont. Waldman is a good guardian of refugees, immigrants, and human rights.  He has won a number of significant victories, including health care for refugees in Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care v. Canada along with a woman's best to wear the niqab whilst making her citizenship oath at Ishaq v. Canada with his partner Naseem Mithoowani.  He also argued at the Supreme Court of Canada in J.P. v. Canada and G.J. v. Canada, that Canada's anti-human smuggling provisions should consist of asylum seekers engaging in mutual assistance.  Along with Peter Edelmann, he acted on behalf of the CBA in the Harkat case prior to the SCC at 2014.  On the global stage, he symbolizes Mohamed Fahmy (along with Amal Clooney), the Canadian journalist working for Al Jazeera.  He has also been a vocal opponent of Bill C-51 and changes to Canada's citizenship legislation. What Republicans needed to say: Lorne educated us all, particularly now, to preserve democracy and to preserve the rule of law.

Rocco Galati

Rocco Galati Law Firm PC, Toronto, Ont.  Rocco Galati is famous for being a one-man resistance to the current authorities, so much spending $42,000 of his money on court challenges.  He launched a case that blocked Stephen Harper's appointment of Justice Marc Nadon into the Supreme Court of Canada.  His resistance to the appointment of Federal Court of Appeal Justice Robert Mainville to the Quebec Court of Appeal was not as successful.  While he doesn't always win, Galati is dogged in his own attempts to defend the Constitution against a government he sees pushing the boundaries with too little respect to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.  He's now also been elected because bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada and it will be interesting to see exactly what he brings to the regulation of this profession.What voters needed to say: An authentic Canadian constitutional and individual rights enthusiast.

Pascale Fournier

Professor & study chair, legal pluralism and comparative legislation, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, Ottawa, Ont. Fournier has attained international recognition for her groundbreaking work on sex, religion, and the legislation, using fieldwork interviews with women from several countries to emphasize the complex interplay between spiritual and secular law.  She has received numerous national and global awards and nominations in 2014.  Fournier became a fellow of the prestigious International Women's Forum because of her role as a pioneer in the legal profession; receiving the Canada-Arab Chamber of Commerce Award for academic excellence and contribution to humanity.  Fournier represented the University of Ottawa as an effective leader in the Governor General's Canadian Leadership Conference and has been appointed by the National Assembly of Quebec into the Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission. What voters had to say: Outstanding mind, according [to] Harvard's Prof. Kennedy.

Justice Ian Nordheimer

Judge, Ontario Supreme Court, Toronto, Ont.  Nordheimer's name is becoming synonymous with class actions suits mostly because of his ruling, which overturned Justice Edward Belobaba's conclusion in a high-profile situation on carriage at the Barrick Gold class action lawsuit.  Nordheimer given the losing coalition of law firms leave to appeal Belobaba's decision in the Divisional Court.  He is probably the strongest Superior Court level judge in the country using a decade on the bench and produces perhaps the greatest number of comprehensive judgments every year in comparison to any trial level estimate.  He's known for his quick wit and sharp conclusions.  In the last year, Nordheimer has made a significant splash in the legal community by upholding a professional discipline penalty for present LSUC bencher Joe Groia and releasing data which demonstrated Rob Ford was the subject of a police investigation.What that the panel had to say: He is the kind of judge who must be about the Court of Appeal... or higher.  A judge of complete integrity.

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Best Lawyers In Canada In 2019

Justice Beverley McLachlin

Chief justice, Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.  A frequent member of the Top 25 list along with also the very best vote-getter in years ago, McLachlin proceeds to make waves, handing down two quite important conclusions on aboriginal law.  The 2014 Tsilhqot'at Nation v. British Columbia decision directed by McLachlin is the first of its type in the history of British Columbia.  This past year that the Supreme Court of Canada granted declaration of aboriginal title to over 1,700 square kilometres of land.  She's also responsible for upholding the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal at Keewatin v. Ontario (Natural Resources) published in July 2014, she has overhauled what the Lamer court began and has left her mark in this region for decades ahead.  The chief justice continues to be a highly effective proponent of greater justice for all Canadians.  As her incredible number of votes once again this season show, McLachlin is greatly admired not only for her rulings but also her public support in favour of free speech, diversity, and inclusive direction.  What voters had to say: A brilliant judge that, again and again, marries the law with common sense.   Justifiably most respected legal mind in the country; outstanding integrity; trusted public servant; clearly guided by law enforcement and a strong moral compass.

Dennis Edney and Nate Whitling

Defence counsel, Edmonton, Alta. In a rare move, Edney and Whitling are being named as Top 25 honourees as a team.  Both have spent more than a decade recommending for Omar Khadr, almost universally on a pro bono basis.  From Guantanamo Bay to the Supreme Court of Canada (three occasions ), the unlikely duo have fought for Khadr to get him released from prison (success in May), have him treated as a child soldier, and continue to battle for his legal rights at home and overseas.  It's been what the Globe and Mail called waging a war of legal attrition against the government, which has always done everything to paint Khadr as a dangerous terrorist who must be held behind bars.  Edney, a former football player who just started practising law at 40, has become the public and press face of the continuing legal conflicts, even taking Khadr into his own home after he was recently released on bond.   Whitling, a Harvard law graduate and former SCC clerk, is a much quieter and reserved drive behind the scenes. What voters had to say: Dennis has gone over and beyond the call of duty in his defence of Omar Khadr. The nobility of our profession is dependent on attorneys like Dennis as we are occasionally called on to defend unpopular entities or people -- but people who are no less deserving of natural justice and procedural fairness.   Whitling is an smart and highly effective advocate who remains out of the limelight.  He is a fantastic lawyer.  Exceptionally intelligent and excellent to work with.

Rocco Galati

Rocco Galati Law Firm PC, Toronto, Ont.  Rocco Galati is famous for being a one-man opposition to the current government, so much spending $42,000 of his money on court challenges.  He successfully launched a case that blocked Stephen Harper's appointment of Justice Marc Nadon to the Supreme Court of Canada.  His opposition to the appointment of Federal Court of Appeal Justice Robert Mainville to the Quebec Court of Appeal Wasn't as successful.  While he doesn't always win, Galati is dogged in his own attempts to defend the Constitution against a government he sees pushing the boundaries using a lack of respect for the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.  He also 's now also been chosen as bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada and it'll be interesting to see what he brings to the regulation of the profession.What voters needed to say: A true Canadian constitutional and human rights hero.

Jean-Pierre Blais

Chairman, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Ottawa-Gatineau Blais isn't scared of criticism and is willing to go above and beyond in the name of customer rights.  A new CRTC decision provides users more freedom to select TV stations of their liking as part of their satellite and cable subscriptions despite bitter opposition from Canada's cable companies.  Blais called out former Bell Media president Kevin Crull, without naming names, over reports Crull told CTV news personnel to not interview him later that decision.  Crull ended up apologizing for interfering in the news gathering process and later stepped down.  From telemarketers to telcos, Blais always aims to encourage the rights and needs of customers. What voters had to say: Achieving big change with consumer-minded focus.   About time!

Frank Iacobucci

Senior counselor, Torys LLP, Toronto, Ont. This retired justice has set the bar for authorities treatment of the mentally ill.  His 2014 milestone report outlined 84 sound ways of helping prevent shooting of mentally ill people by the Toronto Police.  The implementation of the report would go a long way toward preventing catastrophic confrontations between police and emotionally disturbed individuals.  A few of the recommendations include using body-worn cameras and optimized use of tasers.  The report is a powerful message that the status quo is no more acceptable.  As a Torys counsel, Iacobucci is accustomed to advising government and business on important policy and legal issues. What voters had to say: Has anyone really done more?  and Energetic, not ceases.

Katrina Pacey

Executive manager, Pivot Legal Society, Vancouver, B.C. Pacey was recently appointed executive director of Pivot Legal and continues the fantastic work of her predecessors.  Pivot focuses on issues associated with health, police liability, drug coverage, and homelessness, poverty, and gender workers' rights.  She may be best known for her role at the Bedford situation, but Pivot is more than that and frequently has intervener status in major Supreme Court of Canada cases, including the current one on required minimums.  She's also gifted at bringing on board highly respected counsel to work pro bono on many of these instances that may really influence the lives of a number of the city, and nation 's, most vulnerable citizens. What voters had to say: Unbelievable dedication to social justice at every level with keen enthusiastic intellect.  She's helped alter draconian legislation that threaten the lives of sex trade workers and restore dignity to individuals who've been marginalized.

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The band of the week is The Agonist!!!! They are a metalcore/ Melodic death metal band from Montreal, Quebec.The current members include Vicky Psarakis (lead vocals) Simon McKay (drums) Chris Kells (bass/ backing vocals) Danny Marino (lead guitar) Pascal Jobin (rhythm guitar). The past members include Alissa White-Gluz (vocals and also now in Arch Enemy) Derek Nadon (drums) Andrew Tapley (rhythm guitar) Chris Adolph (also rhythm guitar) In 2014 it was announced that Alissa was leaving the band and joining Arch Enemy, she actually revealed a year later in an interview that she was kicked from the band and it was a big mess and she was basically saying how big of a dick the rest of The Agonist was being for kicking her out, she also said they were already searching for a new vocalist before they kicked her out while they were on a European tour. The current singer, Vicky Psarakis, has made two albums with the band so far called “Eye of Providence” and “Five”

sources : http://www.femmemetalwebzine.net/2015/08/26/alissa-white-gluz-arch-enemy/ 

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eliza blutt, lajeromeny brown, jules mabie, india bradley, jonathan fahoury, mira nadon, christopher grant, and miriam miller photographed for interview magazine by michal chelbin