April 18, 2021. The Canadian Business Quarterly - Columns, "Making public legal information accessible for individuals, businesses, and the Canadian economy". LISNS' Executive Director Heather de Berdt Romilly talks about the Legal Information Society's mission to enable Nova Scotians to access legal information, solve legal problems with informed choices, and act on their rights and responsibilities, and various ways LISNS works to fulfill that mission.
Canada is a nation built on law. Canadians – and Canadian businesses – have a profound interest in understanding those laws, their personal and professional impact, and the obligations and rights inherent in them.
At the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia (LISNS) our mission is to enable Nova Scotians to access legal information, solve legal problems with informed choices, and act on their rights and responsibilities. We do this in a myriad of ways.
Helping people protect their financial health is a critical aspect of avoiding legal problems that can lead to a variety of problems that affect people and the economy. And this issue has become particularly relevant during the pandemic. LISNS is providing leadership for investors with the launch of an Investor Rights and Protection Guide. Another new project is helping to address the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace.
Read the full article at "Making public legal information accessible for individuals, businesses, and the Canadian economy", Canadian Business Quarterly.