The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) is very pleased to announce that Laura Snowdon will be joining the LCO as counsel. Laura is finishing her term as an Associate at Gillian Hnatiw & Co., where she practised civil litigation for claims relating to sexual, physical, and psychological harms. Laura recently acted as Commission Counsel to the Mass Casualty Commission, an independent public inquiry created to examine the April 18-19, 2020 mass casualty in Nova Scotia and to make recommendations to keep communities safer. Laura has experience in trauma-informed approaches to the law and has worked on issues of gender-based violence, human rights, and criminal law. Laura will be joining the LCO in May 2023.