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Andr\u00e9 Schutten is Director of Law and Public Policy and General Legal Counsel for ARPA Canada. Based in ARPA\u2019s Ottawa office, he researches and writes on public policy, conducts regular analysis on the impact of different government bills and court judgments and acts as ARPA\u2019s chief Parliamentary lobbyist. He lectures regularly on constitutional and legal issues. He also represents ARPA in various court interventions, having made arguments before the Supreme Court of Canada three times and three provincial courts of appeal.
Andr\u00e9 completed his undergraduate degree in 2007, obtaining an Honours B.A. in Classics and Religion from McMaster University. He then completed a law degree with the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa in 2010. He worked as an intern for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and for the Centre for Faith and Public Life, where he covered freedom of religion issues, wrote legal opinions on abortion legislation, and prepared written arguments for the Supreme Court of Canada. He was called to the Ontario Bar on June 21, 2011. In 2013, Andr\u00e9 completed a Masters degree in Constitutional Law through Osgoode Hall Law School. Andr\u00e9 is thankful for the opportunity to research and write on important legal issues and to have been published three times in peer-reviewed law journals: the National Journal of Constitutional Law (Whatcott and Hate Speech: Rethinking Freedom of Expression in the Charter Age<\/em>, 2015), and the Supreme Court Law Review (Lethal Discrimination: A Case Against Legalizing Assisted Suicide in Canada<\/em>, 2016, and Recovering Community: Addressing Judicial Blindspots on Freedom of Association<\/em>, 2020).
Andr\u00e9 is a former infantry reservist and a church organist. He lives in Gatineau, Qu\u00e9bec with his wife and three children. They are active members of Jubilee Church, a Canadian Reformed Church in Ottawa.
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Elyse Vroom<\/h5>
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Elyse supports the We Need a Law campaign as our administrative assistant. She sends out regular communication to supporters, directs media inquiries, facilitates speaking engagements, flag displays and meetings with Members of Parliament, and is generally the first person you hear from if you contact us.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Anna is our writer and editor. Along with our press releases, blog articles and newsletter, she has written for the National Post, Windsor Star, Vancouver Sun, Life News and other media outlets. She writes with a goal of changing the hearts and minds of Canadians so that all will recognize and defend the right to life of pre-born children.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Tabitha Ewert<\/h5>
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Elyse supports the We Need a Law campaign as our administrative assistant. She sends out regular communication to supporters, directs media inquiries, facilitates speaking engagements, flag displays and meetings with Members of Parliament, and is generally the first person you hear from if you contact us.<\/p> <\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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