About the Authors

• Author: John Mark Keyes/Wendy Gordon
• Pages: 217-218

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About the Authors

Wendy Gordon holds a BA Hons in English literature from West-

ern University and an LLB from Queen’s University. She was called

to the Ontario Bar in . Wendy was legislative counsel at the

Department of Justice for nineteen years and at the House of Com-

mons in the Oce of the Law Clerk for ten years, culminating in

the position of Deputy Law Clerk, Legislation Services. As legisla-

tive counsel, Wendy advised on complex federal statutes and regu-

lations, drafted bills and amendments for Members of Parliament,

and provided advice on diverse legislative matters falling under

federal jurisdiction. Wendy developed and piloted plain language

regulatory initiatives at the Department of Justice, developed and

taught courses at the Canada School of Public Service, and has been

a frequent guest lecturer at the law schools of McGill University

and the University of Ottawa.

Wendy is a member of the Canadian Institute for the Admin-

istration of Justice and the Commonwealth Association of Legis-

lative Counsel (CALC). Within CALC, Wendy held the position

of regional representative for the Americas and is on the editorial

board of e Loophole, the CALC journal about the preparation and

enactment of legislation.

John Mark Keyes is a sessional professor at the Faculty of Law, Uni-

versity of Ottawa, and an instructor in the Legislative Drafting Pro-

gram of Athabasca University. He has an LLB from the University