Acknowledgements

• Author: Craig Forcese; Nicole LaViolette
• Pages: 9-10

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Acknowledgements

Like all books, this one owes its existence to a peloton of people and organ-

izations.

We are lucky to work in a supportive research environment. This book

benef‌itted from the f‌inancial support of the Law Foundation of Ontario and

the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, and we thank them for their gen-

erous support. Nicole was able to complete research and writing of the book

during a sabbatical leave granted by the University of Ottawa, for which she

is extremely grateful. We would also like to thank the law students who

made valuable contributions to the book. Émilie Moniz is a tenacious and

organized researcher who knew how to f‌ind and assemble the many legal

sources needed to write the book. Cigdem Iltan spent many hours meticu-

lously editing chapters and footnotes. Éliane Dupéré-Tremblay also provided

invaluable editing assistance.

Let us also express our appreciation for the support that this project

received from our publisher, Irwin Law. We would like to thank Jeff Miller

for his enthusiasm for this project and Alisa Posesorski for overseeing the

editing and proofreading work under a very tight timeline. Irwin Law is also

very supportive of the decision to donate our royalties from the sale of the

book to Share the Road Cycling Coalition in Ontario, whose work on bicycle

safety we strongly support.

We are grateful to Jérémie Fournier, Catherine Gribbin, Sophie Matte,

and Peter Showler, four of our colleagues from the legal profession who

generously took time out of their busy schedules to help with the cover

photograph. Putting their Lycra gear aside, they donned their legal robes

and rode their bikes before a curious audience on a Gatineau bike path. We

are very much indebted to Lisa Hébert for organizing a very professional