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The plaintiff, Lorne Waldman, is a lawyer who practices in Toronto. He is one of Canada’s leading lawyers, and a Canadian citizen specializing in the areas of immigration and refugee law. He is a partner in the law firm of Lorne Waldman & Associates which has its office at 281 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario M4P 1L3.

Mr. Waldman successfully acted as co counsel for Maher Arar at the public inquiry into the circumstances behind his deportation from the United States to Syria where he was subjected to brutal torture. The Public Inquiry concluded that there was absolutely no evidence that Mr. Arar was involved in any illegal activities.

He acted for the Canadian Bar Association at the recent Supreme Court hearings in the case of Charkaoui where the Supreme Court struck down the Security Certificates. He has also appeared for the CBA as one of the spokesperson on national security issues at hearings into the Review of the Anti Terrorism Legislation and assisted in the writing of the CBA briefs on the Anti Terrorism Legislation to the Parliamentary And Senate Committees.

In August, 2007 he was awarded the Louis St Laurent award by the CBA for his contribution to the legal profession.

He has been appointed as an adjunct professor of law at both Osgoode Hall Law Schools and at the University of Ottawa Law School. At Osgoode he taught immigration law and a seminar on National Security and Human Rights. At the University of Ottawa he has co taught a seminar on Anti Terrorism Law with Professor Craig Forcese.

Mr. Waldman obtained his LL.M degree from the University of Toronto in 2000. His thesis was entitled International Human Rights Law and Limitations on a State’s Right to Expel Non-Citizens He has written extensively in the area of the Charter and its impact on the rights of immigrants and refugees. He has written many articles on human rights issues as op ed submissions to newspapers.

Mr. Waldman has appeared as a witness before the House of Commons and Senate on issues of immigration and refugee law frequently and is a frequent commentator on immigration and refugee issues in the media.

He is the author and editor of Immigration Law and Practice, a two volume, loose leaf service published by Butterworth's Canada in 1992. Immigration Law and Practice has often been cited as an authority by the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal and on also by the Supreme Court of Canada. In addition to authoring Immigration Law and Practice Mr. Waldman has authored two other works--The Definition of Convention Refugee published by Butterworths in 2001 and Canadian Immigration and Refugee Practice, a work that includes a Commentary and case digests on the New Immigration and Refugee Protection Act which was first published in October of 2005 by Butterworths together with the new Act and Regulations. It is published annually with updates to case digests and commentary.