T. Murray Rankin, Q.C.
Curriculum Vitae

• Called to the Bar of the Province of British Columbia in June, 1976
• Partner, Arvay Finlay, Barristers, Victoria and Vancouver, since 1990
• Professor of Law, University of Victoria (until June 30, 1993)
• Adjunct Professor, University of Victoria; July 1, 1993 to 1998
• Queen’s Counsel (British Columbia); May, 1999

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

"The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documentation Act - An Annotated Guide by Stephanie Perrin, Heather H. Black, David H. Flaherty, T. Murray Rankin, Q.C."

"Regulatory Reform in the British Columbia Petroleum Industry: The Oil and Gas Commission" (with C. Jones et al) (2000) 38 Alberta L. Rev. 143

"Case Comment: Ocean Port Hotel Ltd. v. B.C." (1999) 57 Advocate 709

"The Eyes Have It: Seeing Justice in the Law of Bias" (with Matt Pollard) in The Advocate, (September 1998).

"Advising the Board: The Scope of Counsel's Role in Advising Administrative Tribunals" (with Leah Greathead) (1993) 7 Canadian Journal of Administrative Law and Practice 29.

"Environmental Regulation and the Changing Landscape", a chapter in G. Thompson, M. McConnell and L. Heustis, Environmental Law and Business in Canada, Canada Law Book, 1993.

Alcan's Kemano Project: Options and Recommendations. A Report to Premier Harcourt (October 1992).

"Information and the Environment: The Struggle for Access" in J.Z. Swaigen (ed.) Environmental Rights in Canada, Butterworths, 1991.

"The Cabinets and the Courts: Political Tribunals and Judicial Tribunals" (1990) 3 Canadian Journal of Administrative Law and Practice 301.

"Persuasion, Penalties and Prosecution: Administrative vs. Criminal Sanctions" (with R.M. Brown), chapter 5 in M. Friedland (ed.), Securing Compliance (University of Toronto Press, 1990).

"Dangerous Moves: The Law Responds to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods" (1990), U.B.C. Law Review.

Translator of René Dussault, L. Borgeat, Administrative Law: A Treatise (three volumes) (Carswell Ltd. 1986, 1988 and 1989).

Open and Shut: Enhancing the Right to Know and the Right to Privacy (with David H. Flaherty). Report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Solicitor General on the Review of the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act (Ottawa: Supply and Services Canada, 1987).

Co-author (with Heather Mitchell), Using the Access to Information Act, (International Self-Counsel Press, Ltd., Vancouver 1984).

SCHOLARLY AND PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

T. Murray Rankin, Q.C. has been appointed Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Victoria, tenable to October 31, 2006

Recipient, Governor-General's Canada 125 Medal for community service, March 1993.

Recipient of House of Commons "Award of Merit" for contribution to Freedom of Information, July 1979.

Regional Editor, Canadian Journal of Administrative Law and Practice, 1987 to present.

Founding Director, Chair and Vice-Chair, British Columbia Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Vancouver, B.C., 1992 to 1999.

Fellow, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (1986 to 1989).

Member, National Advisory Committee, Canadian Environmental Defence Fund (1986 to 1992).

Special Unpaid Advisor to Hon. Colin Gabelmann, Attorney General of British Columbia, on Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, April to July 1992.

Provincial negotiator at Vancouver Island Land use Negotiation Table, convened under the auspices of the Commission on Resources and Environment (CORE): 1993 to 1994 and subsequently mediator, West Kootenay- Boundary Land Use Plan negotiations and Vancouver Island Land Use negotiations.

Treaty Negotiator for the Province of British Columbia since 1994 (Nuu-chah-nulth, Ditidaht/Pacheedaht, McLeod Lake and Sechelt negotiations).

Counsel to the Greater Victoria Water Supply Commission, leading to enactment of the Capital Region Water Supply and Sooke Hills Protection Act, 1997.

Past President, Old Point Farm Limited and Director of Habitat Acquisition Trust (HAT) from 1997 to present.

Principal Policy Advisor in drafting the Oil and Gas Commission Act, S.B.C., 1998.

Director, Council for Canadian Unity, 1998 to present.

Principal, The Conflict Managers Group.

Founding Member, Canadian Centre for Environmental Arbitration and Mediation: http://www.cceam.com/

Recommended counsel in fields of Environmental Law and First Nations Law in Canadian Lexpert Directory

COUNSEL OF RECORD

Paul v. British Columbia (Forest Appeals Commission) 2003 SCC 55.(Supreme Court of Canada)

Ogden v. Gulf Log Salvage Co-Operative Association, 2004 BCSC 53

Mountain Pacific Investments Ltd. v. Environmental Appeal Board et al. (July 9, 1996) (BCSC)

Blackman v. B.C. Review Board et al. (1995) (BCCA)

Re Wilson and Medical Services Commission (1988), 53 DLR (4th) 171 (BCCA)

Reference re Electoral Boundaries Commission Act (1991), 81 DLR (4th) 16 (S.C.C.) (intervention by Yukon Territory)

Re Mia and Medical Services Commission (1985), 17 DLR (4TH) 385 (BCSC)