Kris Ade
Kris is passionate about advocacy – on behalf of others and in support of important causes and issues. He brings this passion to the practice of law following nearly 15 years of experience in challenging and diverse work environments – from Parliament Hill and City Hall in Ottawa, commercial kitchens in Toronto and Winnipeg, and classrooms in Winnipeg and around the world.
During his time in law school, Kris competed in and was named top advocate and top team at the school’s First-Year Moot Competition. He was selected for both the Legal Writing Academy’s Writing Leadership Program and the Dean’s Research and Writing Fellowship. And he was employed by the University as teaching assistant in Public and Constitutional Law.
Prior to law school, he spent several years working as a professional chef, where he honed his skills as a manager and deepened his appreciation for sustainability and supporting local producers and artisans. As a student of culinary arts, Kris was awarded two significant merit-based scholarships, competed in both the provincial and national Skills Canada culinary competitions, and earned his class’ Gold Medal upon graduation.
Kris has also been fortunate to have had the opportunity to put his passion for advocacy to work during his time as a political staffer in both Winnipeg and Ottawa, as an aide to a Member of Parliament, Minister of the Crown, and Leader of the Official Opposition.
While pursuing his undergraduate studies in political science at the University of Winnipeg, Kris developed and implemented an innovative school-wide debate and speech program at a local high school, teaching over 140 students. And, as an internationally recognized debate coach and judge, he also spent nearly a decade mentoring Canadian and international students in speech and debate and has represented Canada as an official adjudicator at World Schools Debating Championships in Singapore, Peru, Germany, Wales, Korea, United States, Greece and Qatar.
During his time in law school, Kris competed in and was named top advocate and top team at the school’s First-Year Moot Competition. He was selected for both the Legal Writing Academy’s Writing Leadership Program and the Dean’s Research and Writing Fellowship. And he was employed by the University as teaching assistant in Public and Constitutional Law.
Prior to law school, he spent several years working as a professional chef, where he honed his skills as a manager and deepened his appreciation for sustainability and supporting local producers and artisans. As a student of culinary arts, Kris was awarded two significant merit-based scholarships, competed in both the provincial and national Skills Canada culinary competitions, and earned his class’ Gold Medal upon graduation.
Kris has also been fortunate to have had the opportunity to put his passion for advocacy to work during his time as a political staffer in both Winnipeg and Ottawa, as an aide to a Member of Parliament, Minister of the Crown, and Leader of the Official Opposition.
While pursuing his undergraduate studies in political science at the University of Winnipeg, Kris developed and implemented an innovative school-wide debate and speech program at a local high school, teaching over 140 students. And, as an internationally recognized debate coach and judge, he also spent nearly a decade mentoring Canadian and international students in speech and debate and has represented Canada as an official adjudicator at World Schools Debating Championships in Singapore, Peru, Germany, Wales, Korea, United States, Greece and Qatar.
"When the facts change, I change my mind."
- John Maynard Keynes
"Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the ‘transcendent’ and all who invite you to subordinate or annihilate yourself. Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and others. Don’t be afraid to be thought arrogant or selfish. Picture all experts as if they were mammals. Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence. Suspect your own motives, and all excuses. Do not live for others any more than you would expect others to live for you."
- Christopher Hitchens
"Wouldn’t it be terrible if you’d spent all your life doing everything you were supposed to do, and suddenly you were run over by a big red bus? As the wheels were crunching into you you’d say 'Oh my God, I could have got so drunk last night!' That’s the way you should live your life, as if tomorrow you’ll be run over by a big red bus."
- Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother