Trustees at Work explores the role bankruptcy trustees play in determining who qualifies as a deserving debtor under Canadian personal bankruptcy law. The idea of a deserving debtor is woven throughout bankruptcy law, with debt relief being reserved for those debtors deemed deserving. The legislation and case law invite trustees to assess debtors based on their pre-bankruptcy choices, but in practice, trustees evaluate debtors based on how cooperative the debtors are during bankruptcy proceedings. This book uses interviews and statistical data to explain how the financial and emotional pressures of trustees’ work shape their decision-making process.

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Anna Jane Samis Lund is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Alberta. Her work has appeared in the Canadian Business Law Journal, the Annual Review of Insolvency Law, and the Alberta Law Review, among other publications. A member of the Law Society of Alberta, Dr. Lund continues to practice on a pro-bono basis through the Edmonton Community Legal Centre and Pro Bono Law Alberta’s Court of Queen’s Bench Amicus Program.