In this intimate volume, Michel Bastarache reveals details of his youth in Acadia and his multiple professional roles before becoming the first Acadian justice to sit on the Supreme Court of Canada. In a letter addressed to his two children who died from an incurable disease, Me. Bastarache recounts his constant fight for equality between francophone and anglophone communities. He reminisces on his commitment among groups protecting francophones outside Québec, then on his careers as teacher, civil servant, lawyer, and juge. In this story, Bastarache takes the reader backstage to his most important causes and he reveals some of the secrets of the highest court in Canada. Me. Bastarache weighs in on the controversy surrounding the Inquiry Commission on the process for appointing judges of the Court of Québec, as well as his mediator work for reconciliation and compensation of alleged victims of sexual abuse by ex-priests in New Brunswick. Available formats: hardcover, trade paperback, accessible PDF, and accessible ePub
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 16 mm
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978-0-7766-3959-8 (9780776639598)
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The Honourable Michel Bastarache, C.C., Q.C., studied at four universities (B.A., LL. L., LL. B., D.E.S.), holds eight honorary degrees and was a member of six different Bar associations. He worked in succession in the roles of Vice-President and Marketing Director at Assomption-Vie, President and Executive Officer of Assomption-Vie and its subsidiaries, law professor and Dean at the Law School of Université de Moncton, as well as Associate Dean at the Faculty of Law - Common Law Section at the University of Ottawa.
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