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unusual facts about Chief Justice of Canada



By the Court decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada

The practice began around 1979 by Chief Justice Laskin, borrowing from the US Supreme Court practice of anonymizing certain unanimous decisions.

R. v. Sharpe

Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, writing for the majority, held that the provision in the Code violated the freedom of expression but was justified under section one as the government objective of protecting children from exploitation was proportional to the violation.

Section Twenty-nine of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

The current Chief Justice of Canada Beverley McLachlin once referred to this as an early form of freedom of religion in Canada.

Stephen Alexander Smith

Prior to his career as an academic, he served as a law clerk for Brian Dickson when he was Chief Justice of Canada.


see also

Third Congress on the French Language in Canada

Afterwards came the prime minister of Canada Louis Saint-Laurent and the premier of Quebec Maurice Duplessis as presidents, the archbishop of Montreal Mgr Paul-Émile Léger, chief justice of Canada Thibaudeau Rinfret, Université Laval rector Ferdinand Vandry, chief justice of the supreme court of New Brunswick Enoil Michaud, and Henri T. Ledoux, as vice presidents.