#Michelle O’Bonsawin: “I’m not a token Indigenous judge”

Admin4 years ago022 mins

“Michelle O’Bonsawin: “I’m not a token Indigenous judge”” In a world of Amy Coney Barretts and Brett Kavanaughs, Michelle O’Bonsawin was intent on keeping a low profile. Then in September, O’Bonsawin, a 48-year-old mother of two, was appointed the first Indigenous judge to sit on the Supreme Court of Canada in its nearly 150-year history—and with that…

#Rosie Abella said she’d answer questions when she turned 75

Admin5 years ago044 mins

“#Rosie Abella said she’d answer questions when she turned 75” On the last Friday morning of the spring session of the Supreme Court of Canada, the chamber was nearly empty. Screens set up in view of the ermine-clad Supremes showed the faces of a bunch of lawyers, waiting on Zoom to argue a copyright case….