Professor Barrington Walker, Department of History and Associate Vice-President, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Sir Wilfrid Laurier University, will discuss the relationship between his legal historical work and contemporary education and advocacy at a time when we are increasingly seeing anti-Black racism as a systemic rather than an individual problem. This event is for registered participants… Read more »
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A Passion for Justice: The Legacy of James Chalmers McRuer
by Patrick Boyer. Published with the University of Toronto Press, 1994. Patrick Boyer’s portrait of James Chalmers McRuer (1890-1985) reveals the complexities of one of Canada’s outstanding jurists, and shows the character and personal dilemmas of the man who was arguably Canada’s greatest law reformer. McRuer’s career of more than fifty years included periods as a… Read more »
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Duff: A Life in the Law
by David Williams. Published with the University of British Columbia Press, 1984. Out of Print. Sir Lyman Duff is often described as Canada’s most distinguished jurist. His career encompassed forty years in high judicial office, the last eleven as Chief Justice of Canada. More than any other individual, he shaped the Supreme Court and its decisions… Read more »
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Professor Barrington Walker
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Fred Kaufman
The Honourable Fred Kaufman is a distinguished figure in Canadian law. In 1992, Mr. Kaufman was appointed Member of the Order of Canada. He is a special Fellow of the Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Royal Society of Canada and an Honorary Life Member of the Canadian Judges Conference. Mr. Kaufman was… Read more »
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Student Tour of Osgoode Hall and Reception
The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History is pleased to offer law students the chance to tour Osgoode Hall, which houses the Ontario Court of Appeal. Osgoode Hall is a Toronto architectural landmark of great current and historic significance to Ontario’s legal system. Students will be welcomed by a Justice of the Ontario Court of… Read more »
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Philip Girard
Philip Girard is a professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. From 1984 until 2013 he was a Professor of Law, History and Canadian Studies, and University Research Professor at Dalhousie University. He is also Associate Editor of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. He was law clerk to Mr. Justice W.Z. Estey… Read more »
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Richard W. Pound
Richard Pound is a partner in the Montréal office of Stikeman Elliott and member of the firm’s Tax Group. His main areas of practice include tax litigation and negotiations with tax authorities on behalf of clients, in addition to general tax advisory work and commercial arbitration. He is a member of the Quebec and Ontario… Read more »
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An Evening of Canadian Legal History
Join us for an evening of new insights into Canadian Legal History. This evening will feature the current holders of the Society’s R. Roy McMurtry Fellowships in Canadian Legal History. Doctoral students Filippo Spossini (University of Toronto) and Anna Jarvis (York University) will discuss their research. Come and hear about civil commitment for insanity in… Read more »
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Student Ambassador Programme
The Osgoode Society has a Student Ambassador Programme at each of the Toronto law schools. Student Ambassadors organize periodic legal history events to promote the Society and subject to interested colleagues. The events also give the students the opportunity to connect with the lawyers and judges who comprise the Society’s directors. In October 2023 the… Read more »
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Oral History Program
The Osgoode Society’s Oral History Program is the world’s largest oral history program dedicated to legal history. Since 1979, the Society has conducted more than 700 interviews and deposited over 100,000 pages of transcripts in the Archives of Ontario. Interview subjects include lawyers, judges, politicians, and members of the police services. Interview documentation consists of… Read more »