| Description |
1 online resource |
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Biographies and memoirs |
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Biographies and memoirs.
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| Contents |
Front Matter -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- "Speak White" -- The Path -- Stand Up -- Activist -- Dead Ducks -- What of Acadia? -- Duality, Eh! -- The Task Force That Would Change Everything -- The Dream -- The Battle of Alberta -- Salesman, Teacher, Bureaucrat, Lawyer -- Assumption -- Politics -- The New Justice -- Globetrotter -- A Historic Case -- Not in My Back Yard -- The Battle Rages On -- Farewell to the Court -- One Hellish Commission -- One Last Fascinating Chapter -- Conclusion -- Back Matter |
| Summary |
"In a letter to his two children, both of whom died of an incurable disease, Michel Bastarache tells the story of his childhood in Acadia and his many professional pursuits leading up to his appointment as the first Acadian Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. He recalls his constant battle to advance the equality of francophone and anglophone communities, his involvement with organizations advocating on behalf of francophones outside Quebec and his careers as a professor, a public servant, a lawyer and a judge. Michel Bastarache offers readers a behind-the-scenes look at his highest-profile cases and reveals the inner workings of Canada's highest court. He also comments on the controversy surrounding the inquiry into the Court of Québec judicial appointments process and on his work mediating the reconciliation and compensation process for alleged victims of sexual abuse by former priests in New Brunswick."-- Provided by publisher |
| Analysis |
Essay |
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Francophonie |
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Justice |
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Linguistic rights |
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Politics |
| Notes |
Translation of: Ce que je voudrais dire à mes enfants |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 26, 2023) |
| Subject |
Bastarache, Michel.
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| SUBJECT |
Bastarache, Michel fast |
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Canada. Supreme Court -- Biography
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| SUBJECT |
Canada. Supreme Court fast |
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Judges -- Canada -- Biography
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Acadians -- Canada -- Biography
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Acadians -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Lawyers & Judges
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Acadians
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Judges
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Canada
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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autobiographies (literary works)
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Autobiographies
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Biographies
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Trépanier, Antoine, author.
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Da Silva, Julie, translator
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| ISBN |
9780776640129 |
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0776640127 |
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9780776640136 |
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0776640135 |
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