About the Author

• Date: 22 August 2023
• Author: Michel Bastarache

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About the Author

Mr. Justice Bastarache, BA, LLL, LLB, DES, was called to the Bar in

six provinces. He was a law professor and Dean at the University of

Moncton Law School and Associate Dean, Common Law Section, at

the University of Ottawa. He was appointed to the Court of Appeal

of New Brunswick in  and served on the Supreme Court of

Canada in  until . He now practices law. Mr. Bastarache

was a member of the Interim Constitutional Court of Kenya. He

was Commissioner for the Reform of the Ocial Languages Act of

New Brunswick and President of the Working Group on Academic

Freedom at the University of Ottawa. He was also the Commis-

sioner of La Commission d’enquête sur la nomination des juges au

Québec. He was the independent conciliator for the indemnif‌ication

of victims of sexual abuse for the dioceses of Bathurst and Monc-

ton, as well as the independent conciliator for the indemnif‌ication

of the female members of the RCMP victims of sexual harassment.

Justice Bastarache is a member of the Administrative Tribunal of

the Association of American States in Washington. He is editor

and principal author of three books and has been awarded a dozen

awards, including Companion of the Order of Canada and Ocier

de la Légion d’honneur of France.