Aggressive in pursuit : the life of Justice Emmett Hall
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
080203957X
ISBN 13
9780802039576
DDC
347.71
Category
Osgoode Society
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Publication Year
2004
Publisher
Pages
xv, 293 pages
Subject
Canadian Biography
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Abstract
"Few people have had a greater impact on the lives of Canadians than the late Supreme Court justice Emmett Hall. At the forefront of several important judgments in the 1960s and 1970s - such as Truscott and Calder - Hall is perhaps best known for his role in the adoption of universal health care at the federal level in 1968. Based on extensive interviews with Hall and people who knew him, Frederick Vaughan's Aggressive in Pursuit tells Hall's story." "Born in Quebec in 1898 and raised in Saskatchewan, Hall had a long and distinguished career in the law. Aggressive in Pursuit traces Hall's career from his earliest days as a lawyer in Saskatchewan to the end of his life in 1995. A forceful advocate in private practice, on the bench, and as a royal commissioner and mediator, Hall made an extraordinary contribution to the judicial history of Canada."--Jacket
Description
Content:
From Saint-Columban to Saskatoon -- At the Bar of Saskatchewan -- Legal and Political Ambitions -- On the Bench of Saskatchewan -- The Birth of National Medicare -- Reforming Education in Ontario -- In the Supreme Court of Canada -- More Work in Retirement.
From Saint-Columban to Saskatoon -- At the Bar of Saskatchewan -- Legal and Political Ambitions -- On the Bench of Saskatchewan -- The Birth of National Medicare -- Reforming Education in Ontario -- In the Supreme Court of Canada -- More Work in Retirement.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-285) and index.
Number of Copies
1
