Constance Backhouse: 3 books
Colour-Coded
A Legal History of Racism in Canada, 1900-1950
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 1999
Historically Canadians have considered themselves to be more or less free of racial prejudice. Although this conception has been challenged in recent years, it has not been completely dispelled. In Colour-Coded, Constance Backhouse illustrates the tenacious hold that white supremacy had on our legal...
Claire L’Heureux-Dubé
A Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2017
Both lionized and vilified, Claire L’Heureux-Dubé has shaped the Canadian legal landscape – and in particular its highest court. The second woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, and the first from Quebec, she was known as “the great dissenter” on the bench, making judgments that...
Two Firsts
Bertha Wilson and Claire L’Heureux-Dubé at the Supreme Court of Canada
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2019
Bertha Wilson and Claire L’Heureux-Dubé were the first women judges on the Supreme Court of Canada. Their 1980s judicial appointments delighted feminists and shocked the legal establishment. Polar opposites in background and temperament, the two faced many identical challenges. Constance Backhouse’s...