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* Read ^ A Passion for Justice: How 'Vinegar Jim' McRuer Became Canada's Greatest Law Reformer by J. Patrick Boyer ¾ eBook or Kindle ePUB. A Passion for Justice: How 'Vinegar Jim' McRuer Became Canada's Greatest Law Reformer Through vigorous battles, Jim McRuer’s passion for justice was translated into laws that daily touch and protect the lives of millions today.James Chalmers McRuer was not easy to get along with or even much liked by many lawyers who dubbed him ’Vinegar Jim.’ Yet countless others saw him as heroic, inspirational, a man above and apart from his times.His resolute focus on justice changed the lives of married women with no property rights, children without legal protection, aborig
| Title | : | A Passion for Justice: How 'Vinegar Jim' McRuer Became Canada's Greatest Law Reformer |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.28 (962 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0978160002 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 439 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-18 |
| Language | : | English |
Lawyers and law students owe a great debt of gratitude to Boyer for painstakingly producing this outstanding portrait of a great jurist and law reformer. I recommend this book to everyone interested in Canadian history, law, or letters. (Hon. Greenspan, Q.C., Toronto)This book ruined my sleep. Thanks to Patrick Boyer, we can all appreciate and understand the human dimension, the flaws of character, and the greatness of a very important, common sense jurist. A major, highly readable contribution to Canadian legal history. Boyer vividly presents, in a highly readable fashion, a fascinating record of an extremely complex Canadian personality. (Michael Bliss, Toronto, historian and author)A powerful, straightforward, superb biography on one of the more influential individuals in the history of Canadian law. Roy McMurtry, Q.C., former Canadian High Commissioner to the Uni
Patrick Boyer studied law at the International Court of Justice in The Netherlands, served as Canada’s Parliamentary Secretary for External Affairs, and works for democratic development overseas. J. The author of 23 books on Canadian history, law, politics, and governance, Patrick lives with wife Elise in Muskoka and Toronto.
You call that passion? Man I wanted passion. What did I get? The biography of a dead dude. There were no erotic scenes. I was a bit disappointed. But overall an interesting read, if you like that sort of thing.
Through vigorous battles, Jim McRuer’s passion for justice was translated into laws that daily touch and protect the lives of millions today.James Chalmers McRuer was not easy to get along with or even much liked by many lawyers who dubbed him ’Vinegar Jim.’ Yet countless others saw him as heroic, inspirational, a man above and apart from his times.His resolute focus on justice changed the lives of married women with no property rights, children without legal protection, aboriginals caught in the whipsaw of traditional hunting practices and imposed game laws, and prisoners locked away and forgotten. Environmental degradation and those causing it, murderers, stock fraud artists and Cold War spies all came within the ambit of J. Upon turning 75, McRuer embarked on his most important work of all, becoming Canada’s greatest law reformer and remaining active into his 90s.. C. McRuer’s sh
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