Truth Be Told: The Story of My Life and My Fight for Equality - McLachlin, Beverley

Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; Beverley McLachlin has led an extraordinary life. One of the few women studying law in the 1960s, she graduated at the top of her class and began her long career - first as a dedicated lawyer and professor, later as a judge serving on the highest court in the country, and finally as the first woman to be named Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. McLachlin had an innate sense of justice, which pulled her through dark times, especially when faced with sexism and exclusion at work and tragedy at home. As a judge on the Supreme Court, she presided over charged debates on topics such as same-sex marriage and euthanasia. With each judgment, she laid down a legal legacy proving that fairness and justice were not luxuries of the powerful but rather rights owed to each and every one of us. With warmth, honesty, and deep wisdom, McLachlin recounts her remarkable life on and off the bench and inspires us to forge on in the fight for equality for all.
Near Fine
Soft cover
Simon & Schuster
2020
Toronto, ON