The reality is there is not one McLachlin court. Dodek was law clerk to another Supreme Court justice at the time and overlapped Lamer’s exit and McLachlin’s appointment as chief. He has worked for the U.S. Court of Appeals in California as well as the Supreme Court of Israel. And I think McLachlin did both and I think Lamer didn’t always succeed in either.”Dodek is struck by McLachlin’s focus on aboriginal law. In a 2014 speech, she identified the recognition of aboriginal rights as among the “defining moments” in Canada’s constitutional evolution.

Source: thestar September 19, 2016 21:33 UTC