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Munyonzwe Hamalengwa Barrister and Solicitor > National Post Articles
September 5th, 2000
The Editor
National Post
Dear Sir/Madam:
Re: ''Quebec Judge Begs to Dissent: A Legal Black Sheep'' by Janice Tibbets,
National Post September 4th, 2000 pp. A1 and A4
Justice Claire L'Heureux-Dube' of the Supreme Court of Canada has been hailed as ''the great dissenter'' in Canada. She relishes that role as well. Over the last few years, she has indeed become very outspoken. She has given numerous speeches which invevitably have provoked some intemperate responses here and there.
Then she has let her decisions in the Supreme Court of Canada speak for themselves. These in turn have further triggered some critical commentaries. Madam Justice L'Heureux-Dube' is to be commended for providing sparks on the otherwise staid legal terrain in Canada.
When you examine Justice L'Heureux-Dube''s dissents, they have largely been in the area of rights affecting women. Her decisions are awash with creations from feminist writings and she scores very good points using the feminist framework. However, when it comes to criminal law, Justice L'Heureux-Dube' has no sympathy for the rights of criminals and her decisions are the most conservative of any judge in the last 30 years.
With respect to feminist issues Justice L'Heureux-Dub' is very progressive but with respect to criminal law, she is very conservative, thus earning this eminent Justice the hallowed title of progressive - conservative.
Sincerely,
Munyonzwe Hamalengwa
* Munyonzwe Hamalengwa is a Toronto lawyer specializing in criminal and immigration law. His e-mail address is: mhamalengwa@sympatico.ca. He can also be reached by phone at: (416) 222-8111.
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