Author : Robert J. Sharpe
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 42,47 MB
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780802089526
Engaging and incisive, Brian Dickson: A Judge's Journey traces Dickson's life from a Depression-era boyhood in Saskatchewan, to the battlefields of Normandy, the boardrooms of corporate Canada and high judicial office, and provides an inside look at the work of the Supreme Court during its most crucial period.
Author : Brian Dixon
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,67 MB
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310356377
For all who want to build a life that abounds with connection, friendship, purpose, and meaningful success, Brian Dixon presents a simple yet profound mantra: Start with Your People. It can be easy to become task-oriented, focusing on the goals ahead of us and checking off our to-do lists rather than focusing on the people in our lives. Entrepreneur and business coach Brian Dixon knows firsthand, and after one too many burned bridges and failed projects, he set out to discover the secret to living a life that matters and finding work you love. In Start with Your People, Brian shares principles, tips, and personal stories to help you maximize the most important resource to succeed in both life and calling: relationships. Join Brian on a journey to discover the people-first mindset that changes everything, including: Why your family actually helps you succeed, and how to see your kids as a legacy instead of a liability The fastest, safest way to deal with the difficult people in your life A 10-step method to create your own personal mission statement The #1 key to unlocking a powerful network Plus, you get 11 powerful mindset hacks including Brian's life-changing morning practice Perfect for anyone looking to better live their purpose--whether a business executive, employee, stay-at-home mom, college graduate, entrepreneur, pastor, etc.--and lean into your home team as you move forward with clarity and confidence. Brian says, "When we really get down to it, our main legacy will be the investment we made in people." What's yours?
Author : Paul Dickson
Publisher :
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 11,1 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Design
ISBN : 1612191436
Collects over two thousand synonyms for various states of intoxication, including capped off, materially altered, and zambonied.
Author : Constance Backhouse
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 769 pages
File Size : 35,52 MB
Release : 2017-11-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0774836350
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 were applauded and criticized in turn. L’Heureux-Dubé’s innovative legal approach was anchored in the social, economic, and political context of her cases. Constance Backhouse employs a similar tactic. Rather than focusing exclusively on her high-profile cases and jurisprudential legacy, sheexplores the socio-political and cultural setting in which L’Heureux-Dubé’s career unfolded, while also considering her personal life. This compelling biography covers aspects of legal history that have never been so fully investigated, enhancing our understanding of the judiciary, the creation of law, the distinctive socio-legal environment of Quebec, the experiences of women in the legal profession, and the inner workings of the top court.
Author : Peter Douglas Elias
Publisher : Captus Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 38,61 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780921801511
This study examines the historical context of aboriginal (Indian, Métis, Inuit) socio-economic development in Canada, depicts current trends and future developments, offers models for the formulation of successful development strategies and looks at longterm prospects, and serves as a text for those studying the field for the purpose of professional training.
Author : Ron Henzell
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 50,21 MB
Release : 2011-12-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1467897523
Three Geordie lads Ray, Dave and Jeff leave their home town and head for London where they have arranged to do a job for a top London gangster, Mr. Dickson. The job was to highjack a car loaded with drugs and deliver it to Mr. Dickson's henchmen. Jeff decided to get greedy and keep some packets for himself. The result was that Dave was badly beaten up by Mr. Dickson's men. Ray who was the brains of the three of them had to sort it out with the boss before it got even worse. Mr. Dickson advised Ray to take his two mates back to Tyneside and get Dave medical help.He offers Ray a job to work for him in London. Ray takes Jeff and Dave home, waits until Dave recovers and he goes to London. He becomes Mr. Dickson's right hand man when he shows his hardness and loyalty.
Author : Emmett Macfarlane
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 25,6 MB
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 077482350X
In Governing from the Bench, Emmett Macfarlane draws on interviews with current and former justices, law clerks, and other staff members of the court to shed light on the institution’s internal environment and decision-making processes. He explores the complex role of the Supreme Court as an institution; exposes the rules, conventions, and norms that shape and constrain its justices’ behavior; and situates the court in its broader governmental and societal context, as it relates to the elected branches of government, the media, and the public.
Author : Christopher Moore
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 49,43 MB
Release : 2010-03-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 077485927X
Courts of law at once reflect and shape the society in which they reside and dispense justice. To mark the 2010 centenary of the British Columbia Court of Appeal, this book presents an institutional, jurisprudential, and biographical account of the court and its evolving role in the province. Richly illustrated and replete with group portraits of judges and accounts of key cases, this authoritative history explores how the court came into being, how it has operated, and who its judges have been. In the process, it tells the story of how the court has shaped and been shaped by the social, political, and legal development of British Columbia.
Author : John T. Saywell
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 20,32 MB
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780802086563
Comprehensive, ambitious, and detailed, The Lawmakers will be the definitive work on the evolution of the law of Canadian federalism.
Author : Philip Girard
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 673 pages
File Size : 31,29 MB
Release : 2015-01-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 1442616881
In any account of twentieth-century Canadian law, Bora Laskin (1912-1984) looms large. Born in northern Ontario to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents, Laskin became a prominent human rights activist, university professor, and labour arbitrator before embarking on his 'accidental career' as a judge on the Ontario Court of Appeal (1965) and later Chief Justice of Canada (1973-1984). Throughout his professional career, he used the law to make Canada a better place for workers, racial and ethnic minorities, and the disadvantaged. As a judge, he sought to make the judiciary more responsive to modern Canadian expectations of justice and fundamental rights. In Bora Laskin: Bringing Law to Life, Philip Girard chronicles the life of a man who, at all points of his life, was a fighter for a better Canada: he fought antisemitism, corporate capital, omnipotent university boards, the Law Society of Upper Canada, and his own judicial colleagues in an effort to modernize institutions and re-shape Canadian law. Girard exploits a wealth of previously untapped archival sources to provide, in vivid detail, a critical assessment of a restless man on an important mission.
