Statement

From the Prime Minister's Web Site (http://www.pm.gc.ca/)

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STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER ON THE PASSING OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE ANTONIO LAMER

November 25, 2007
KAMPALA

Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued the following statement today on the passing of former Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice the Rt. Honourable Antonio Lamer:

From his first days at the bar, through his years with the Law Reform Commission, and finally as a judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, Antonio Lamer brought his views on due process to bear on the reshaping of Canada's justice system. He tackled the great challenges of law reform without fear or hesitation. His rulings expanded the right to counsel, the law of search and seizure, and the scope of judicial review. His most important decisions, such as the Re Remuneration of Judges, even shifted the fundamental balance of judicial and legislative power in Canada.

The legacy of Justice Antonio Lamer is felt across the Canadian legal system today.

I offer my sympathies to the Lamer family and the late Justice's friends and colleagues.

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