What I Wish I Had Told My Children

Michel Bastarache (Author) Michel Bastarache, C.C., QC Mr. Justice Bastarache, B.A., LL.L., LL.B., D.E.S., CC, QC received eight honorary degrees. He was called to the Bar in six provinces. He worked for the New Brunswick and federal governments. He was Vice-President and Director of Marketing at Assumption Life, later President and Chief Executive Officer of Assumption Life and its subsidiaries. He was law professor and Dean at the University of Moncton Law School and Associate Dean, Common Law Section, University of Ottawa. He practised law in Ottawa and Moncton. Mr Bastarache was appointed to the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick in 1995 and the Supreme Court of Canada in 1997. He retired from the court in 2008 and practices lawo as a professional corporation. Mr Bastarache was a member of the Interim Constitutional Court of Kenya. He was also Commissioner for La Commission d'enquête sur la nomination des juges au Québec. He was the Independant conciliator for the indemnification of victims of sexual abuse for the dioceses of Bathurst and Moncton. He was also the Independent conciliator for the indemnification of the female members of the RCMP victims of sexual harassment. He is a member of the Administrative Tribunal of the Association of American States in Washington. He is editor and principal author of three text books and over 150 articles. He was awarded a dozen awards, especially Companion of the Order of Canada and Officier de la Légion d'honneur. Antoine Trépanier (Author) Antoine Trépanier is a parliamentary journalist in Ottawa. He has worked for the daily newspaper Le Droit and for Radio-Canada in Moncton and Ottawa. He is a graduate of the University of Ottawa.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Preface
CHAPTER 1 “Speak White”
CHAPTER 2 The Path
CHAPTER 3 Stand Up
CHAPTER 4 Activist
CHAPTER 5 Dead Ducks
CHAPTER 6 What of Acadia?
CHAPTER 7 Duality, Eh?
CHAPTER 8 The Task Force That Would Change Everything
CHAPTER 9 The Dream
CHAPTER 10
The Battle of Alberta
CHAPTER 11 Salesman, Teacher, Bureaucrat, Lawyer
CHAPTER 12 Assumption
CHAPTER 13 Politics
CHAPTER 14 The New Justice
CHAPTER 15 Globetrotter
CHAPTER 16 A Historic Case
CHAPTER 17 Not in my Court
CHAPTER 18 The Battle Rages On
CHAPTER 19 Farewell to the Court
CHAPTER 20 One Hellish Commission
CHAPTER 21 One Last Fascinating Chapter
CONCLUSION