Antonio Lamer
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Antonio Lamer was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1990 to 2000, recognized for his pivotal role in expanding civil liberties through key rulings that emphasized the importance of substantive rights within the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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Along with justices Antonio Lamer and Bertha Wilson, Justice La Forest played a key role in the transformation of Canadian law in the Charter era.
Supreme Court justice Gérard La Forest helped modernize Canadian lawThe Globe and Mail·
Canada· 2025-06-28
Canada· 2025-06-28
As then-Supreme Court chief justice Antonio Lamer put it in a 1995 case, one’s rights are circumscribed by the rights of others.
The right to speak and the right not to listenThe Globe and Mail·Canada· 2025-05-21
Canada· 2025-05-21
Supreme Court chief justice Antonio Lamer said the Charter’s meaning should not be determined by the comments of a few civil servants.
Opinion: Canada’s Constitution – and the heroes who forged it – made us who we are as a countryThe Globe and Mail·Canada· 2025-04-26
Canada· 2025-04-26
