Thursday November 11, 1999
CANADIAN SUPREME COURT JUSTICE EXPOSES OWN BIAS
KINGSTON, ON, Nov 11 (LSN.ca) – Supreme Court of Canada Justice Claire L’Heureux-Dube addressed a conference on same-sex benefits last month at Queen’s University in Kingston. “In failing to recognize and support partnerships, traditional and otherwise, are we not doing violence to the fabric of our community?” asked L’Heureux-Dube in her keynote talk given October 20.
A commentary in the National Post days later asked if the justice, who “swore an oath of office to uphold the principle of judicial impartiality” should not excuse herself from judgments regarding homosexuality given her self-exposed bias. Other quotes from L’Heureux- Dube in her speech included: “Why does the law distinguish between partnerships?” “Why must it value some relationships and reject others? Should a person’s entitlement to pensions, old age security, parental leaves and support payments hinge on his or her marital status?”
For more see the National Post at:
https://www.nationalpost.com/commentary.asp?s2=editorials&f;=9…
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