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Article: Antonio Lamer "liberated" Canada for abortion.(Canada)(Obituary)
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- Catholic Insight
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- January 1, 2008
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Montreal -- Former Supreme Court judge Antonio Lamer was given a rousing Catholic funeral at Montreal's Mary Queen of the World Cathedral, presided over by Jean-Claude Cardinal Turcotte. He passed away Nov. 24 at the age of 74. Lamer is most famous for admitting public opinion helped shape his 1988 decision striking down Canada's abortion law.
Beginning in 1980, Lamer served 20 years on the Supreme Court, including the last ten as chief justice. During that time, he became known as a law reformer and key architect of how courts would interpret the 1982 Charter of Rights and Freedoms. With his colleagues, he often came under fire for judicial activism (Toronto ...