Justice Rosalie Abella’s retirement will leave a huge hole on the #SCC bench. Her judicial expertise is broad and deep, her energy endless, and she’s the most fun in court. She treats counsel respectfully as she leads them to through their own logical unthought-of conclusions. 1/
When Abella joined the top court, sworn in at the same time as Louise Charron, it was a ceremony like/unlike, any other. “They. Are. Women.” That’s how then-chief justice McLachlin marked their arrival. Beyond women, they were badass judges. Abella lasted well after Charron. 2/
There’ll be lots of time for analysis of her judicial legacy, but her 1983 royal commission work on employment equity broke ground and shaped workplaces and Canadian equality law even today.
Trudeau will find a new judge to take Abella’s seat, but good luck finding a replacement. 4/4
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