{"product_id":"9780776640143","title":"What I Wish I Had Told My Children","description":"Author: Me Michel Bastarache\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780776640143\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Ottawa Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Aug 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 456 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this beautifully written biography penned by journalist Antoine Trepanier, the Honourable Michel Bastarache recounts his youth in Acadia and the various professional roles he occupied before becoming the first Acadian to accede to the Supreme Court of Canada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten as a letter addressed to his two children, who died of an incurable disease, Bastarache recounts his constant fight for equality between francophone and anglophone communities. He reminisces on his commitment among groups protecting francophones outside Quebec, then on his careers as teacher, civil servant, lawyer, and judge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe takes the reader backstage to the most important causes he worked on and reveals some of the secrets of the highest court in Canada. He also weighs in on the controversy surrounding the Inquiry Commission on the process for appointing judges of the Court of Quebec, as well as his mediator work for reconciliation and compensation of alleged victims of sexual abuse by ex-priests in New Brunswick.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919018246302,"sku":"ING-9780776640143","price":52.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780776640143.jpg?v=1782803061","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780776640143","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}