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Bora Laskin

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14th Chief Justice of Canada (1912-1984)

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Bora Laskin was a Canadian jurist who served as the 14th chief justice of Canada from 1973 to 1984 and as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1970 to 1973. Before his Supreme Court service, he previously served on the Ontario Court of Appeal from 1965 to 1970.

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1984Companion of the Order of Canada
1979honorary doctor of Harvard University
1964Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

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Bora Laskin was a Canadian jurist who served as the 14th chief justice of Canada from 1973 to 1984 and as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1970 to 1973. Before his Supreme Court service, he previously served on the Ontario Court of Appeal from 1965 to 1970. Prior to his appointment, Laskin worked as a lawyer and in academia.

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Canada
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Lawyers
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Lawyer
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deceased
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Lived 1912 to 1984 · aged 71
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