What I Wish I Had Told My Children

In this beautifully written biography penned by journalist Antoine Tr?panier, 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.

Written 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 Qu?bec, then on his careers as teacher, civil servant, lawyer, and judge.

He 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 Qu?bec, as well as his mediator work for reconciliation and compensation of alleged victims of sexual abuse by ex-priests in New Brunswick.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Published: 05/09/2023
ISBN: 9780776640143
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.21lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d