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1978 - Out at Osgoode
A Gay Caucus is formed at the Law School to provide support for LGBT individuals. In response to the raiding of the Pink Triangle’s offices in Toronto and the charging of the editorial staff with the criminal charge of obscenity, the Gay Caucus displays copies of the Body Politic.
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1977 - The Good Book
Stanley Beck becomes Dean. Professor Peter Hogg writes Constitutional Law of Canada, the single-most cited book in the decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada. Can you spot the famous politician in this picture? (Hint: look at the bottom right corner).
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Harry LaForme ’77 (1946-)
Justice Harry S. LaForme is a member of the Mississaugas of New Credit First Nation located in southern Ontario. He was born and raised on his reserve where his mother and some of his family continue to reside and remain active in that First Nation’s government. His early years were spent on a reserve in Hagersville, where his father, Maurice, and grandfather ,Sylvester, known as “Big Pat,” were chiefs. LaForme’s older brother, Bryan, holds that position today. Maurice moved the family to Buffalo, where Harry, who loved basketball, became involved in championing youth through coaching a local team. Harry went to technical school and became an engineer. LaForme graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1977 and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1979. In 1991, he was appointed as Chair of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Land Claims. He taught the “Rights of Indigenous Peoples” law course at Osgoode in 1992 and 1993. LaForme was appointed to what is now the Superior Court of Ontario in 1994. He broke new ground by ruling in favour of legalizing same-sex marriage in 2002. He was appointed to the Ontario Court of Appeal in 2004, becoming the first aboriginal person appointed to an appellate court in Canada.
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1976 - Who’s That Lady?
Louise Arbour and Mary Jane Mossman become the first women to teach as full-time faculty members of the Law School during the 1976-1977 school year. Osgoode adopts a comprehensive policy on admission for mature students, Aboriginal students, and economically disadvantaged students. The Osgoode Hall Law School Library, 1975.
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Bonnie Tough ’76 (1951-2011)
Bonnie Tough was a pioneering litigator and Law Society bencher who served as a role model to many young female lawyers. After clerking at the Supreme Court of Canada, Tough practised at Blake, Cassels and Graydon LLP and then at Hodgson Tough. In 2005 she and Kathryn Podrebarac ‘92 founded Tough and Podrebarac LLP. Tough was an active member of the Osgoode community, serving on the Alumni Board and working as an Adjunct Professor teaching insurance law. She received a number of awards and honours including an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the Law Society for her contribution to the profession; a Lexpert Magazine award as one of Canada’s top 25 women lawyers; the Ontario Bar Association’s Award for Excellence in Civil Litigation; and Osgoode’s Alumni Gold Key Award. Known to her friends and colleagues as compassionate, intelligent and full of energy, Tough was dedicated to her best friend and spouse Connie Reeve, whom she married in the midst of her illness after many happy years together.
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