A History of Law in Canada, Volume Two: Law for the New Dominion 1867–1914 by Jim Phillips, Philip Girard, and R. Blake Brown

Authors

Johnathon Cruickshank, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University (Student Author)

Document Type

Book Review

Abstract

DID YOU HEAR THE ONE about the Supreme Court of Canada justice owing the Prime Minister five thousand dollars? No, this is not the set-up of a cheesy law school joke nervously told at a pub night mixer. Rather, it was a shockingly true occurrence in the Laurier era that goes to show how drastically different (and a tad more corrupt) our legal system was over one hundred years ago. While not all the historical points of interest are juicy revelations concerning public officials, A History of Law in Canada, Volume Two: Law for the New Dominion 1867–1914 wraps an explosive period of Canada’s past into a book that should pique the interest of readers beyond those already invested in this nation’s legalities of yore.

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Citation Information

Cruickshank, Johnathon. "A History of Law in Canada, Volume Two: Law for the New Dominion 1867–1914 by Jim Phillips, Philip Girard, and R. Blake Brown." Osgoode Hall Law Journal 61.3 (2025) :
DOI: https://doi.org/10.60082/2817-5069.4074
https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/ohlj/vol61/iss3/10