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The mighty Hughes : from prairie lawyer to western Canada's moral compass : a biography of E.N. "Ted" Hughes /

"An in-depth look at the life and career of retired judge and conflict-of-interest commissioner Ted Hughes, whose unflinching integrity earned him the reputation as Canada's moral compass. Throughout his sixty-year career, Ted Hughes has been a model of ethical conduct in the Canadian judi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McInnes, Craig (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Victoria ; Vancouver ; Calgary : Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd., [2017]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • pt. I. Saskatchewan; Origins
  • University and a growing interest in politics
  • Helen
  • Country lawyer and budding politician
  • A powerful patron
  • Family
  • Judge Hughes
  • Life means life
  • Marriage
  • Hospitals
  • Thatcher v. Thatcher
  • A new opportunity and a bitter crash
  • pt. II. British Columbia; A new beginning : from master of the court to civil servant
  • Breaking down barriers
  • Rising from conflict
  • Calling the cops : Peter toigo and the Expo lands
  • Making room at the top for BC
  • Blue boxes, secret tapes and the wild west
  • Fantasy gardens
  • Vander Zalm : round two
  • Conflict commissioner : some honourable members
  • Smackdown
  • pt. III. Canada and First Nations
  • Payback : Harvey Pollock and Indigenous justice
  • Hate and death
  • Riot
  • APEC and Chretien : the national arena
  • Residential schools
  • Stan Hagen and the moral fixer
  • Loss
  • Lighting a candle
  • Positive press : the benefits of lifelong affair with newsapers
  • Never shy or retiring
  • Appendix 1. List of reports by E.N. "Ted" Hughes
  • Appendix 2. Awards presented to E.N. "Ted" Hughes.