Wednesday Talk: October 15, 10am-12pm – hybrid
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October 15, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Robert Sharpe, Law, U of T
Title: “The Persons Case: Equality of Women and the Constitution as a Living Tree”
Introducer: Jim Hunter
Abstract: The Persons case, the landmark 1928 decision that established the “living tree” principle of constitutional interpretation, challenged the exclusion of women from Canada’s Senate. Robert Sharpe considers the case in its political and social context and explores the key players: the women who fought for equality, the politicians who opposed them, the lawyers who argued the case, and the judges who decided it.
Bio: Robert Sharpe O.C., F.R.S.C., is Distinguished Jurist in Residence at the Faculty of Law and a retired judge of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. He formerly served as Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Law and is the author of several books on Canadian Legal History including The Persons Case (with Patricia McMahon)
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