College to honour Chief Justice McLachlin
Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of Canada, will receive an honorary degree at this year’s Lethbridge College convocation.
McLachlin will receive a Bachelor of Applied Arts degree in Justice Studies on April 28 at the Enmax Centre as part of the college’s 60th anniversary celebration.
McLachlin grew up in Pincher Creek and has had a profound influence on the Supreme Court for more than 25 years. She was named Canada’s 17th chief justice in 2000 and is the first woman to serve as chief justice of Canada’s highest court.
She is now also the longestserving chief justice in Canadian history.
“I am deeply grateful for the honour Lethbridge College will be bestowing upon me,” said McLachlin in a recent news release. “It is a privilege to join your community and become a part of its history.”
“The chief justice has helped to shape this country with her leadership, her ability to foster co-operation and her firm judgments,” Lethbridge College president Paula Burns stated.
“Her outspoken criticism of Canada’s residential school system, her support of First Nations, Métis and Inuit rights, and her ties to southern Alberta embody what Lethbridge College hopes to represent.”
McLachlin will be the 17th person to receive an honorary degree from the college since the award was first given in 1986.
McLachlin will also be recognized the evening before Convocation at the college’s annual Honouring Excellence event.
Tickets and more information are available online or by contacting Kari Holmes, Alumni Relations Co-ordinator at 403329-7220.