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September 19, 2006
Good things come to those who wait

Today, the federal government announced two new appointments to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal - including Watson Goepel Maledy LLP partner Kerry-Lynne Findlay. Of course, Ms. Findlay is amply qualified for that posting as the former chair of the national constitutional law section of the Canadian Bar Association and the present chair of the National Women Lawyers Forum. But she will be better known to our astute readers for having run as the Canadian Alliance candidate in Vancouver Quadra during the 2000 election - after tearing up her Liberal membership card. And, in 2005, she ran for the Conservative nomination in Richmond. Fancy that!

Posted by Sean Holman at 01:56 PM
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Past political activities should not stop people from offering themselves for public service.

I think Ms. Findlay's greatest moment of public service happened when she ably stood up for the leaseholders of the Musqueam lands; the Federal Liberals were too afraid to stand up for the leaseholders when the Musqueam band tried to inflate the value of the land and gouge the leaseholders. She stood up for them and won, rescuing the life savings of a large number of leaseholders, including many pensioners.

Posted by WikiMart on September 19, 2006 04:59 PM

Pure coincidence.

The Conservatives do not award patronage appointments and the email sent around a month ago to "friends of the party" asking them to submit their CVs for consideration was the work of an imposter.

Posted by Innocent Bystander on September 19, 2006 05:33 PM

Wiki
You're being ironic right? Have you seen any of those houses?
People with $800,000+ homes paying the band about $800/yr in rent because of a deal the feds hoodwinked the Musqueam with years ago (but which had a clear re-opener clause allowing increases to market rates)
She "saved" folks who wouldn't pay $12,000 year to keep their mansions - you know, about what a single parent would pay for a basement suite almost anywhere n Vancouver city limits ...

Posted by Heaney on September 20, 2006 08:15 AM




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