A Visit from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court & Other Happenings

I was going to blog this week about the Supreme Court decision in Khadr (where the Court found that a Canadian citizen's constitutional rights had been breached & yet decided not to order his repatriation) but I have had so much on the go & now, I am exhausted.

I went to court four times last week, wrote seven short papers (with one larger one due next week) & attended four meetings. Yesterday, the Chief Justice of the Canadian Supreme Court made a visit to our law school. She used to teach Evidence Law here in the 1970s & 80s and we students were all very excited for her visit. I thought she was very pleasant & personable but very guarded. She didn't have a lot to say to us, actually, which was surprising in context to the other Court justices that have visited campus since my first year: Binnie, Basterache, L'Heureux-Dube, and Abella.

At this point, I am just hanging on, waiting to graduate. The Olympics start later this week and the amount of people, security, corporate logos & celebration planning has made my head spin. I need a break.

H/T to Saarah for the picture.