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Gerald Le Dain was born on 27 November, 1924 in Montreal, Quebec, is a Former judge of the Supreme Court of Canada. Discover Gerald Le Dain's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?

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Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 27 November 1924
Birthday 27 November
Birthplace Montreal, Quebec
Date of death 18 December, 2007
Died Place Ottawa, Ontario
Nationality Canada

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1924

Gerald Eric Le Dain, (November 27, 1924 – December 18, 2007) was a Canadian lawyer and judge, who sat on the Supreme Court of Canada from 1984 to 1988.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Eric George Bryant Le Dain and Antoinette Louise Whithard, he served during World War II as an artilleryman with the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery.

1949

He received a B.C.L from McGill University and was called to the Quebec Bar in 1949.

1950

He then studied at the University of Lyon in France, receiving a Docteur de l'Université degree in 1950.

Gerald Le Dain practised law with Walker, Martineau, Chauvin, Walker & Allison from 1950 to 1953.

He received a doctorate from the University of Lyon in 1950.

1953

He taught law at McGill University from 1953 to 1959 and again from 1966 to 1967.

1959

He also worked in the Legal Department for the Canadian International Paper Co. (1959–1961).

1961

He became Partner of Riel, Le Dain, Bissonnette Vermette & Ryan from 1961 to 1966, now known as Dunton Rainville.

1967

He was dean of Osgoode Hall Law School from 1967 to 1972.

1969

From 1969 to 1973, he was the chairman of the Commission of Inquiry into the Non-Medical Use of Drugs (also known as the Le Dain Commission), which recommended that cannabis be removed from the narcotic control act and be regulated provincially.

1975

In 1975, he was appointed to the Federal Court of Appeal and the Court Martial Appeal Court.

1976

In 1976, he received an honorary doctorate from Concordia University.

1984

In 1984 Le Dain was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.

1988

In November 1988, he resigned from the bench after hospitalization for depression, presumably from overwork.

1989

In 1989, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.

2007

Le Dain died December 18, 2007, in Ottawa, Ontario.

His memorial service was held on December 28, 2007, at Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa.

2017

A 2017 CBC Radio documentary claimed that Le Dain resigned under pressure from the chief justice, Brian Dickson, due to the view at the time that a person suffering from depression could not fulfill the role of a justice.

Former justice Claire L'Heureux-Dubé said of the situation: "Justice Le Dain, being an exceptional mind and very great for the court, should have been given the time to get back healthy. And we thought that wouldn't be that long. Being forced to resign in such a position, it must have been terrible."