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Just(ice) the Facts: Weird Laws and Cases of Interest

Clara Brett Martin – Canada’s First Woman Lawyer

Clara Brett Martin was not only the first woman lawyer in Canada, she was the first woman lawyer in all of the British Empire. Born in 1874, she was not even considered a “person” under Canadian law at that time. Read more about her remarkable story.

Women Finally Become ‘Persons’

Without the British Privy Council, the status of women might have been ‘non-personhood’ for much longer that it was. In the 1920’s, five Alberta women went to court to have women recognized as persons under the British North America Act. Learn more about them and their now famous success.

Weird Canadian Laws

Every country has some pretty strange laws. Canada is no exception. If you wonder how selling faulty gear could net you 14 years in jail, then read on.