Michel Bastarache, C.C.

Mr. Justice Bastarache, C.C., B.A., LL.L., LL.B., D.E.S. Born June 10, 1947. Educated at University of Moncton (B.A.), University of Montréal (LL.L.), University of (LL.B.) and University of Nice (DES, a graduate degree in public law). Honorary degrees, University of Moncton, 1998, , 1998; Ottawa University, 1998; University of Mount Allison, 2001; University of , 2005; Université Sainte-Anne, 2006; University of , 2007, University of , 2008.

Called to the New Brunswick Bar, 1980, the Bar, 1985, and the Bar, 1986. In 2008 Mr Justice Bastarache rejoined the bars of NB and Ontario, and joined the Bar of Québec. In 2014 he added the Bar of BC. Legal translator in the New Brunswick government, Vice-President and Director of Marketing at , later President and Chief Executive Officer of Assumption Life and its subsidiaries. Law professor and Dean at the University of Moncton Law School, 1978-83. Director General, Promotion of Official Languages, Department of the Secretary of State of Canada, 1983-84. Associate Dean, Common Law Section, Faculty of Law, , 1984-87. Practised law in Ottawa with Lang, Michener, Lash, Johnston, 1987-89, and in Moncton with Stewart, McKelvey, Stirling, Scales, 1994-95. Mr Bastarache was appointed to the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick in 1995 and the in 1997. Mr Justice Bastarache was counsel in the firm of from July of 2008 to February 2014; he is now practising on his own under the name Michel Bastarache Professional Corporation. He is also an associate professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Moncton, and at the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa. Mr. Bastarache was a member of the Interim Constitutional Court of Kenya responsible for the supervision of constitutional reform in 2010. He was also Commissioner, Commission d’enquête sur la nomination des juges au Québec, 2013.

Editor and principal author of three books: Language Rights in Canada (Yvon Blais, 1987 and 2004 (2nd ed.)), Les droits linguistiques au Canada, (Yvon Blais 1986, 2006 and 2013). Précis du droit des biens réels (Yvon Blais, 1993 and 2001 (2nd ed.)) and The Law of Bilingual Interpretation (Butterworths, 2008). Numerous publications in collective works and periodicals.Jurist of the year, Association des juristes francophones du Nouveau-Brunswick, 1993. Ordre des francophones d’Amérique, government of , 1981. Awarded Canadian 125th anniversary medal, 1993. Prix Boréal, Fédération des communautés francophones et acadiennes du Canada, 1995. Kavanagh Award, University of Ottawa, 1998. Received the Médaille de Commandeur de l’Ordre de la Pléiade, 1999, Goodman Fellow, University of Toronto, 1999. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 2001. Received the medal marking the 125th anniversary of the University of Montréal's Faculty of Law, 2003. Officier de la Légion d'honneur (France), 2003. Member, Common Law Honour Society, University of Ottawa, 2003. Mr. Justice Bastarache has been nominated as Companion, The , 2009. Recipient of Queen’s Jubilee Medal 2012. In 2013, Mr. Bastarache received l’Ordre du mérite from l’Ajefo and was appointed Queen’s Counsel for New Brunswick.

Member of the Board of Directors of Air Nova, , Corporate Communications and Paturel Seafood, 1993-95. Member of the Editorial Boards of the Revue générale de droit international, the Revue québécoise de droit international, the Revue générale de droit, the review C’est ton droit and the Revue du Nouvel Ontario, 1985-88. Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Bar Review, since 1998-2005. Vice-Chair, National Judicial Institute, 2004-08; Member of the Canadian National Group to the Permanent Court of Arbitration, since 2005; Member of numerous committees on legal education and the practice of law. Member of the Provinces Economic Council, 1992-94, Literacy New Brunswick, 1993-94, the Izaak Walton Killam Hospital for Children Foundation (Halifax), 1994-95, the Trudeau Foundation 2008-2014, and the Advisory Committees of the administration faculties at the University of Moncton and the University of New Brunswick at Saint John, 1994-95.

He has been an Administrative Tribunal Judge since 2015.