| 词条 | Dennis O'Connor (judge) |
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O'Connor attended De La Salle College and Osgoode Hall Law School of York University in Toronto. He practised law from 1973 until 1976. From 1976 to 1980 he became a teacher at the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law and from there went to practise litigation at Borden, Elliot in Toronto. He was a negotiator for the Government of Canada in the Yukon land claim debate. He was eventually appointed to the Ontario Court of Appeal in 1998 and was elevated to Associate Chief Justice of Ontario in 2001. He was appointed Commissioner in the Walkerton Inquiry in 2000, and was Commissioner in the Maher Arar Inquiry from 2004 to 2006. On August 12, 2013, Toronto police chief Bill Blair announced that he had requested O'Connor conduct an internal review into the use of force by police.[1] On June 30, 2016, O'Connor was made an Officer of the Order of Canada by Governor General David Johnston for "his service to the legal profession and for his commitment to justice as a commissioner of the Walkerton and Arar inquiries." [2] In 2016, he was made a member of the Order of Ontario.[3] References1. ^{{cite news|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/08/12/toronto-police-chief-enlists-retired-judge-to-examine-police-use-of-force-after-fatal-streetcar-shooting/|title=Toronto police chief enlists retired judge to examine police use of force after fatal streetcar shooting|last=Bosanac|first=Alexandra|date=12 August 2013|work=Toronto Star|accessdate=28 August 2013}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Canada's Honour Roll|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/governor-general-announces-113-appointments-to-the-order-of-canada/article30686986/|publisher=Globe and Mail|author=Globe and Mail Staff|date=June 30, 2016}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://news.ontario.ca/mci/en/2016/12/the-2016-appointees-to-the-order-of-ontario.html|title=The 2016 Appointees to the Order of Ontario|date=December 14, 2016}} External links
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7 : Living people|Justices of the Court of Appeal for Ontario|University of Western Ontario faculty|Osgoode Hall Law School alumni|Officers of the Order of Canada|Members of the Order of Ontario|Year of birth missing (living people) |
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