Attorney-General Roy McMurtry

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1.1 patriating constitution
1.2 susan nelles prosecution
1.3 bathhouse raids

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davis won minority government in 1975 election, , mcmurtry appointed cabinet attorney-general. held position until 1985 , served solicitor-general 1978 1982. introduced large number of law reform bills, , largely responsible family law reform in ontario. in 1978, took first steps make ontario s legal system bilingual , start process of translating ontario s statutes french. major advocate human rights , improved race relations.

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mcmurtry provincial minister responsible emergency planning. during 1979 mississauga train derailment, largely deferred mayor hazel mccallion public face of crisis handling.

patriating constitution

mcmurtry red tory, , 1 of davis s closest advisers in government. attorney-general, had been primary negotiator ontario in trudeau era constitutional negotiations. appeared counsel ontario in patriation reference before supreme court of canada. in november 1981, played major role in brokering deal achieved patriation of canadian constitution , creation of charter of rights , freedoms. late night kitchen accord between mcmurtry, jean chrétien , roy romanow on 6 november 1981 broke deadlock in negotiations, , resulted in governments of provinces except quebec agreeing proposed reforms constitution, came law following year.

susan nelles prosecution

one of mcmurtry s lowest points role in prosecution of nurse susan nelles, charged murder of number of infants @ hospital sick children in toronto. charges dropped following preliminary hearing , nelles exonerated grange commission, royal commission called upon examine deaths. mcmurtry criticized ministry s role in wrongful prosecution. in 2007 interview, mcmurtry, looking @ incident, said can remember had been away family on school break, when came , saw headlines, brought in deputy attorney-general, , said: hell going on here? ve had nurse arrested @ 1 of world s famous hospitals? mcmurtry said local prosecutors failed consult ministry before consenting charges , examining case mcmurtry had doubts nelles had exclusive access of children.

bathhouse raids

he attorney-general @ time of 1981 toronto bathhouse raids denounced 1 of socially regressive acts in province s history. @ time believed raids approved mcmurtry. in 2007 interview, however, mcmurtry said not case. irony of whole thing had expressed concern chief of police; looked dissolving police state. whole thing looked terrible. without doubt, 1 of frustrating experiences, said mcmurtry.

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