john mcclung

Justice John W. "Buzz" McClung (July 15, 1935 — October 21, 2004) was an outspoken judge on the Alberta Court of Appeal. McClung was born in Edmonton, the grandson to the women's rights activist and first female senator, Nellie McClung. He earned his law degree from the University of Alberta in 1958 and became known as one of Canada's top defence lawyers. In 1976, he was appointed to the Provincial Court of Alberta, as was eventually promoted to the court of appeal in 1980. McClung became a national figure with his 1998 "bonnet and crinolines" ruling in the sexual assault case of R. v. Ewanchuk. In the case he suggested that the teenage victim provoked her assailant by the way she dressed and the accused's actions were "far less criminal than hormonal". The case was overturned by the Supreme Court in 1999, in a condemning judgement by Justice L'Heureux-Dub, describing his decision as perpetuating "archaic myths and stereotypes". In reply, McClung wrote a letter to the National Post attacking L'Heureux-Dub, describing her writing as overly personal and blaming her attitude for the rise in the suicide rate of Quebec men. This letter drew even more furor when it was pointed out that L'Heureux-Dub's husband had committed suicide in 1978. McClung apologised, claiming that he was not aware of the situation. McClung, John McClung, John McClung, John

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