Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Preface ix
5. Part One: Introduction
6. 1. A Judge's Journey 3
7. Part Two: Life before the Bench, 1916-1963
8. 2. Prairie Upbringing 29
9. 3. Off to War 48
10. 4. Law and Business; Family and Community 65
11. Part Three: A Judge in Manitoba, 1963-1973
12. 5. Queen’s Bench 91
13. 6. Court of Appeal 110
14. Part Four: The Supreme Court, 1973-1984
15. 7. Starting Slowly 135
16. 8. Gaining Ground 158
17. 9. Compassion and Equity 179
18. 10. Write and Rewrite 202
19. 11. Fault and Free Will 218
20. 12. Balanced Federalism 240
21. 13. Patriation of the Constitution 263
22. Part Five: Chief Justice and the Charter, 1984-1990
23. 14. Chief Justice 285
24. 15. Building the Foundations 309
25. 16. Continuity and Change 337
26. 17. Cracks in the Foundations 350
27. 18. Feeling the Strain 377
28. 19. Equality Rights 397
29. 20. Language Rights and National Unity 412
30. 21. The Honour of the Crown 442
31. Part Six: Retirement, 1990-1998
32. 22. Dickson of Canada 465
33. Notes 483
34. Illustration Credits 553
35. Index 555