Laurentian University is handing out six honourary doctorates over the course of the next month, and today, the first female chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada will be presented with hers.
The ceremony to present Beverley McLachlin with the honour is this morning at 10 a.m. Born and raised in Pincher Creek, Alta., McLachlin is the 17th and current chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
She was appointed on Jan. 7, 2000 and is the first woman to hold the position — and is also the longest serving chief justice in Canadian history.
The honourary doctorates are part of spring convocation ceremonies in Sudbury and Barrie.
Also receiving honourary doctorates this month are Mark Cutifani, the CEO of Anglo American, one of the world’s largest mining companies; Suzanne Tessier, the first woman to graduate from Laurentian’s School of Engineering; André Picard, a public health reporter for The Globe and Mail; Dr. Charles E. Pascal, a proponent of early learning in Ontario; and Joseph Roberts, a social activist, author, motivational speaker and CEO.
