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hi all i heard this interview this morning and i had to share it. these notes don't include the info that, in his leisure time, joe sails, skis, and rides his motor cycle. his greatest joy is his eighteen year old daughter in spirit joe has nothing that we don't all share janet --------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Arvay A lawyer and charter expert, Arvay has been involved in just about every major constitutional court case in Canada in the last decade- from Native land claims to gay rights. This includes over twenty appearances before the Supreme Court. This is his first media interview ever. Joe is about to be awarded two major human rights awards for his work, one national and one international. Joseph Arvay, Q.C. holds law degrees from the University of Western Ontario Law School and Harvard Law School. He spent five years as an Assistant and then Associate Professor at the University of Windsor Law School before relocating to British Columbia in 1981, where he assumed the position of Senior Counsel and later General Counsel for the British Columbia Ministry of the Attorney General. In that capacity he appeared in all courts in the Province and frequently in the Supreme Court of Canada and was engaged in both civil and criminal litigation with an emphasis on constitutional and administrative law matters. He was involved in almost every constitutional case of importance in British Columbia. This included both federalism cases and Charter cases. Joe Arvay has been a paraplegic since a car accident at 19. "http://radio.cbc.ca/programs/bestminds/arvay.html" janet paterson 53 now / 41 dx pd / 37 onset pd / 44 dx cd / 43 onset cd tel: 613 256 8340 url: "http://www.geocities.com/janet313/" email: "[log in to unmask]" smail: PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada