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Don Stuart is presented the 2007 Phil Baker Award by Dan Scully, Law ’91, local defence lawyer and former KCDLA President, at the Radisson Harbourfront in Kingston on December 8, 2007. |
Professor Don Stuart was presented the 2007 Phil Baker Award by the Kingston Criminal Defence Lawyers' Association (KCDLA) at a dinner on December 8, 2007. The award recognizes Stuart's strong efforts in defending the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and by extension defence counsel, in the face of judicial and governmental pressure for harsher crime penalties.
"In a year that saw increasing pressure from a ‘law and order' government seeking easy votes, as well as very critical public comments by members of the judiciary, including sitting members of the Ontario Court of Appeal, there is a real concern that basic rights guaranteed by the Charter will be constricted," said Matt Hodgson, Law ‘96, KCDLA President.
Stuart has made these concerns known by commenting in the media and writing the article "Criminal Justice is Better Balanced under the Charter" in the Law Times.