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Over her judicial career, Moreau has advocated for equal access to justice in both of Canada's official languages: English and French. As a young lawyer she won the right for
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595:M. Moldaver
399:October 26,
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300:to replace
147:Charles III
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1600:Categories
1353:Paul Favel
1283:Alan Diner
1148:Simon Noël
1038:David Near
1033:Wyman Webb
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424:2023-10-30
357:2023-11-11
327:References
216:Profession
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287:rights
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