Memoirs and Reflections

The Honourable Roy McMurtry, OC, O.Ont., QC, is currently Chancellor of York University and serves as counsel to Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP.

“Here is a book that should be mandatory reading for every first year law student in Canada, as it is not only filled with a valuable history lesson about our legal profession but it also establishes some benchmarks that young lawyers might set for themselves as they launch their careers.”- Michael Cochrane (JUST Magazine) ‘Memoirs and Reflections is a reader’s delight… McMurtry’s style is strong, elegant, and balanced to match a public and private life that cannot fail to fascinate and impress.’- Jane Mattison Ekstram (British Journal of Canadian Studies vol 28:01:2015) “McMurtry’s book provides a Red Tory elegy for the civility and moderation that have been twin victims of these toxic and partisan times.”- Jim Coyle (Toronto Star) “A poignant reminder of a lost era when conservatives were ‘Progressive’ and a heart-warming account of a man whom history will no doubt record left Canada a better place than he found it.”- Publishers Weekly (starred review) ‘Memoirs and Reflections is a reader’s delight… McMurtry’s style is strong, elegant, and balanced to match a public and private life that cannot fail to fascinate and impress.’- Jane Mattison (Ekstam, British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol 28:01:2015) ‘Memoirs, adds another dimension to a set of remarkable first-hand impressions of critical moments in Canadian history (including the patriation of the constitution), and a perspective on the idealism that made numerous achievements possible.’- Ryan Alford (Ontario History, Autumn 2016)

• Foreword by Jim PhillipsPart One: Getting EstablishedPart Two: The Practice of LawPart Three: Attorney General of OntarioPart Four: At the Court of St James and Home AgainPart Six: RetirementAcknowledgmentsIndex