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Fed up: Mr. Justice Tom Berger, of the British Columbia Supreme Court, says he decided to quit the bench when he drew the ire of Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Bora Laskin
Fed up: Mr. Justice Tom Berger, of the British Columbia Supreme Court, says he decided to quit the bench when he drew the ire of Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Bora Laskin

Fed up: Mr. Justice Tom Berger, of the British Columbia Supreme Court, says he decided to quit the bench when he drew the ire of Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Bora Laskin

Date6/24/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: Fed up: Mr. Justice Tom Berger, of the British Columbia Supreme Court, says he decided to quit the bench when he drew the ire of Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Bora Laskin
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