Clayton Ruby, one of Canada’s best known criminal lawyers, activists and civil rights champions, has died at the age of 80, his Toronto law firm confirmed.
Clayton Ruby, one of Canada’s best known criminal lawyers, activists and civil rights champions, has died at the age of 80, his Toronto law firm confirmed Wednesday.on the Twitter account belonging to his law firm Ruby Shiller Enenajor DiGiuseppe.“Clay was a dedicated advocate for human rights, a champion of the underdog and a loving friend. Our thoughts are with his family and our entire firm mourns the loss of our leader and mentor,” read the tweet, confirmed by partner Stephanie DiGiuseppe.
“He was a champion for important causes even before the mainstream Left embraced them. Perhaps that’s why he made such a mark in so many different areas of Canadian law and society.” Born Feb. 6, 1942, Ruby graduated from the University of Toronto law school in 1967 and was called to the Ontario bar in 1969. In the 70s, he earned a law degree from the University of California , the former hotbed of alternative thought.
He was a “dear friend” and a “pillar of the progressive community, and a fine and decent man, a mensch,” RobinsonRuby was named to the Order of Canada in 2006, and won numerous awards including those for human rights and for environmental advocacy. He also had many community memberships and affiliations.
Also in the ’80s, Ruby defended Andrew Leyshon-Hughes who brutally killed Nancy Eaton, the great-great-granddaughter of Sir Timothy Eaton, the department store founder.
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