Clayton Ruby, the Canadian civil rights lawyer who for decades took on some of the country's most notable and high-profile cases, was remembered Wednesday as a force in the legal world who changed lives through his advocacy and left an irreversible mark on the justice system.
Ruby, 80, died Tuesday afternoon surrounded by his family, his law firm said Wednesday. In a statement, Ruby Shiller Enenajor DiGiuseppe said it is mourning the loss of its leader and mentor, a "dedicated advocate for human rights, a champion of the underdog and a loving friend."
While she was initially nervous to meet him, Ruby was "just so calming and he had an air of confidence about him that made me feel confident," Cheskes said in an interview from Stratford, Ont., on Wednesday. The law was struck down in 2007 days after it took effect, ensuring Cheskes's privacy was protected, she said.
Ruby, who received the Order of Canada in 2005, was involved in several landmark cases in his decades-long career. He also represented the surviving Dionne quintuplets in negotiating a settlement with the Ontario government, which had taken them from their cash-strapped parents in the 1930s and put them on display for tourists in a type of attraction across the street from the family home.
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