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The 1970s
During the 1970s, increased enrollment in the Bar Admission Course led to the opening of two offices outside of Toronto, in London and Ottawa. Call to the Bar ceremonies were now held in three cities across the province. On April 12th, 1976, the first call to the Bar ceremony to take place outside of Toronto was held at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.

Ticket to the call to the Bar ceremony at the O'Keefe Centre, April 8th, 1976.
Select a Date link to view the programme for the ceremony. Select the LL.D. Recipient's name to view the LL.D. citation.
Date |
Location |
Honourary LL.D. Recipient |
Speaker |
1970-03-19 |
Toronto |
Hon. John Parmenter Robarts, P.C., Q.C., LL.D., Prime Minister of Ontario |
Hon. John Parmenter Robarts, P.C., Q.C., LL.D., Prime Minister of Ontario |
1970-06-09 (joint academic convocation) |
Toronto |
|
Professor Myres Smith McDougal, Sterling Professor of Law, Yale Law School |
1971-03-26 |
Toronto |
Hon. Mr. Justice Bora Laskin |
Hon. Mr. Justice Bora Laskin |
1972-03-24 |
Toronto |
|
Hon. Otto E. Lang, P.C., Q.C. |
1973-03-23 |
Toronto |
Arthur A. Wishart |
Arthur A. Wishart |
1974-03-22 |
Toronto |
Rt. Hon. D. Roland Michener |
Rt. Hon. D. Roland Michener |
1975-03-20 |
Toronto |
Hon. Mr. Justice E. Patrick Hartt |
Hon. Mr. Justice E. Patrick Hartt |
1975-03-21 |
Toronto |
Hon. Emmett Matthew Hall |
Hon. Emmett Matthew Hall |
1976-04-08 |
Toronto |
|
Maurice F. Strong, President of Petro-Canada |
1976-04-09 |
Toronto |
|
Saul F. Rae, Permanent Representative and Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations, New York |
1976-04-12 |
Ottawa |
|
Hon. Walter F. Schroeder, retired judge of the Supreme Court of Ontario |
1977-03-25 |
Ottawa |
|
Ruth M. Bell, former Dean of Political Science, University of Waterloo and Chairman, Committee on the Status of Women (Canadian Commission for UNESCO) |
1977-03-28 |
London |
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His Honour Chief Judge W.E.C. Colter, Chief Judge of the County and District Courts of the Counties and Districts of Ontario |
1977-03-29 |
Toronto |
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Hon. R. Roy McMurtry, Q.C., Attorney General for Ontario |
1978-04-13 |
Toronto |
|
Hon. W.G.C. Howland, Chief Justice of Ontario |
1978-04-14 |
Toronto |
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Arthur E.M. Maloney, Q.C., The Ombudsman, Ontario |
1978-04-17 |
London |
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His Honour Judge G.P. Killeen, County of Middlesex |
1978-04-19 |
Ottawa |
|
Hon. Mr. Justice Spence, Supreme Court of Canada |
1979-04-05 |
Toronto |
Brendan O'Brien, Q.C. |
Brendan O'Brien, Q.C. |
1979-04-06 |
Toronto |
Stuart Douglas Thom, Q.C. |
Stuart Douglas Thom, Q.C. |
1979-04-09 |
Ottawa |
|
Me André Brossard, c.r., Bâtonnier of the Bar of Quebec |
1979-04-11 |
London |
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Professor David L. Johnston, A.B., LL.B., Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Western Ontario |
1979-05-09 |
Toronto |
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P.B.C. Pepper, Q.C., Acting Treasurer |
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