Kim Stanton
Biography:
KIM STANTON is a lawyer whose practice has focused on equality, constitutional and Indigenous rights law, and a former legal director of a national equality rights organization, the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF). At LEAF, Kim worked to address gender-based violence and advance equality rights in cases spanning topics such as Aboriginal law, criminal law, human rights law, socio-economic rights, and reproductive justice.
Stanton is a Senior Fellow of Massey College at the University of Toronto. She recently served as a Commissioner on the Mass Casualty Commission (the joint federal/provincial inquiry into the April 2020 Nova Scotia mass casualty).
Stanton publishes in the areas of constitutional law, transitional justice, and public inquiries. Most notable of theses is the 2022 book, Reconciling Truths: Reimagining Public Inquiries in Canada.
Stanton completed her honours undergraduate degree at the University of Calgary, her law degree at the University of British Columbia, and her Masters and Doctoral degrees in law at the University of Toronto.
Activities:
- 2016-03-22 – Walter Gordon Symposium — Restoring Respectful Relationships: Designing a Royal Proclamation of Reconciliation