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Politics This Morning: Trudeau nominates first person of colour to the Supreme Court of Canada

Plus, Health Minister Patty Hajdu is set to appear before a parliamentary committee, and the House Heritage Committee is discussing funding to locate the remains of Indigenous children buried on the grounds of former residential schools across the country.

Ontario Court of Appeal Justice Mahmud Jamal is the first person of colour to be nominated to the Supreme Court of Canada. Photograph courtesy of The Advocates’ Society

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

June 18, 2021

Good Friday morning, Ontario Court of Appeal Justice Mahmud Jamal has made history as the first person of colour to be nominated to the Supreme Court of Canada.

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