Colleagues and friends are praising the appointment of Leonard Marchand, the first Indigenous chief justice in B.C. history, calling it a historic moment that could advance Indigenous rights.
Marchand has previously served at all three levels of the B.C. court system, having been appointed to the Court of Appeal in 2021 after previous stints in the Provincial and Supreme Court. He is the son of former MP Len Marchand, who was the first cabinet minister of First Nations descent.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed him to his role on Friday to replace former chief justice Robert Bauman, who retired on Oct. 1. In the
