Background
Arthurs, Harry William was born on May 9, 1935 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Leon and Ellen (Dworkin) Arthurs.
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Arthurs, Harry William was born on May 9, 1935 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Leon and Ellen (Dworkin) Arthurs.
Bachelor, U. Toronto, 1955;Bachelor of Laws, U. Toronto, 1958;Master of Laws, Harvard University, 1959;Doctor of Laws (honorary), Sherbrooke, Brock Law Society Upper CanadaDoctor of Laws (honorary), McGill UniversityDoctor of Literature (honorary), Lethbridge U.
Professor, of Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Ontario since 1961, Dean of Law School 1972-1977, President York University since 1985. Mediator and arbitrator in labour disputes since 1961. Author, lecturer since 1961.
Bencher, Law Society of LTpper Canada 1979-1983. Chairman Consultative Group, Research and Education in Law 1980-1984. Chairman Council of Ontario Universities 1987-1989.
Honorary Doctor of Laws (Sherbrooke and Brock Universities, Law Society of Upper Canada).
In 1995, he was appointed University Professor of Law and Political Science. In 2004, he was appointed Commissioner leading the review of federal Labour Standards, Part III of the Canada Labour Code, in 2006 as Chair of the Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions, and in 2010 as Chair of the Funding Review of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. He is the author of Without the Law: Administrative Justice and Legal Pluralism in Nineteenth Century England, published in 1985.
Vice president Canada Civil Liberties Association, 1964-1976, president, 1976-1977. Member U.A.W. Public Review Board, 1967-1977. Vice chairman Ontario Ednl.
Relations Commission, 1976-1977. Chairman S.S.H.R.C. Study on Legal Research and Education in Canada,1980-1983. Bencher Law Society Upper Canada, 1979-1983.
Member Economics Council Canada, 1978-1981. Fellow Royal Society Canada.
Married Penelope Geraldine Ann Milnes in 1974.