Background
TARNOPOLSKY, Walter was born on August 1, 1932 in Gronlid, Sask. Son of Harry Tamopolsky and Mary Surma.
TARNOPOLSKY, Walter was born on August 1, 1932 in Gronlid, Sask. Son of Harry Tamopolsky and Mary Surma.
University of Sask., Columbia University, London School of Economics, University of London.
Assistant and Association Professor, of Law, University of Sask. 1963-1967; Professor, and Dean of Law, University of Windsor 1968-1972. Vice-President, York University 1972, Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School 1972-1980.
Director, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa 1980-1983. Justice, Ontario Court of Appeal since 1983. President, National Federation Canadian University Students 1957-1958.
President, Canadian Civil Liberties Association 1977-1981. Chairman since 1989). Honorary Doctor of Laws (St. Thomas University, Fredericton, N.B.) 1982, (Alberta, Trent) 1986, (York) 1989.
Honorary D.C.L. (Windsor) 1987.
Canadian Bill of Rights 1966, Some Civil Liberties Issues of the Seventies (Editor) 1975, Discrimination and the Law in Canada 1982, 1985, Canadian Charter of Rights: Commentary (Co-editor) 1982.
Human Rights Committee, United Nations 1977-1983. (part-time), Canadian Human Rights Commission 1978-1983. Committee on Freedom of Science and Scholarship of the Royal Society of Canada since 1981.
History, human rights.
Married 1st Helen Rempel in 1960, one son two daughter. Married 2nd Joanne Kramer in 1973, one son one daughter.