Harry LaForme, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Harry LaForme

Canadian judge

Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1946

Place of Birth: Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, Ontario, Canada

Profession: judge, Government commissioner

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Harry Smith LaForme (born October 31, 1946) is a Canadian judge A member of the Mississaugas people, LaForme is the first appellate court judge in Canadian history with a First Nations background.
He has served as the Commissioner of the Indian Commission of Ontario; as the Chair of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Land Claims; and – until his resignation in October 2008 – as head of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission.LaForme "graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1977 and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1979."In 2002, LaForme served on the Ontario Divisional Court panel that ruled that denying same-sex couples the right to marry was a violation of their civil rights; his suggestion – that marriage be redefined – was subsequently adopted by the Court of Appeal for Ontario.