About the Court
This day in the history
of the Supreme Court of Canada
and in the legal history of Canada
May 24
1918
Non-Aboriginal Women over the age of 21 gain the right to vote in federal elections.
1988
The Honourable John Sopinka is appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada as a puisne judge. He is the first judge not to be a judge at a lower court prior to being appointed to the Supreme Court.
