BC Civil Liberties Association revokes award granted to Mary Ellen Turpel Lafond
The association says board members believed Turpel-Lafond’s representations about her professional accomplishments and Cree heritage when it granted the award recognizing substantial contributions to civil liberties in B.C. and Canada.The statement says Turpel-Lafond has yet to account for the allegations about her heritage, and her claims of various professional accomplishments, such as the award of a Queen’s Counsel designation in Saskatchewan, also remain unexplained.
Last month, McGill University, Carleton University and the University of Regina rescinded honourary degrees awarded to Turpel-Lafond and she has returned degrees conferred by two B.C. post-secondary institutions.“The recent revelations about Turpel-Lafond’s purported Indigenous identity and professional claims, as well as her lack of accountability or remorse on these matters, have been shocking and disturbing,” said the civil liberties association statement.
Her actions have also played a part in “gravely undermining” public confidence in the legal profession. The association says it must follow the lead of Indigenous scholars, leaders and organizations, including the Indigenous Women’s Collective, which demands all honourary degrees and awards to Turpel-Lafond be revoked.This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 9, 2023.
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