Canadian lawyer and academic
Anne-France Goldwater
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Born
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1960-07-14
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July 14, 1960
(age 63)
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Alma mater
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Occupation(s)
| Lawyer, television personality
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Anne-France Goldwater
(born July 14, 1960)
[1]
is a
Canadian
lawyer and television personality, best known as the
arbitrator
on
L'Arbitre
, a
court show
which debuted on the
V
television network in 2011.
[2]
Goldwater was born in
Montreal, Quebec
, the daughter of lawyers Sam Goldwater and Ruth Zendel.
[1]
She studied law at
McGill University
before being admitted to the
Bar of Quebec
.
[1]
A
family law
lawyer from
Montreal
, Goldwater is a partner with Marie-Helene Dube in the firm of Goldwater, Dube. The firm has been involved in some of
Quebec
's highest-profile family law cases, including
Hendricks and Leboeuf v. Quebec
, the
Quebec Superior Court
case which legalized
same-sex marriage in Quebec
;
[2]
Lola vs. Eric
, a case which resulted in the
Quebec Court of Appeal
declaring parts of Quebec's
common-law marriage
legislation to be unconstitutional in its denial of
alimony
and
matrimonial regime
rights, a decision ultimately overturned by the
Supreme Court
;
[3]
and
Bruker v. Markovitz
, a Supreme Court case which found that a
Jewish
man could be held legally responsible for refusing to grant his former wife a
get
following their civil divorce.
[4]
She received the SOGIC Ally Award from the
Canadian Bar Association
's Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Conference in 2003 for her role in
Hendricks and Leboeuf v. Quebec
.
[5]
Broadcasting
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Goldwater has been an outspoken public figure, earning the nickname "Goldfighter" for her sometimes controversial public statements.
[1]
She was selected to host
L'Arbitre
in part because of her assertive style, which frequently sees her compared to
Judy Sheindlin
on the popular courtroom series
Judge Judy
.
[1]
Goldwater was a panelist in the 2011 edition of
Premiere Chaine
's
Le Combat des livres
, advocating for a French translation of
David Gilmour
's memoir
The Film Club
,
[6]
and in the 2012 edition of
CBC Radio
's
Canada Reads
, advocating for
John Vaillant
's book
The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
. She was only the second personality, following
Maureen McTeer
, ever to participate in both the English and French programs.
On the first day of discussions in the English
Canada Reads
, Goldwater faced criticism after calling
Carmen Aguirre
"a bloody terrorist", and alleging that
Marina Nemat
"tells a story that's not true".
[7]
[8]
In response, Nemat posted on Facebook, "I hope [Goldwater] can produce evidence to back up her claims. If not, I would like to receive a public apology from her."
[9]
Goldwater responded to the criticism by stating that "When you're in a debate, I think it's gloves off. You can't apologize for taking a position in a debate because otherwise you would never take a position in a debate...in this country there is a tolerance for a difference of opinion, and if somebody just doesn't buy your story, they don't buy their story."
[10]
However,
The Globe and Mail
also noted that Goldwater approached the rest of the week's debates in a more conciliatory and supportive tone,
[10]
and she ultimately voted for Aguirre's book to win the competition.
[11]
In addition,
Globe and Mail
literary critic John Barber noted that Goldwater's initial statements about the books were essentially impossible to prove or disprove, writing that "both, with their intensely personal, unverifiable narratives, challenge readers to re-imagine the clouded borderland between fact and fiction."
[12]
References
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a
b
c
d
e
"Anne-France Goldwater: attention a l'arbitre!"
.
La Presse
, September 3, 2011.
- ^
a
b
"Anne-France Goldwater chosen to be Quebec’s version of Judge Judy"
Archived
2018-03-21 at the
Wayback Machine
.
The Gazette
, July 29, 2011.
- ^
Sue Montgomery (January 25, 2013),
"Eric vs. Lola": Common-law couples in Quebec do not have the same protection, top court rules
, The Montreal Gazette, archived from
the original
on January 28, 2013
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Bruker v. Marcovitz, 2007 SCC 54. December 14, 2007.
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"Anne-France Goldwater Receives CBA SOGIC Ally Award"
Archived
April 20, 2013, at the
Wayback Machine
.
Canadian Bar Association
, August 19, 2003.
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"8e Combat des livres: les gants sont jetes"
.
La Presse
, February 25, 2011.
- ^
Marsha Lederman (2012-02-06).
"Canada Reads judge accuses authors of terrorism, lying on popular CBC contest"
.
The Globe and Mail
. Retrieved
2012-02-07
.
- ^
Raju Mudhar (2012-02-07).
"Canada Reads: Controversy as panelist calls author Carmen Aguirre a "terrorist" and Marina Nemat a liar"
.
thestar.com
. Retrieved
2012-02-07
.
- ^
Sue Carter Flinn (2012-02-06).
"Marina Nemat demands public apology from Anne-France Goldwater"
.
Quillblog
.
Quill & Quire
. Retrieved
2012-02-07
.
- ^
a
b
"Canada Reads panelist defends her ‘gloves off’ comments"
.
The Globe and Mail
, February 7, 2012.
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"Something Fierce wins Canada Reads: True Stories"
.
CBC News
, February 9, 2012.
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"Canada Reads caught in fact-fiction divide"
.
The Globe and Mail
, February 7, 2012.
External links
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