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Ontario Superior Court's Fred Myers: breaking the mental health stigma

   

Justice Fred Myers is a judge on the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Over his ten years on the bench, he has sat in every division of the court in the Toronto Region. He served as a co-team lead of the civil team during the pandemic and is currently hearing cases on the Divisional Court. Recently, Justice Myers posted his thoughts on LinkedIn about mental health, sharing personal details and praising the authors of a recent book that includes stories about how lawyers have dealt with mental illness in Canada. For our CL Talk podcast, he spoke to us about his personal mental health journey, the importance of breaking the stigma in the legal profession, and the biggest challenges facing the courts.

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