Amna Qureshi

Amna Qureshi: My name is Amna Qureshi and I am a recent graduate of the University of Ottawa law school. I learned last week that you plan to support the Parti Qu b cois proposed Charter of Values and that you defended similar ideas in a broadcast interview earlier this year. I write to you disappointed and confused because your views appear to contradict opinions you wrote while a Supreme Court Justice opinions that have inspired me as a student of law, as a hijab-wearing Muslim woman and as an advocate for social justice, according to The Star. During your reception we talked, posed for photos, laughed and hugged bonding over our experiences of living in small towns. The following day, in front of hundreds of peers, I was privileged to present you with a gift on behalf of the organizing committee as a token of appreciation for the work you have done for women and in the name of equality and The following is an open letter from recent law school graduate Amna Qureshi to retired Supreme Court Justice Claire L Heureux-Dub . I had the honour of meeting you last September during the 10th anniversary of your retirement from the Supreme Court of Canada. As part of my past role at U of O as Diversity Coordinating Co-Chair of the Womens Legal Mentorship Program, I was humbled to help plan this event. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.