Retiring Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella optimistic about Canada's march toward equality

Outgoing Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella says Canada has made steady progress toward a more equitable society during her decades in law, though she says much more should be done to include the groups still being left behind.

“We’re in a lot better place now than we were,” Abella said in an interview with the CBC’s chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton.

“But we have a long way to go.”

Abella offered that assessment just weeks before the day she is due to retire from the court — July 1, when she turns 75, the mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court justices.

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