Soon, she was making the other Supreme Court justices - and the whole country - sit up
and take notice. She dared to make groundbreaking judgments on issues that no one else
had dared to touch, especially those regarding women’s rights. Her rulings challenged the
way that the law treated women in Canada.
When she died in 2007, a newspaper article commented that Bertha Wilson “delivered
the news Canadians weren’t always ready to hear.” Her inner strength gave her the
confidence to say what needed to be said, even when it was not easy or pleasant.
Thanks to her belief in herself and in her principles, Wilson proved that women could
serve well in any court, at any level. Today, she gets credit for breaking the barrier and
making it possible for other women to reach the highest levels of the legal profession.
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