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In addition to his many judicial decisions, during his tenure as Chief
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as "a stunning disappointment." In the judgement, McEachern commented that "it would not be accurate to assume that even pre-contact existence in the territory was in the least bit idyllic. The plaintiffs' ancestors had no written language, no horses or wheeled vehicles, slavery and starvation was
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not uncommon, wars with neighbouring peoples were common, and there is no doubt, to quote Hobbes, that aboriginal life in the territory was, at best, 'nasty, brutish and short.'" This characterization is still subject to significant criticism. McEachern's decision was overturned by the
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McEachern also served as a
Director of the Vancouver Bar Association, President of the Legal Aid Society, Bencher of the Law Society and a member of the Council of the Canadian Bar Association, President of the B.C. Lions (1967–69), President of the Canadian Football League, the
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McEachern became UBC's 16th chancellor in 2002. He graduated from UBC with a
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McEachern's first wife, Gloria, died in 1997 after 44 years of marriage. Two years later, he married Appeal Court
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of the court. He wrote and published a
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613:Wes Munsie
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328:Chancellor
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