The Jehovah's Witness Canadian Lawyer, Glen How who operates out of Bethel, has been nominated for the Governor General's Award....."The Order of Canada" to outstanding achievers......a once in a lifetime award.

W. Glen How, O.C.
Georgetown, Ont.
Officer of the Order of Canada

Consistently and courageously, for more than fifty years, he has fought legal battles to advance civil liberties. The landmark cases he argued before the Supreme Court on behalf of Jehovah's Witnesses enshrined all Canadians' right to freedom of speech, assembly and religious expression and helped pave the way for the Canadian Bill of Rights and Charter of Rights and Freedoms. A man of conscience, he has, for minimal compensation, defended clients in every province of Canada, many American states and several other countries.

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