Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2018-11-19
Invested on: 2019-11-21
James Lockyer, C.M.
Toronto, Ontario
James Lockyer is a champion of the wrongly convicted. A lawyer and social justice activist, he co-founded Innocence Canada. As its lead counsel, he has participated in several public inquiries, notably the Morin Inquiry and the Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology in Ontario, and has been instrumental in several exonerations. When not preventing miscarriages of justice in Canada’s legal system, he devotes his time to supporting adults with developmental disabilities and is a sought-after speaker on issues of justice and equality.