A father’s legacy: Law is all in the family for B.C. attorney general Suzanne Anton

ByHeather Conn

Before she became B.C.’s attorney general, Vancouver city councillor Suzanne Anton fondly recalls her father’s passion for law, which helped set a career choice for both her and her brother Jonathon.

Suzanne’s son Robert, meanwhile, is enrolled in law at the University of B.C., calling the profession “a noble calling.”

Click on this Suzanne Anton story link to read my related feature in the fall 2011 issue of UBC Law Alumni magazine.

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