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&mm«mmmemm-mmnmmmmmum deprivation on the work force. R k EuC Business Week PAGEa~WAmmmY,“!z,im across the table, "Who do you think will be the next Chief Justice of Canada?" It was a good question especially since the wheels of speculation have been wildly spinning ever since Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Brian Dickson announced his retirement effecâ€" tive this coming June. It won‘t be easy to replace him. He‘ll go down in the history books as one of Canada‘s most influential and progresâ€" sive judges. Since his appointment in 1984, he has been firmly at the helm as the interpretation of the Charter of Rights transformed our court into a shadow parliament. The real question now, of course, is who will replace him? And will it be a woman? My first real clue came from the dinner conversation. I had just reâ€" marked that there were several excelâ€" lent candidates when one of the older I recently sat down to dinner with a group of interesting people, including a few lawyers, when the talk turned to law Bertha Wilson is the only choice for chief justice "Tell YAM YAMDTMONIW Judging by the way in which he posed his question and by the mischievous look in his face, it suddenly dawned on me what he was saying. Bertha Wilsol);.mlg should have known it. She is probably the only logical choice. She‘s strong willed, respected within the court and "a fantastic judge," as one lawyer put it. She‘s also 67 years old which means she‘d have a good seven or eightâ€"year run as chief justice. Back to the dinner. "I think she‘d be great," I replied. He just smiled. . _Bertha Wilson would be the right choice for chief justice. She is progresâ€" la interrupted. m do you think of Bertha Wilâ€" son?" he asked me with a twinkle in his About The Law sive, supports women‘s rights, has taken _ that might be considered? The last two strong stands in favor of individual chief justices have been anglophones liberties and would take the lead in _ and it would be ve polifialtolfloinz interpreting the charter in a sensible mQu:{oeinM leech ____ She is also the right age. And her. If so, there would be three candidates »personality â€" which eou.lg:nu :“nfl}"’;-_â€" Antonio Lamer, Claire L‘Heureuxâ€" and humble nature with a ragdr ‘mind â€" would be ideal in leading the court until retirement at %175. Wilson was elevated to the Supreme Court in 1982 after serving a stint on the Ontario Court of Appeal. Before that, she was in clnrg:‘g the research department at one anada‘s largest law firms, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt. She emigrated to Canada from Scotâ€" land with her minister husband and studied law at Dalhousie in Halifax. It was then that she met Purdy Crawford, soon to become Osler‘s uenior&mm, and he persuaded her to join firm when she came to Toronto. She established the first legal research department in any law firm in the country and, under her leadership, it Asleep in the fast la Back to the court. Is there anyone else Dotto says people have accused her of blaming technology for all sleep problems. And though she is a "big fan" of technology and uses technology, says it has created a 24â€"hour economy which has put pressure on people to live a 24â€"hour lifestyles. "We have stockbrokers who are awake at three in the morning because they‘re worried about what‘s 'fl:u in Tokyo â€" we have computer modems and fax machines are switched on 24 hours a day. The human sleep/wake system is designed to be shut of â€" even if the fax machine isn‘t." llmonlyhuwdowithwfllm." of that is untrue, says Dotto, a science writer and eucutiveed'i‘wroanmdimSciancon&rvii'ca.The i t for sleep is a physiological necessity, as is eating. ‘swehvoalleep/wahlymmthathhdunytheame model that was issued back in our hunter/gatherer days â€" long before 16â€"hour work days, modern technology, jet planes, and all the rest. Technology evolves a lot faster than biology, and the simple fact is that our biology hasn‘t kept up." _ _ 'Iheofieeiunhounny,buuneolhhrpmmhhfu machiuandhptopeo?gntnmthtimb use. And by the time you reach the office, deals are done, decisions are made, and appointments are scheduled. f It‘s only 8 a.m. / Even with the head start, the workload is heavy. Notgblem. You‘ll simply take it with you and work on it at home your It could mean you‘ll have to work into the night. It could mean !’on’ll only get five hours sleep. That‘s okay. You‘re no wimp. You‘re "successful". ; norm. In an era w technology not t forced fastâ€"paced work patterns, a good night‘s is seen as an indulgence, a sign of weakness and even stupidity, says Lydia Dotto, author of the recentlyâ€"released Asleep in the Fast Lane: The Impact of Sleep on Work. j .‘;Woliveinarightnufl‘lociety,lndlthinkth;owomlke value judgements about sleep," Dotto, who visited W:mloolmwuk."lhabilityto:z;inonwiwdupis considered a measure of your characater. The thinking is that if you need more sleep you‘re just not tough enough, and that 6 a.m. The alarm wakes you out of a restless sleep, and before your eyes are open, you start thinking about responsibilities at work. bite, and head Chronicle Staff it for three reasons â€" she‘s too young, she‘s from British Colummbia and she‘s very right wing. There‘s always Gerard La Forest. He‘s Acadian and from New Brunswick. While he‘s a capable jurist, he‘s not seen to have the fortitude to run the court. Which leaves us with Bertha Wilson â€" the only real choice to lead the court. It couldn‘t be limgler.‘ # # J. Frederick Sage! is alawyer practicâ€" ing in Waterloo. Dube and Charles Gonthier. â€",~;«~~â€" But you can probably count them all out. L‘Heureuxâ€"Dube might beâ€"considâ€" ered to inexperienced, Gonthier has been there for less than a year, Lamer, at 56, would have a reign of 19 years. The only other woman candidate is Beverly fihch.lm But she won‘t make other woman candidate is (Continued on page 29) lane |