12 Facts About Julius Grey

Julius H Grey was born on August 4,1948 and is a Canadian lawyer and university professor.

Julius Grey is particularly known for his expertise in constitutional and human rights law.

Julius Grey was a professor of law at McGill University from 1977 until 2002.

Mr Julius Grey was awarded the Medaille du Barreau du Quebec, which is the highest distinction a member can receive.

In 1982, Julius Grey defended two Montreal writers, Henry Srebrnik and Shloime Perel, who had published an article, "Signs of the Times," in the January 22 issue of the Jerusalem Post, which summarized the anxiety then being experienced by the Montreal Jewish community following the election in November 1976 of the Parti Quebecois.

Julius Grey filed a suit in Quebec Superior Court, charging that the authors had been the victims of a hate campaign.

Julius Grey assisted in annulling a stipulation in the Charte de la langue francaise that forbade the application of different languages on business signboards.

Julius Grey supported La servante ecarlate by Margaret Atwood, the French version of The Handmaid's Tale, in the French version of Canada Reads, broadcast on Radio-Canada in 2004.

Julius Grey defended the periodical La Presse Chinoise against a defamation lawsuit filed by Falun Gong.

Julius Grey has publicly supported the New Democratic Party and Quebec Solidaire, despite being a federalist.

Julius Grey was rumoured to be a future star candidate for the party in Montreal, following that party's successful capture of Outremont in a by-election by Thomas Mulcair on September 17,2007; however, he did not run in the 2008 or 2011 general elections.

Julius Grey is married to Lynne Casgrain, ombudsman of the McGill University Health Centre and daughter of former Quebec cabinet minister Claire Kirkland-Casgrain.