About Doug Christie (lawyer)
Douglas Hewson Christie, Jr. was a Canadian lawyer and political activist based in Victoria, British Columbia, who was known nationally for his defence of clients such as Holocaust denier Ernst Zündel, former Nazi prison guard Michael Seifert, and neo-Nazi Paul Fromm among others. Christie never won a seat at the provincial or federal level, nor did the BC WCC ever win any seats in the provincial elections it contested. The panel noted that prior to this incident, Christie's professional conduct record had been unblemished for over 30 years. Later, Botting became the first recipient of the Doug Christie's Canadian Free Speech League's George Orwell Free Speech Award. after giving up his teaching post as a professor of English at Red Deer College and entering law school.
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