'A massive loss': Halifax justice community mourns death of young lawyer, activist

Harry Critchley, 32, died suddenly last week

CBC NewsAndrew Sampson

The death of 32-year-old Halifax lawyer Harry Critchley, a longtime advocate for prison justice, is being felt by his colleagues, family, friends and the people he fought for. 

Critchley, a founding member of the East Coast Prison Justice Society and criminal defence lawyer with Nova Scotia Legal Aid, died last week after suffering a cardiac event while skiing in Cape Breton. 

In just over a decade in Nova Scotia, where he moved to attend school after growing up in Ontario, Critchley made a fierc…

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'A massive loss': Halifax justice community mourns death of young lawyer, activist

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Christine Bonnar Follow Me
Wow…..32 years old! How sad. Remember everyone, every day is a gift and you just never know. Let this be a lesson, to be kinder, patient with others as you don’t know what they are going through and try hard to live each day to the fullest. Condolences to his family.

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