The University of Ottawa recently announced nine people to receive honorary doctorates at its spring convocation, Ottawa Citizen reports. Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart was among the nine honored. The university praised Stoddart for her “contribution to the advancement of women in the legal profession,” the report states.
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