Brad Regehr (BA '93) awarded honorary doctorate at spring convocation

The Faculty of Arts is very proud to award alumnus Brad Regehr (BA '93) with an honorary Doctor of Letters, the highest honour conferred by the University of Waterloo, at this year’s spring convocation ceremony.

Brad Regehr is a member of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. He earned his Honours BA in History from the University of Waterloo in 1993, and his LLB from the University of Manitoba in 1996. Regehr was called to the Bar in 1997 and is presently a partner at Maurice Law and King’s Counsel in Manitoba. He has served as president of the Manitoba Bar Association and president of the Canadian Bar Association, the first Indigenous lawyer to hold these offices. His work includes educating all Canadians about Indigenous issues and building cultural competency to address trauma.

Read the Waterloo Magazine story about Regehr's work to ensure all lawyers address systemic racism in Canada.