St. FX University HAS honoured renowned judge, lawyer, volunteer and social activist Laurie Halfpenny MacQuarrie with the degree Doctor of Laws honoris causa.
“It’s truly an honour to receive an honorary degree from this university, which I cherish,” said Judge Halfpenny MacQuarrie, who has made significant contributions to the legal and Indigenous communities, and has been an active social advocate, in Cape Breton, in Nova Scotia, and beyond.
At StFX, she says, “you gain much more than an education. You gain the value of the human spirit.”
Judge Halfpenny MacQuarrie urged graduates to remember to take time for themselves in a busy world, to make sure their own self needs are met, and to be cognizant and remember that everyone has story, and we may only be privy to one small part of that story.