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David Lametti’s legacy as justice minister is advancing cause of wrongfully convicted
OTTAWA — When David Lametti met David Milgaard in his office a few years back, he pulled a copy of The Tragically Hip’s “Fully Completely” off a shelf and asked Milgaard to sign his record.
Its song “Wheat Kings” was inspired by the wrongful conviction that kept Milgaard falsely imprisoned for 23 years, starting when he was a teenager.
“He called David his hero when he was a student,” recalled James Lockyer, a Toronto-based lawyer who helped found the organization Innocence Canada, which works to exonerate people like Milgaard, who died last year.
“He had a photographer come in and take multiple photographs with him and David in his office … I wouldn’t be at all surprised if he’s framed one.