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Tony merchant biography
Anthony Merchant
Canadian politician
Evatt Francis Anthony "Tony" Merchant, KC (born ) is a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and former politician. His law firm Merchant Law Group LLP, which he founded in , is best known for representing former students of Indian residential schools in the $ billion Indian Residential School Settlement in , the largest class-action settlement in Canadian history.[1] Prior to founding his law firm, Merchant represented Regina Wascana in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal member.[2] Merchant was named a Queen's Counsel in
Personal life
Merchant was born in in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan[2] and was raised by his mother.
He studied arts and law at the University of Saskatchewan and business administration at the University of Regina. He was later in the navy.[3] Merchant was admitted to the Saskatchewan bar in , to the Alberta bar in , to the British Columbia bar in and to the Arizona bar in