David Varty
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David Lawrence Varty (born 1948) is a lawyer and author in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Varty is author of the book, Who Gets Ungava?, analyzing the legal and constitutional issues relating to the potential secession of the province of Quebec from Canada. He sought the Liberal Party of Canada nomination to challenge sitting Prime Minister Kim Campbell in the electoral district of Vancouver Centre in the 1993 Canadian federal election; the nomination eventually went to Dr. Hedy Fry.
David Varty was called to the British Columbia Bar in 1980. He practiced civil litigation in Vancouver, British Columbia (BC), Canada and then served as counsel with the Department of Justice (Canada) and with the Canadian Transport Commission (CTC) in Ottawa, Ontario. He has written over 40 publications on legal and public issues. He is fluent in French and English. Varty is married and has two children.
[edit] Writings
- Denied : essays on native property rights in Canada (1990)
- Who Gets Ungava (1991)