Anthony Merchant
Anthony Merchant | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for Regina Wascana | |
| In office 1975–1978 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Baker |
| Succeeded by | Clinton Oliver White |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 19, 1944 Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Died | October 13, 2025 (aged 80) Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Pana Merchant |
| Relations | Vincent Reynolds Smith (grandfather) Sally Merchant (mother) Otto Lang (brother-in-law) Amanda Lang (niece) |
| Alma mater | University of Saskatchewan |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
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Evatt Francis Anthony Merchant KC (October 19, 1944 – October 13, 2025) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician. His law firm Merchant Law Group LLP, which he founded in 1986, is best known for representing former students of Indian residential schools in the $1.9 billion Indian Residential School Settlement in 2006, the largest class-action settlement in Canadian history. Prior to founding his law firm, Merchant represented Regina Wascana in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal member. Merchant was named a Queen's Counsel in 1995.