Chr. graduated from the law school of the University of British Columbia in 1970. He was called to the bar of British Columbia in 1971, and subsequently to the bars of Alberta, Yukon, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Manitoba, and Ontario for occasional appearances, as well as Grey's Inn, London. His specialty has always been the defense of the individual against great odds.

Chr. first came to attention as a lawyer in 1983 when he became James Keegstra's attorney after that schoolteacher was fired from his job and criminally charged with willfully promoting hatred by teaching his students that there was a Jewish conspiracy. His defence of Keegstra brought him to the attention of Ernst Zündel who retained Christie in September 1984 to defend him against criminal charges related to 'Holocaust denial' with co-counsel Barbara Kulaszka. Chr. argued three appeals of the Ernst Zundel case until the Supreme Court struck down the "false news" law. He was also defense counsel for the landmark cases of Malcolm Ross, John Ross Taylor, Tony McAleer (Canadian Liberty Net), and Imre Finta, all before the Supreme Court of Canada. 

Chr. has also appeared in the Old Bailey and the Court of Appeal in London, England in the free speech case of Lady Jane Birdwood. He was defense counsel for Harcus and Scryba in Winnipeg on promotion of hatred charges. The case was dismissed after a 2-week preliminary hearing, with charges pending against the police.  

Chr. is a major inspirational speaker for freedom, and is the General Counsel for the 'Canadian Free Speech League' a society that defends freedom of expression in Canada. He has spoken at free speech symposia and conferences on individual freedom in Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, Vancouver, England, Germany, throughout the Pacific Rim countries and throughout Western Canada, at high schools, technical schools, private meetings and universities on law, politics and freedom-related issues. 

In 1978, Chr. created a political movement for the Independence of Western Canada, called the 'Western Canada Concept', and has spoken throughout the West, to meetings large and miniscule about the possibility of creating a new nation of Western Canada. He publishes regular political commentary in the "Western Separatist Papers" and commentary on law in the "Friends of Freedom", a publication which records and analyzes the status of freedom of expression in Canada. 

On 2007-09-11, the 'Law Society of British Columbia' issued a report finding that Chr. had committed professional misconduct in his civil litigation practice. The panel found that Chr.’s conduct was dishonourable. On 2007-12-17, the 'Law Society’s' panel gave its decision on the penalty of $2,500 to be imposed on Chr. and required Chr. to pay $20,000 in respect of costs.

Werke von-über / Works of-about Chr.: 

Douglas Christie official site

R.I.P

Memorial Booklet

Letzte Änderung / Last update: 13.04.2013 

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