Malcolm Rowe

Malcolm Rowe (born June 27, 1953) is a Canadian who has served as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada since 2016. Rowe is the first judge from Newfoundland and Labrador to sit on the Supreme Court.

Early life and education Rowe was born on June 27, 1953 in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, to parents who grew up in the province's small fishing communities.

Rowe attended Memorial University of Newfoundland, where he earned a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Arts in political science. He studied at York University's Osgoode Hall Law School from 1975–78 and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws.

Career

Rowe was called to the bar by the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1978 and The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario) in 1986.

Rowe also taught public and constitutional law as a lecturer at the University of Ottawa for two years.

In March 2021, the Supreme Court found that the federal government's carbon price regime is constitutional. Rowe was one of three dissenting justices. He concluded that the federal government's carbon price law was unconstitutional because it interfered with areas of exclusive provincial jurisdiction.

Personal life Rowe was married to Moya Greene, with whom he has a daughter.