Roger Tassé, OC (June 5, 1931 – May 20, 2017) was a Canadian lawyer and civil servant. Tassé served as a deputy solicitor general during the 1970s. He represented the Canadian government during negotiations which led to the Meech Lake Accord (1987) and the Charlottetown Accord (1992).[1] [2]
Beginning in 1980, Roger Tassé led a team of Department of Justice lawyers charged with drafting the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which was adopted in 1982.[1] His key role in the creation of the bill of rights, entrenched in the Constitution of Canada, earned him the nickname, "architect of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms."[1] [2]
Tassé died at a hospital in Gatineau, Quebec, on May 20, 2017, at the age of 85.[1] He was survived by his wife, Renée Marcil Tassé.[1]