John Wesley "Buzz" McClung (July 15, 1935 – October 21, 2004) was a historian, lawyer, jurist, and a judge of the Alberta Court of Appeal.
He also wrote a History of the Alberta Court of Appeal published by his fellow appellate justices after he died.
In the result, the Court embraced precisely what Justice McClung expressly rejected, and confirmed the trial judge's decision to "read in" to Alberta's Individual's Rights Protection Act sexual orientation as a prohibited ground of discrimination.
The case was unanimously overturned by the Supreme Court in 1999 in a decision written by fellow Alberta jurist, Justice Major; a concurring opinion by Quebec jurist, Justice L'Heureux-Dubé described his decision as perpetuating "archaic myths and stereotypes".
In reply, McClung wrote a letter to the National Post attacking L'Heureux-Dubé, describing her writing as overly personal and blaming her attitude for the rise in the suicide rate of Quebec men.