Canadian Judicial Council launches public inquiry into alleged conduct of Quebec Superior Court justice

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A five-member judicial conduct review panel looked at two separate allegations against Justice Gerard Dugre and decided they warranted an inquiry. In both instances, the allegations are not proven

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.The Canadian Judicial Council says it will launch a public inquiry into the alleged conduct of a Quebec Superior Court judge.

The council says this was not the first allegation of a tardy decision, and it could demonstrate a pattern. “The allegations were that the judge was discourteous and the review panel found indeed the judge was intimidating, he was sometimes threatening and he did not let the parties provide their views, he did not let them make their arguments appropriately,” the council’s executive director, Norman Sabourin, said.

 

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But the CJC refused to even launch a public inquiry into a judge refusing to acknowledge the official transcript as the best evidence. Your right of appeal is dismissed because we dont want to hear you.

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