Cost Of Inquiry Rises With Prospect Of Revelations

by | Sep 10, 2010 | inquiries

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Show+Charest+registry+Bellemare/3503979/story. Having spent $1.7 million on the Bastarache inquiry into the obvious fact that judges are appointed by politicians who reward their friends, the estimated final cost is now $6 million....

Embarassing Judicial Appointment

by | Sep 1, 2010 | inquiries

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/855250–manitoba-judge-featured-on-porn-website-report-says?bn=1 Previous rants in this category have discussed the controversy arising from allegations  of improper political influence on judicial appointments in...

Harper On The Right Track This Time

by | Jun 17, 2010 | inquiries

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/harper-concerned-that-rcmp-apology-in-dziekanski-case-was-not-genuine/article1606471/ As the nation awaits the imminent publication of the report of  yet  another multi million dollar public inquiry into a...

Mulroney:Let Common Sense Prevail

by | Jun 2, 2010 | inquiries, perjury

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/05/17/mulroney-inquiry-legal-fees.html The Criminal Code provides: “131(1) Perjury Subject to subsection (3), every one commits perjury who, with intent to mislead, makes before a person who is authorized by law to permit it...

Brian Mulroney: Trial By Public Inquiry

by | Jun 1, 2010 | inquiries

Criminal lawyers in Montreal and elsewhere must wish their clients could also be tried by $14 million public inquiries whose terms of reference prevent delving into what is obviously the essence of the matter being inquired into. It has now been determined that  Mr....