JUDICIAL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS
OTTAWA, October 2, 2003 - The Honourable Martin Cauchon, Minister of
Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the appointments of
Roderick A. McLennan, Q.C., Earl A. Cherniak, Q.C., and Gretta Chambers to the
Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission. All appointments are effective
until August 31, 2007.
Roderick A. McLennan, Q.C., of Edmonton is appointed Chairperson.
Mr. McLennan graduated in law from the University of Alberta and was admitted
to the Alberta Bar in 1959, and the Northwest Territories Bar in 1961. He was
appointed Queen's Counsel in 1974.
Mr. McLennan is currently a senior partner at the law firm of McLennan Ross.
He has participated in several federal and provincial commissions of inquiry
and has advised governments on constitutional and litigious matters. Mr. McLennan
has also lectured for a number of years at the University of Alberta, Faculty
of Law in advocacy.
Earl A. Cherniak, Q.C., of Toronto is reappointed a member as recommended
by the judiciary.
Mr. Cherniak graduated in law from Osgoode Hall Law School and was admitted
to the Bar of Ontario in 1960, and the Bar of Alberta in 1972. He was appointed
Queen's Counsel in 1974.
Mr. Cherniak is a senior partner at the law firm of Lerners in Toronto. He
has served as a commissioner of the Ontario Law Reform Commission, and is currently
an elected bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada and Chair of the Proceedings
Authorization Committee.
Gretta Chambers of Montreal is appointed a member as recommended by
the Minister of Justice of Canada.
Ms. Chambers obtained her B.A. in Political Science from McGill University.
Ms. Chambers is a columnist for The London Free Press and a regular
contributor to Language and Society, as well as CBC Newsworld and CBC
radio as a political commentator. She has over 30 years experience in media.
Ms. Chambers has served in numerous public-interest capacities, including Chancellor
of McGill University from 1991 to 1999 and Governor of McGill University since
1978 (emeritus since 1988). As well, she has been Chair of the Board
of Governors of the McGill University - Montreal Children's Hospital Research
Institute since 1985, and also Public Governor of the Montreal Exchange since
1996. Ms. Chambers was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 1994.
The Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission is established under the
Judges Act to inquire at least every four years into the adequacy of
the salaries and benefits of the federally appointed judiciary. The Commission
consists of three members: one is nominated by the judiciary and another by
the federal Minister of Justice, and these two then nominate a Chairperson.
The Commission will have nine months in which to conduct its inquiry and provide
its recommendations to the Minister of Justice for consideration by the government.
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Ref.:
Catherine Gagnaire
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Justice
(613) 992-4621
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