QUEBEC JUDICIAL APPOINTEMENTS ANNOUNCED

OTTAWA, November 6, 2003 -- The Honourable Martin Cauchon, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointments:

Michel Déziel of Blainville is appointed a judge of the Quebec Superior Court - district of Montreal. He replaces Mr. Justice P. Jolin who elected to become a supernumerary judge.

Mr. Justice Déziel obtained a Bachelor of Laws from l'Université de Sherbrooke in 1971, and was admitted to the Barreau du Québec in 1972.

At the time of his appointment, he was a partner with Dunton Rainville s.e.n.c. and practiced mostly in municipal law, as well as in real estate law, banking law, and civil and criminal litigation. In the past, he was also a partner with Déziel, Paquin, Longval.

Mr. Justice Déziel is a membre gouverneur de la Fondation du Barreau du Québec, as well as a member of the Canadian Bar Association.

André Roy of Trois-Rivières is appointed a judge of the Quebec Superior Court - district of Montreal. He replaces Mr. Justice C. Larouche who elected to become a supernumerary judge.

Mr. Justice Roy obtained a Bachelor of Laws from l'Université de Sherbrooke in 1971, and was admitted to the Barreau du Québec in 1972.

Since 1992, he was a partner with Heenan Blaikie s.r.l. and was responsible for the Trois-Rivières office. He practiced mostly in labour law, employment law and administrative law.

Mr. Justice Roy is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, of l'Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines et en relations industrielles agréés du Québec, and a member of the Family Law Committee of the Barreau du Québec. He has been an instructor of law at l'Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, and has also acted as a panellist.

Jean-Yves J.A. Lalonde of Montreal is appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec - district of Montreal. He replaces Mr. Justice A.R. Hilton who was appointed to the Court of Appeal.

Mr. Justice Lalonde received a Bachelor of Laws from l'Université de Montréal in 1976, and was admitted to the Barreau du Québec in 1978.

Since 1993, he was a partner with Kaufman Laramée s.e.n.c., in Montreal where he was responsible for the litigation section. He also practiced in the areas of bankruptcy law, banking law, as well as commercial litigation and municipal law. In the past, he has also practiced law with the firms of Guy et Gilbert and L'Heureux Nadeau.

Mr. Justice Lalonde is a resource lawyer with the Association du jeune Barreau de Montréal, as well as a member of the Canadian Bar Association.

These appointments are effective immediately.

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