Canadian Judicial Council

Inquiries

Reports and Decisions

The CJC investigates complaints regarding the conduct (as distinct from the decisions) of federally appointed judges. On some occasions the complaints process reaches a formal inquiry stage. This section includes documents related to such inquiries.


Inquiry Committee Regarding Mr. Justice Paul Cosgrove


August 2003, Report of the Boilard Inquiry Committee to the Canadian
Judicial Council  - Council Report to the Minister of Justice, December 2003


December 2002, Report of the Flynn Inquiry Committee to the Canadian
Judicial Council (PDF, 279 Kb) (Council Report to the Minister of Justice, March 2003)


April 1999, Decision of Flahiff Inquiry Committee re Preliminary Motions by Judge (Judge resigned from office on April 13, 1999 and Inquiry terminated)


June 1996, Report of the Bienvenue Inquiry Committee to the Canadian Judicial Council (PDF, 2747 Kb)
(This report was published in the National Journal of Constitutional Law, Vol. 9 No. 3 October 1998) (Council Report to the Minister of Justice was reproduced as Appendix G in the Council’s 1996-97 annual report)


February 1994, Decision of the Gratton Inquiry Committee re Constitutional Questions with respect to the jurisdiction of the Canadian Judicial Council and the Inquiry Committee (PDF, 2131 Kb)
(Judge resigned from office effective October 1994 and Inquiry terminated) (Decision was published in the National Journal of Constitutional Law, Volume 5, 1995)


August 1990, Report of the Nova Scotia Judges Inquiry Committee to the Canadian Judicial Council (PDF, 2162 Kb)
(This report was published in the UNB Law Journal, Vol. 40, 1991)