Tag: Supreme Court Canada

Judicial Council Reviewing Complaint Against Supreme Court of Canada’s Russell Brown

The Canadian Judicial Council is reviewing a complaint about the alleged conduct of Supreme Court of Canada Justice Russell Brown. In a statement Tuesday, the council said the complaint against Brown, received Jan. 29, was referred to Christopher Hinkson, chief justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia and chairperson of the council’s judicial conduct…


Canada’s Top Judge Spoke Bias Against Trucker Convoy, Lawyers Say

Thirteen lawyers have sent a complaint letter to the Canadian Judicial Council (CJC) about comments made by Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Richard Wagner regarding the trucker convoy that staged large-scale protests against COVID-19 mandates in downtown Ottawa earlier this year. The seven-page letter quotes a full page of excerpts from an April 9…


Quebec Rights Commission Drops Certain Discrimination Cases, Citing Supreme Court Ruling on Comedian Mike Ward

Citing a Supreme Court of Canada decision late last year that some welcomed as a win for free speech, the Quebec human rights commission has dropped many cases of alleged discriminatory comments, a precedent that may impact other provinces. Last October, the country’s highest court ruled 5–4 that jokes by a Quebec comedian mocking a…