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“The legal profession is governed by different codes of professional conduct in each province,” said Kennedy. “However, there is extraordinary overlap between them and the principle of judicial independence is applicable across the country.”
In a joint statement, the Canadian and Manitoba Bar Associations condemned the JCCF’s behaviour, saying it had no place in the conduct of a trial. The incident, they said, also raises serious security concerns for the judiciary, officers of the court and court staff. It is particularly disturbing that the location of Joyal’s home and private cottage were known.
“Judicial independence is a crucial legal principle that guarantees judges have the freedom to make their decisions based solely on the facts and the laws,” said CBA President Brad Regehr and MBA President Ian Scarth in the statement. “Judicial independence is precisely that which guarantees the rights and freedoms of every person in Canada.”
Carpay apologized for his poor judgment during a special hearing Monday called by the judge overseeing a court challenge of COVID-19 restrictions in Manitoba. He argued, however, the validity of conducting surveillance of other public officials in the country.
Court of Queen s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal said he realized he was being followed by a vehicle after leaving the courthouse last week.
He said a person, who appeared to be a teenage boy, also went to his home and spoke with his daughter. There was also information his private cottage was observed.
Joyal said it soon became clear a private investigation agency was hired for the clear purpose of gathering what was hoped would be potentially embarrassing information in relation to my compliance with COVID public health restrictions.
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The revelation that a firm representing Manitoba churches hired a private investigator to tail a judge, to see if he complied with COVID-19 public health orders, sent shockwaves across the country Monday. Any effort to intimidate a judge is not acceptable in a free and democratic society such as Canada, federal Justice Minister David Lametti said.
Four days after he realized he was being followed around Winnipeg, Court of Queen s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal accepted the apologies of two lawyers for the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, a right-wing Calgary group, which is fighting Manitoba s public-health restrictions in court.
Winnipeg Free Press By: Dan Lett | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Monday, Jul. 12, 2021
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It would not be wrong to suggest Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba s chief public health officer, has a penchant for understatement.
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Roussin typically answers direct questions with short, direct answers. He is not given to hyperbole or exaggeration.
In stark contrast to Manitoba s volatile first premier, for whom every news conference is an opportunity for political self-flagellation, Roussin has never said anything for which he must later apologize.
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The chief justice of Manitoba s Court of Queen s Bench, Glenn Joyal, says he s been followed by a private investigator. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press files)