Inquiries Listings

Each year, the Canadian Judicial Council renders decisions on public complaints about judicial conduct (and not their judgments). Below are the Council's decisions on the various cases it has been asked to address.

Inquiries Listings

June 2020 Proceedings and reports regarding Justice Gérard Dugré Superior Court of Quebec: 2021-01-13 Decision on the request to postpone the hearing

2020-12-23 Decision on Supplementary Directives

2020-12-23 Decision and Reasons on Preliminary Matters (2020-12-23)

2020-12-09 Notice of Allegations

2020-11-17 Decision and Reasons on Preliminary Matters (2020-11-17)

2020-07-06 Reasons for the Ruling on the hearing to be held in camera
April 2019 Proceedings and reports regarding Justice Michel Girouard Superior Court of Quebec: 2016-04-20 Report of the Canadian Judicial Council to the Minister of Justice

2016-01-13 Observations de l'avocate indépendante (French only)

2015-12-17 Submissions of justice Girouard to Councill (without appendices)

2015-12-17 Observations de l'honorable M. Girouard au Conseil (avec annexes) (French only)

2015-11-18 Report of the Inquiry Committee to the Canadian Judicial Council

2015-05-14 Décision relative à la requête du juge Girouard en exclusion d'un élément de preuve (French only)

2015-05-04 Documents submitted at the hearing P-1

2015-05-04 Documents submitted at the hearing P-2

2015-05-04 Documents submitted at the hearing P-5

2015-05-04 Documents submitted at the hearing P-6

2015-04-08 Décisions relative aux requêtes préliminaires (French only)

2015-03-17 Amended detailed notice of allegations.

2015-03-16 Requête en radiation d'allégations, divulgation de la preuve et précisions (French only)

2015-03-13 Avis de l'intention de l'avocate indépendante de demander des directives au comité d'enquête (French only)

2015-03-13 Avis de l'intention de l'avocate indépendante de demander des directives au comité d'enquête (French only)

2015-03-13 Avis de l'intention de l'avocate indépendante de demander des directives au comité d'enquête (French only)

2015-03-13 Avis de l'intention de l'avocate indépendante de demander des directives au comité d'enquête (French only)

2015-03-13 Avis d'allégations détaillé (French only)

2015-03-11 Requête du juge Girouard au comité d'enquête (French only)
February 2018 Proceedings and reports regarding Justice Michel Girouard Superior Court of Quebec: 2019-04-23 Appellant's Memorandum of Fact and Law

2018-09-07 Notice of Appeal of a decision of the Federal Court

2018-08-29 Federal Court Order and Reasons

2018-08-29 Federal Court Order

2018-02-20 Report to Minister

2018-02-20 Dissent

2017-12-05 Submission of Justice M. Girouard

2017-12-05 Book of sources Volume 1 (French only)

2017-11-16 Letter to counsel for the judge

2017-11-09 Letter from counsel - request for an extension

2017-11-06 Report of the Inquiry Committee to the Canadian Judicial Council

2017-06-23 Additional submission of Justice Girouard (French only)

2017-06-23 Response to submissions (French only)

2017-06-09 Representations of Counsel for the Inquiry Committee

2017-06-08 Submission of Justice Girouard (French only)

2017-05-04 Federal Court reasons for dismissing application for stay of proceedings

2017-04-27 Federal Court Order (French only)

2017-04-25 Application for Stay of Proceedings (French only)

2017-04-04 Decision of the Committee on preliminary motions

2016-06-14 Joint letter from Ministers

2017-04-03 Request For Clarification Regarding The Notice of Allegations (French only)

2017-03-27 Federal Court Decision (French only)

2017-03-16 Letter to the Federal Court from counsel for the judge (French only)

2017-03-17 Guidelines For Lawyers

2017-03-13 Amended Notice of Allegations

2017-02-22 Final Version Request For Disclosure of Documents 22 Feb (French only)

2019-02-17 Inquiry Committee Counsel's Brief (French only)

2017-01-26 Motion of motion to dismiss (French only)

2017-01-17 Motion to strike allegations

2017-02-06 Amended order by the Inquiry Committee regarding hearing dates, location and time (French only)

2017-01-31 Amended order by the Inquiry Committee regarding hearing dates, location and time (French only)

2017-02-01 Letter - Notice of constitutional questions - Inquiry in regards to the Honorable Michel Girouard (CCM-16-0179) (French only)

2017-01-31 Decision of Chief Justice Drapeau in Response to Motion to Disqualify

2017-01-31 Decision of Chief Justice Joyal in response to the motion for recusal on non-institutional reasons

2017-01-26 Order on the publication of the Motion to reject Notices of Allegations (French only)

2017-01-17 Order on the publication of the Motion to strike out allegations (French only)

2017-01-27 T-1106-16 - Federal Court Order (French only)

2017-01-26 Notice of constitutional questions (French only)

2017-01-26 Memorandum by the Honorable Michel Girouard on preliminary matters (French only)

2017-01-26 Request for recusal of Inquiry Committee members (French only)

2017-01-26 Application for Judicial Review (French only)

2017-01-16 Notice of Allegations

2017-01-13 Preliminary motions (French only)

2016-06-21 Response to letter from Judge's counsel

2016-06-21 Letter to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

2016-06-21 Acknowledgment of receipt (Ministers) (French only)

2016-06-15 Letter from counsel for the judge

2017-01-31 Amendment Inquiry Committee Order Prescribing Dates, Place and Hours of Hearing (French only)

2017-07-10 Transcript 10 July - To obtain the transcript please contact info@cjc-ccm.gc.ca.

2019-08-21 Transcript 19 May - To obtain the transcript please contact info@cjc-ccm.gc.ca.

2017-05-18 Transcript 18 May - To obtain the transcript please contact info@cjc-ccm.gc.ca.

2017-05-17 Transcript 17 May - To obtain the transcript please contact info@cjc-ccm.gc.ca.

2017-05-16 Transcript 16 May - To obtain the transcript please contact info@cjc-ccm.gc.ca.

2017-05-12 Transcript 12 May - To obtain the transcript please contact info@cjc-ccm.gc.ca.

2017-05-10 Transcript 10 May - To obtain the transcript please contact info@cjc-ccm.gc.ca.

2017-05-09 Transcript 9 May - To obtain the transcript please contact info@cjc-ccm.gc.ca.

2017-05-08 Transcript 8 May - To obtain the transcript please contact info@cjc-ccm.gc.ca.

2019-08-15 Application for Leave to Appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada
June 2017 Proceedings and reports regarding Justice Frank J. C. Newbould Ontario Superior Court of Justice: 2017-07-31 Correspondence in the matter involving Justice Newbould

2017-06-01 Report of the Inquiry Committee to the Canadian Judicial Council

2017-05-29 Notice of Allegations

2017-05-19 Federal Court of Appeal Decision

2017-03-31 Notice of Appeal to the Federal Court

2017-03-29 Federal Court Order

2017-03-13 Letter in response to CSCJA

2017-03-08 Letter from CSCJA

2017-03-13 Letter in response to Mr Gover

2017-03-08 Letter from Mr Gover

2017-03-01 Letter in response to IBA

2017-02-28 Letter from IBA

2017-02-15 Notice of Application

2017-02-08 Decision of the Review Panel
March 2017 Proceedings and reports regarding Robin Camp Federal Court: 2017-03-08 Report to Minister

2017-03-08 Reasons for voting against motion

2017-02-23 Supplementary Submissions of Justice Camp

2017-02-08 Letter to Mr Addario - Council Decision regarding a Request for Oral Hearing

2017-02-08 Letter to Mr Addario - Dissenting reasons of certain members regarding a Request for Oral Hearing

2017-02-08 Letter to judge's counsel - Request For Submissions

2017-01-06 Justice Camp's response to the Inquiry Committee report

2016-12-19 CJC decision regarding a request to make oral representations

2016-11-29 Inquiry Committee Report

2016-09-12 Inquiry Transcripts

2016-09-12 Closing Submissions of Justice Camp

2016-09-06 Opening Submissions of Justice Camp

2016-09-07 Exhibit # 5 - Justice Deborah McCawley - Reading list

2016-09-08 Exhibit # 8 - Professor B. Cossman - Reading list

2016-09-08 Exhibit #9 - Dr. Lori Haskell - Reading list

2016-09-09 Exhibit # 10 - Letter from Justice Camp

2016-09-09 Exhibit # 11 - Letter to CJ Crampton

2016-09-09 Exhibit # 12 - Syllabus

2016-09-12 Exhibit # 13 - New Judges Training Program

2016-09-09 Ethical Principles for Judges

2016-09-08 Exhibts - Agreed Statement of Facts

2016-09-08 Agreed Statement of Facts

2016-09-06 Redacted Statement given at Calgary on the 22nd day of August, 2016 in the presence of Penny Ferguson, Crisis Support Coordinator with Calgary Police Victime Assistance

2016-09-06 Pre-Hearing Submissions of Presenting Counsel

2016-09-01 Notice of Motion Regarding Publication Ban

2016-08-26 Notice of Motion Regarding Publication Ban

2016-08-26 Submission WAVAW and BSCC

2016-07-26 Reasons for Order related to Interveners

2016-07-14 Notice of Allegations (technical amendment)

2016-07-08 Order Interveners

2016-07-04 Notice of Response

2016-06-11 Directions from inquiry committee

2016-05-26 Correspondence

2016-05-24 Correspondence

2016-05-18 Correspondence

2016-05-04 Directions to Potential Interveners

2016-05-02 Notice of Allegations

2016-04-22 Directions to Counsel

2014-06-05 Redacted transcript of Trial (R.V. WAGAR)
December 2015 Proceedings and reports regarding Justice Michel Déziel Superior Court of Quebec: 2015-12-02 Report of the Canadian Judicial Council to the Minister of Justice

2015-06-03 Report of the Inquiry Committee to the Canadian Judicial Council

2015-03-06 Independent lawyer's request for severing of inquiry (French only)

2015-02-27 C-5 - Joint Procedure File (French only)

2015-02-23 C-4 - Letter from Me Gauthier to Me Zaor (French only)

2015-02-23 C-3 - Letter to Me Zaor from Me Gagné (French only)

2015-02-19 C-2 - Letter to Me Gagné from Me Zaor (French only)

2015-02-09 C-1 - Letter to Me Zaor by Martin Cossette, Lieutenant (French only)

2015-01-26 Notice of Allegations
May 2015 Proceedings and reports regarding Associate Chief Justice Lori Douglas Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba: 2014-11-24 Ruling of the Inquiry Committee to adjourn

2014-11-19 Ruling of Inquiry Committee regarding disclosure of clinical notes

2014-11-04 Ruling of the Inquiry Committee on Preliminary Motions of Associate Chief Justice Lori Douglas

2014-10-15 Submissions of Douglas, ACJ on the Preliminary Motion

2014-10-13 Ruling on venue of the Preliminary Motions

2014-10-08 Motion Record of Douglas ACJ on the venue of the Preliminary Motions

2014-10-08 Douglas ACJ Responding factum on Independent Counsel

2014-10-08 Notice of Motion by Independent Counsel for Directions

2014-10-06 Representations of Independent Counsel on venue

2014-09-04 Notice of Independent Counsel's intention to seek directions from the Inquiry Committee

2014-08-20 Notice of Allegations

2014-04-09 CJC correspondence re Independent Counsel

2014-04-09 CJC correspondence re Independent Counsel Letter 1

2014-04-09 CJC correspondence re Independent Counsel Letter 2

2014-04-09 CJC correspondence re Independent Counsel Letter 3

2014-04-09 CJC correspondence re Independent Counsel Letter 4

2014-04-09 CJC correspondence re Independent Counsel Letter 5

2014-04-22 Notice of Appeal T-1567-12

2014-03-28 Federal Court Reasons and Judgment T-1567-12

2013-11-20 Reasons for Resignation of the Inquiry Committee

2013-09-23 Federal Court Order T-1567-12

2013-09-13 Federal Court Order T-1567-12

2013-07-12 Federal Court Orders T-1567-12 Interveners

2013-07-12 Federal Court Orders T-1567-12 Stay

2013-06-11 Federal Court Order T-1567-12

2013-03-28 Direction from the Inquiry Committee in respect of a request for access to transcripts and exhibits Submissions of judge's counsel

2013-04-04 Direction from the Inquiry Committee in respect of a request for access to transcripts and exhibits Submissions of Mr Chapman's counsel

2013-04-06 Direction from the Inquiry Committee in respect of a request for access to transcripts and exhibits Submissions of Independent Counsel

2013-04-24 Direction from the Inquiry Committee in respect of a request for access to transcripts and exhibits Reply to counsel submissions by the Lawyers Weekly

2013-05-23 Direction from the Inquiry Committee in respect of a request for access to transcripts and exhibits Committee direction (letter from Committee counsel)

2013-04-30 Federal Court Orders T-1567-12

2013-04-30 Federal Court Orders T-1789-12

2012-11-01 Federal Court Orders T-1567-12

2012-11-01 Federal Court Orders T-1789-12

2012-09-26 Application for Judicial Review submitted by Alex Chapman

2012-08-20 Application for Judicial Review submitted by Independent Counsel

2012-08-20 Application for Judicial Review submitted by the Hon. Lori Douglas

2012-08-20 Ruling of the Inquiry Committee concerning the Hon. Lori Douglas with respect to the motion to disqualify all members of the Inquiry Committee on the basis of alleged reasonable apprehension of bias

2012-07-16 Excerpts of the Transcript of the hearing Note: By order of the Committee, the transcript of oral testimony will be published after all witnesses are heard.

2012-07-12 Correspondence with and Rulings by the Inquiry Committee The Inquiry Committee has made public correspondence, submissions and rulings dating from October 2011 to July 2012.

2012-07-11 Ruling of the Inquiry Committee with respect to the application of Alex chapman for standing and the funding of legal counsel

2012-06-22 Order of the Inquiry Committee concerning the Hon. Lori Douglas with respect to the use of Personal Electronic Devices

2012-06-22 Ruling of the Inquiry Committee concerning the Hon. Lori Douglas with respect to the validity of Complaint 2 and admissibility of certain computer discs

2012-06-13 Response to the allegations

2012-05-29 Notice of allegations

2012-05-19 Transcript of the hearing

2012-05-15 Ruling of the Inquiry Committee concerning the Hon. Lori Douglas with respect to certain Preliminary Issues
March 2009 Proceedings and reports regarding Justice Paul Cosgrove Superior Court of Justice of Ontario: 2009-03-30 Report of the CJC to the Minister of Justice

2009-03-06 Transcript of the Special Meeting of the CJC on 6 March 2009

2009-02-09 Written submissions presented by Independent Counsel Brief of Authorities

2009-01-26 Written submissions presented on behalf of Justice Cosgrove Book of documents index

2008-11-27 Inquiry Committee Report

2003-12-04 Inquiry Committee Report Appendix A

2004-04-22 Inquiry Committee Report Appendix B

2004-04-22 Inquiry Committee Report Appendix C

2004-04-22 Inquiry Committee Report Appendix D

2003-12-04 Inquiry Committee Report Appendix E

2008-09-11 Transcript of the Inquiry Committee proceedings

2008-09-10 Transcript of the Inquiry Committee proceedings

2008-09-08 Transcript of the Inquiry Committee proceedings

2008-09-08 Transcript of the Inquiry Committee proceedings

2008-09-05 Transcript of the Inquiry Committee proceedings

2008-09-04 Transcript of the Inquiry Committee proceedings

2008-09-03 Transcript of the Inquiry Committee proceedings

2008-09-02 Transcript of the Inquiry Committee proceedings

2008-08-11 Federal Court decision, 11 August 2008

2008-02-29 Notice of particulars to Justice Cosgrove

2008-02-29 Notice of Appeal by the Attorney General of Canada

2005-10-26 Decision of the Federal Court of Canada (Constitutionality of s. 63(1) of the Judges Act)

2005-01-20 Application for Judicial Review by Mr Justice Paul Cosgrove

2004-12-16 Inquiry Committee Reasons (Constitutionality of s. 63(1) of the Judges Act)

2004-12-16 Appendix A (to the Inquiry Committee Reasons)

2004-12-16 Appendix B (to the Inquiry Committee Reasons)

2004-12-03 Factum of the Honourable Justice Paul Cosgrove

2004-12-03 Factum of the Independent Counsel (Regarding the Constitutionality of s. 63(1) of the Judges Act)

2004-11-29 Factum of the Attorney General of Canada

2004-11-29 Factum of the Attorney General of Ontario

2004-11-29 Factum of the Canadian Superior Court Judges Association (29 November 2004)

2004-11-29 Factum of the Criminal Lawyers Association

2004-10-18 Motion Record of the Honourable Justice Paul Cosgrove

2003-12-04 Responding Motion Record of Independent Counsel (Regarding the Constitutionality of s. 63(1) of the Judges Act).
December 2008 Proceedings and reports regarding Justice Theodore Matlow Ontario Superior Court of Justice: 2008-12-03 Report of the CJC to the Minister of Justice

2008-07-24 Transcript of the Special Meeting of the CJC on 21 July 2008

2008-07-21 Special Meeting of the Canadian Judicial Council on 21 July 2008

2008-07-14 Written submissions presented by the Independent Counsel

2008-07-14 Book of Authorities

2008-06-27 Written submissions presented on behalf of Justice Matlow 3

2008-06-26 Judicial Review Application filed on behalf of Justice Matlow

2008-06-26 Executive Summary of the Inquiry Committee Report

2008-05-28 Inquiry Committee Report 2

2006-01-31 Inquiry Committee Report Appendix I

2007-12-07 Inquiry Committee Report Appendix II

2007-12-04 Inquiry Committee Report Appendix III

2007-12-04 Inquiry Committee Report Appendix IV

2008-04-08 Transcript of the Inquiry Committee Proceedings

2008-01-08 Transcript of the Inquiry Committee Proceedings

2008-01-09 Transcript of the Inquiry Committee Proceedings

2008-01-10 Transcript of the Inquiry Committee Proceedings

2007-11-19 Transcript of the Inquiry Committee proceedings
December 2003 Inquiry Committee’s report to the Minister of Justice regarding Justice Jean-Guy Boilard Superior Court of Quebec: 2019-04-25 Inquiry Committee’s report to the Minister of Justice regarding Mr Justice Jean-Guy Boilard of the Superior Court of Quebec
March 2003 Inquiry Committee’s report to the Minister of Justice regarding Justice Bernard Flynn Superior Court of Quebec: 2003-03-01 Inquiry Committee’s report to the Minister of Justice regarding Mr Justice Bernard Flynn of the Superior Court of Quebec.
April 1999 Inquiry Committee’s decision on preliminary issues in the case of Justice Robert Flahiff Superior Court of Quebec: 1999-04-01 Inquiry Committee’s decision on preliminary issues in the case of Mr Justice Robert Flahiff of the Superior Court of Quebec.
June 1996 Inquiry Committees’ report to the Minister of Justice regarding Justice Jean Bienvenue Superior Court of Quebec: 1996-06-01 Inquiry Committees’ report to the Minister of Justice regarding Mr Justice Jean Bienvenue of the Superior Court of Quebec.
February 1994 Inquiry Committee’s decision regarding its jurisdiction to conduct an inquiry about Justice Gratton Ontario Court of Justice: 1994-02-01 Inquiry Committee’s decision regarding its jurisdiction to conduct an inquiry about Mr Justice Gratton of the Ontario Court of Justice.
August 1990 Inquiry Committee’s report at the Attorney General of Nova Scotia’s request regarding the removal from office of three judges: Justice Gordon Hart, Justice Malachi Jones, and Justice Angus Macdonald. not specificied: 1990-08-01 Inquiry Committee’s report at the Attorney General of Nova Scotia’s request regarding the removal from office of three judges: Mr Justice Gordon Hart, Mr Justice Malachi Jones, and Mr Justice Angus Macdonald.