N.B. court upholds record $2M payout to fired Horizon CEO Dr. John Dornan
Firing announced by premier at 2022 news conference as part of shakeup in health leadership
The New Brunswick government has lost its bid to have a $2 million payout to the fired head of Horizon Health Network quashed.
A Court of King's Bench judge has upheld a labour arbitrator's decision in the case of Dr. John Dornan.
"On the issues raised by the employer in this matter, namely consideration, mitigation, and aggravated damages, I am not persuaded that the adjudicator issued an unreasonable decision," Justice Kathryn Gregory wrote in her 20-page decision issued Tuesday.
"Nor were there errors made relating to procedural fairness or jurisdiction," Gregory said, awarding Dornan costs of $4,000 plus HST and "reasonable disbursements."
Dornan declined an interview Wednesday, but did email a written statement.
The fact that these actions have been proven to be wrong and without merit by a reasonable and fair judicial process brings a level of transparency to the type of thinking inside the Premier's Office.
- John Dornan
"We knew the action taken by Premier [Blaine] Higgs' office related to my premature dismissal was wrong and without merit," the statement said.
"The fact that these actions have been proven to be wrong and without merit by a reasonable and fair judicial process brings a level of transparency to the type of thinking inside the Premier's Office.
"Their lack of consideration and respect for an engaged creative and successful leader with 45 years of education and innovation sends an insincere and dubious message."
Fired in health leadership shakeup
Dornan served as president and CEO of Horizon for only four months of his five-year contract when Higgs announced his firing during a news conference July 15, 2022.
It was part of a larger shakeup of New Brunswick's health-care leadership that saw the health minister replaced and the boards of both Horizon and Vitalité removed.
Higgs cited a growing health-care crisis that included the "traumatizing" death of a patient on July 12 in the waiting room of the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital's emergency department.
Dornan filed for unjust dismissal under the Public Service Labour Relations Act.
Kelly
VanBuskirk, one of Dornan's lawyers, said the case was complex because
it dealt with legal principles that have been applied differently in
different parts of the country. (Pierre Fournier/CBC)
In February, adjudicator George Filliter awarded Dornan special damages of about $1.8 million, representing the value of lost salary, pension contributions and health benefits, plus $200,000 in aggravated damages for "breach of the employer's implied obligation to act in good faith when dismissing him."
It was the largest employment compensation award in the province's history, according to Dornan's lawyers.
Last month, Jamie Eddy and Jessica Bungay, who represented the Department of Health and Horizon, argued Filliter "erred in fact and law and made an unreasonable decision."
They argued it should be thrown out or the grievance should be sent to another arbitrator.
Appeal still possible
Donan's lawyer Kelly VanBuskirk said he and co-counsel Howard Levitt of Toronto are pleased the judge dismissed the province's application and hope Dornan will "be able to move forward now.
"Having had to fight this matter for quite some time, our hope for his sake is that that will be the end of the matter," he said.
The province has not decided yet whether it will appeal, according to Department of Justice and Public Safety spokesperson Sarah Bustard.
"The Office of the Attorney General is reviewing the decision and considering all options, including an appeal," she said in an emailed statement.
Attn Michael Lacy I just called and left a voicemail reminding you of the email I sent you 2 years ago and published it within my blog as well
From: Ministerial Correspondence Unit - Justice Canada <mcu@justice.gc.ca>
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 17:28:45 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Attn Michael Lacy I just called and left a
voicemail reminding you of the email I sent you 2 years ago and
published it within my blog as well
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Thank you for writing to the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister
of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.
Due to the significant increase in the volume of correspondence
addressed to the Minister, please note that there may be a delay in
processing your email. Rest assured that your message will be
carefully reviewed.
-------------------
Merci d'avoir écrit à l'honorable Jody Wilson-Raybould, ministre de la
justice et procureur général du Canada.
En raison d'une augmentation importante du volume de la correspondance
adressée à la ministre, veuillez prendre note qu'il pourrait y avoir
un retard dans le traitement de votre courriel. Nous tenons à vous
assurer que votre message sera lu avec soin.
David Amos<david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> | Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 2:28 PM |
| To: mlacy@btzlaw.ca, "Bobbi-Jean.MacKinnon"<Bobbi-Jean.MacKinnon@cbc.ca>, oldmaison <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, andre <andre@jafaust.com>, "David.Coon"<David.Coon@gnb.ca>, jbosnitch <jbosnitch@gmail.com>, "Robert. Jones"<Robert.Jones@cbc.ca>, "serge.rousselle"<serge.rousselle@gnb.ca>, "brian.gallant"<brian.gallant@gnb.ca>, "george.oram"<george.oram@gnb.ca>, kathryn.gregory@gnb.ca, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, "bill.pentney"<bill.pentney@justice.gc.ca>, "Baumberg, Andrew"<Andrew.Baumberg@cas-satj.gc.ca>, "Norman.Sabourin"<Norman.Sabourin@cjc-ccm.gc.ca>, David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, "Gilles.Blinn"<Gilles.Blinn@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Mark.Blakely"<Mark.Blakely@rcmp-grc.gc.ca> | |
| Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com> | |
https://www.cbc.ca/news/
Gary Miller quits Dennis Oland's legal team as murder retrial begins
Prominent Fredericton lawyer, who is being replaced by Michael Lacy of
Toronto, cites benefit of fresh eyes
Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon · CBC News · Posted: Oct 15, 2018 12:00 PM AT
https://btzlaw.ca/team/
The CBC and Gary Miller no doubt recall Chucky Leblanc's 12 year old
blog quite well N'esy Pas Andre Faust and David Coon?
http://oldmaison.blogspot.com/
August 24th, 2004
Gary A. Miller
371 Queen St. Suite 400,
Fredericton, NB E3B 4Y9
George A. McAllister
212 Queen St.
Fredericton, NB E3B 1A8
RE: Corruption
Sirs,
Please find enclosed exactly the same material served upon New
Brunswick’s Lieutenant-Governor Hermenegilde Chiasson and many others.
The copy of wiretap tape numbered 139 is served upon you in confidence
as officers of the court in order that it may be properly
investigated.
Months ago I contacted you, Mr. McAllister by phone and informed you
that I wholeheartedly agreed with your standing that Insurance
companies were making the consumers cover their losses in the stock
market. Brad Green and Premier Lord played Ms. Weir and the Commission
like a fiddle and were merely doing their part to assist the interests
of the Insurance Companies at the expense of the public trust.
Although you were happy to hear that your opinions had been read and
understood, you definitely did not want my evidence supporting your
claims. Pursuant to my last statement to you, Mr. McAllister I have
now proved to you that I am a man of my word and I now expect you to
obey the Code of Conduct that you must obey in order to practice law
for a fee.
Mr. Miller, the same holds true for you. Within these documents you
will find the name of a lawyer you know very well, David Lutz. I find
this man to be a very poor example of an officer of the court and I
don’t mind telling the world my opinion of him. Please read my letter
to him and let me know as to whether or not you stand with him and
against me. If anyone were to ask me, Mr. Lutz is a man in need of
legal aid and has no right to charge others for his malicious
assistance. Will you spring to his defence when I file a complaint
against him? Whether you fellas like it or not I have now made you
witnesses to my sad complaints before I returned to the USA.
If I survive the malicious prosecution that I am looking forward to in
Boston next month, I will return to litigate in New Brunswick. There
is no middle ground for any lawyer to stand on in this battle within
two corrupt justice systems. All that I have demanded from any lawyer
is simple ethical conduct. Why is that too much to ask for?
I have read your various spit and chews with Brad Green and I must
admit I find them to be quite comical from my position as a layman in
the catbird seat. Rest assured that I will endeavour to make my
opinions widely known. Sue me if you wish. In fact I double dog dare
ya to. Bring this material to court so that the jury can have
something to read while we argue truth, justice and the Maritimes
kowtowing to the American Way.
Cya’ll in Court :)
David R, Amos
153 Alvin Ave.
Milton, MA. 02186
http://davidraymondamos3.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Gallant, Premier Brian (PO/CPM)"<Brian.Gallant@gnb.ca>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 16:08:46 +0000
Subject: RE: The BC Ont.and AB Attorney Generals and the Criminal
Lawyers' Association cannot deny that I called all your offices before
Justice Drapeau made the news bigtime and the lawyer Alan Gold started
yapping to Chucky Leblanc CORRECT?
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Thank you for writing to the Premier of New Brunswick.
Please be assured that your email has been received, will be reviewed,
and a response will be forthcoming.
Once again, thank you for taking the time to write.
Merci d'avoir communiqué avec le premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick.
Soyez assuré que votre courriel a bien été reçu, qu'il sera examiné
et qu'une réponse vous sera acheminée.
Merci encore d'avoir pris le temps de nous écrire.
Sincerely, / Sincèrement,
Correspondence Manager / Gestionnaire de la correspondance
Office of the Premier / Cabinet du premier ministre
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 12:07:02 -0400
Subject: The BC Ont.and AB Attorney Generals and the Criminal Lawyers'
Association cannot deny that I called all your offices before Justice
Drapeau made the news bigtime and the lawyer Alan Gold started yapping
to Chucky Leblanc CORRECT?
To: etai@alandgoldlaw.com, melanie@alandgoldlaw.com,
adgold@on.aibn.com, mfmajor@supremeadvocacy.ca,
kathryn.gregory@gnb.ca, premier <premier@gnb.ca>,
lynne.watt@gowlingwlg.com, rhouston@burkerobertson.com,
john.gordon@gov.bc.ca, premier <premier@gov.bc.ca>,
schapman@upfhlaw.ca, mlacy@btzlaw.ca, menchynski@presserlaw.ca,
leslie.paine@ontario.ca, Gavin.MacDonald@ontario.ca, premier
<premier@ontario.ca>, christine.rideout@gov.ab.ca, premier
<premier@gov.ab.ca>, "Gilles.Blinn"<Gilles.Blinn@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
MulcaT <MulcaT@parl.gc.ca>, "maxime.bernier"
<maxime.bernier@parl.gc.ca>, leader <leader@greenparty.ca>,
"Gerald.Butts"<Gerald.Butts@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>, "Michael.Wernick"
<Michael.Wernick@pco-bcp.gc.ca
<Bobbi-Jean.MacKinnon@cbc.ca>, "Robert. Jones"<Robert.Jones@cbc.ca>,
mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, "bill.pentney"<bill.pentney@justice.gc.ca>,
"Baumberg, Andrew"<Andrew.Baumberg@cas-satj.gc.
<Norman.Sabourin@cjc-ccm.gc.ca
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/
Dennis Oland to travel to Ottawa for Supreme Court bail appeal
Oland was released from prison Tuesday after N.B. Court of Appeal
overturned conviction in father's murder
By Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon, CBC News Posted: Oct 27, 2016 6:00 AM AT
This should be an interesting decision considering the obvious fact
that most of the Judges now sitting on the bench in the Surpeme Court
of Canada were politically vetted by the law and order right wing
wacko whom I enjoy call ing Stevey Boy Harper N'esy Pas Mr Prime
Minister Trudeau "The Younger" and Mr Wannabe Neo Con Leader Maxime
Bernier?
http://www.scc-csc.ca/case-
Alan D. Gold
Called to the bar: 1973 (ON)
adgold@on.aibn.com,
Melanie J. Webb
Called to the bar: 2008 (ON)
Email: melanie@alandgoldlaw.com
Etai Hilzenrat
Called to the bar: 2014 (ON)
Email: etai@alandgoldlaw.com
Gold, Alan D., Professional Corporation
Ste. 210
20 Adelaide St. E.
Toronto, Ontario M5C 2T6
Phone: 416-368-1726
Fax: 416-368-6811
info@alandgoldlaw.com
The lawyer Alan Gold told Chucky Leblanc last week that he was looking
forward to appearing before the Supreme Court next week ME TOO
I have no idea whatsoever if the snobby lawyer from Toronto sent
anyone across the street to pull my docket in Federal Court in Fat
Fred City. However I did call and talk to Gold's assistant again
today. She told me that Gold was well aware of my email last week and
I was welcome to send another one today. ENJOY because as i said
Methinks it is High time for me to sue Gold and his cohorts. After all
ALL officers of the court should know that murder is acapital crime
and there is no statute of limitations CORRECT?
What concerned me last week with Gold's actions last week was his
client's freedom ASAP. Once that was attained I was satisfied for now
in that some rules of law had been upheld by a very corrupt court. I
presumed that once Oland's bail was determined, the upcoming hearing
in the Supreme Court would be a waste of that court's precious time
and the matter would be set aside. Even though Gold had said nay not
so within Chucky's video last week, who would trust the words of a
lawyer to a mindless blogger and his very corrupt media cohorts when
the same lawyer and his cohorts did not have the balls to return
phone calls or answer emails since last February? So I did not bother
to send the email i had promised all the other lawyers I had contacted
last week until I knew the score for sure.
http://
Monday, 24 October 2016
Oland's defence lawyer Alan Gold face the Media and Blogger!!!
https://youtu.be/i1UHRH58rkU
Posted by Charles Leblanc at 12:45 pm
I don't know if Oland's lawyers are aware of what Chucky's published
above but they cannot deny that I made them aware that I published my
email to them last week only AFTER Drapeau and cohorts made their big
decision in their client's favour.
The email below can be found within this blog.This email will bee
published within the same blog in short order.
http://davidraymondamos3.
At least the very corrupt Crown Corp commonly known as the CBC did me
the service of affirming Gold's opinion today. So you now have my
email that I had promised to send to many of you when I called last
week. Enjoy your Halloween in the Supreme Court I will be very busy
practicing hard ball politciking with Trump and Hillary on the same
day.
Veritas Vincit
David Raymond Amos
902 800 0369
P.S. Perhaps I should remind the very evil lawyer evil lawyer Norman
Sabourin and Chief Justice the Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin
that the cover letter that I sent along to them along with a huge pile
of documents and a CD,had been published within My blog, Chucky
Leblanc's blog and that of a former friend of his for many years and
still can be viewed to this very day
http://oldmaison.blogspot.ca/
http://qslspolitics.blogspot.
http://thedavidamosrant.
http://davidamos.blogspot.ca/
At least the RCMP/GRC should not deny that the RCMP, many other
Canadian Feds etc. many Yankees and their FBI and even quite a few
Russians amongst other interesting countries have been checking my
work alot lately EH Gilles Blinn of the RCMP, sneaky Gerry Butts of
the PMO and your nasty butt buddy Mean Mikey Wernick of the PCO?.
BTW if gold has two clues between his ears he should know that the
same CD and many of the same documenst are now in the docket of
Federal Court. The RCMP and everybody else knows the lawyer Shirley
Heafey and her many minions and their replacements answered me long
ago. This year Norman Saborin and his cohorts merely told me to make
another complaint CORRECT?
http://davidraymondamos3.
The aforesaid letter is as follows
July 31st, 2005
Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin,
C/o Norman Sabourin Andrew Grant and Renée Maria Tremblay
Canadian Judicial Council Ottawa,
150 Metcalfe Street,
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0W8
Shirley Heafey
Chair of CommissionGeneral Counsel and for Public
Complaints against the RCMP
P.O. Box 3423 Station "D"
Ottawa, ON K1P 6L4
RE: Rampant Public Corruption
Hey,
Pursuant to my recent phone calls to Norman Sabourin and various
underlings of Shirley Heafey within the Commission for Public
Complaints against the RCMP over the years plus my many faxes and
emails please find enclosed exactly the same material received by
every Attorney General in Canada over the past year. The CD which is a
copy of a police surveillance wiretap tape # 139 is served upon you as
officers of the court in order that it may be properly investigated.
As you can see I have enclosed a copy of a letter sent to the latest
Attorney General Mr. Wally Opal in BC. Perhaps he should take a little
trip to Surrey and ask your office some hard questions. Perhaps the
ghost of my fellow Independent politician, Chuck Cadman may wish to
answer few questions now as well. Hard telling not knowing.
I will not bother you with the details of what I am sending to you
byway of the certified US Mail because I will be serving identical
material to many other Canadian Authorities in hand and tell them I
gave this stuff to you first and enclose a copy of this letter. All
that is important to me right now is that I secure proof that this
mail was sent before I make my way back home to the Maritimes.
However I will say I am also enclosing a great deal more material than
what Allan Rock had received in the UN. Some of it is in fact the same
material the two maritime lawyers, Rob Moore and Franky Boy McKenna in
particular received, while I was up home running for Parliament last
year. Things have changed greatly in the past year so I have also
included a few recent items to spice thing up for you. I am tired of
trying to convince people employed in law enforcement to uphold the
law. So all I will say for now is deal will your own conscience and be
careful how you respond to this letter. If you do not respond. Rest
assured I will do my best to sue you some day. Ignorance is no excuse
to the law or me.
Veritas Vincit
David R. Amos
153 Alvin Ave
Milton, MA. 02186
Label/Receipt Number: ED71 7170 484U S
Detailed Results:
Delivered Abroad, August 11, 2005, 6:49 am, CANADA
Out of Foreign Customs, August 08, 2005, 2:37 pm, CANADA
Into Foreign Customs, August 04, 2005, 1:52 pm, CANADA
Arrived Abroad, August 04, 2005, 1:52 pm, CANADA
International Dispatch, August 03, 2005, 8:32 am, KENNEDY AMC
Enroute, August 03, 2005, 8:30 am, JAMAICA, NY 11499
Acceptance, August 02, 2005, 10:40 am, QUINCY, MA 02169
http://davidamos.blogspot.ca/
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 13:48:30 -0400
Subject: I just heard on CBC what Justice Drapeau said to the lawyer
Alan Gold Perhaps Mr Gold should send someone to Federal Court and
pull docket no T-1557-15 ASAP N'esy Pas Serge Rouselle?
To: alison.crawford@cbc.ca, garyamiller.gampc@gmail.com, fifth@cbc.ca,
info@alandgoldlaw.com, "ralph.goodale.a1"
<ralph.goodale.a1@parl.gc.ca>, "roger.l.brown"
<roger.l.brown@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>
"Bill.Casey"<Bill.Casey@parl.gc.ca>, "jan.jensen"
<jan.jensen@justice.gc.ca>, wteed <wteed@coxandpalmer.com>,
"serge.rousselle"<serge.rousselle@gnb.ca>, premier <premier@gnb.ca>,
"Robert. Jones"<Robert.Jones@cbc.ca>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
<gopublic@cbc.ca>, "steve.murphy"<steve.murphy@ctv.ca>, nmoore
<nmoore@bellmedia.ca>, "macpherson.don"
<macpherson.don@dailygleaner.
andre <andre@jafaust.com>
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/
Drapeau abruptly says he's not suggesting defence should have made
motion for directed verdict. Called for recess.
10:06 AM - 19 Oct 2016
Retweets
On 2/20/16, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote:
> Alan D. Gold
> Called to the bar: 1973 (ON)
> Gold, Alan D., Professional Corporation
> Ste. 210
> 20 Adelaide St. E.
> Toronto, Ontario M5C 2T6
> Phone: 416-368-1726
> Fax: 416-368-6811
> Email: info@alandgoldlaw.com
>
>
>
etc etc etc
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announces judicial appointments in the province of New Brunswick Français
19 Nov, 2020, 13:30 ET
OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 19, 2020 /CNW/ - The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointments under the judicial application process established in 2016. This process emphasizes transparency, merit, and the diversity of the Canadian population, and will continue to ensure the appointment of jurists who meet the highest standards of excellence and integrity.
Michelle Boudreau-Dumas, Family Solicitor at the New Brunswick Legal Aid Services Commission in Campbellton, is appointed a Judge of the Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick, Family Division. Madam Justice Boudreau-Dumas replaces Mr. Justice M.A. Robichaud (Bathurst), who elected to become a supernumerary judge effective November 19, 2019.
Kathryn Gregory, Q.C., Crown Prosecutor for the Office of the Attorney General of New Brunswick in Fredericton, is appointed a Judge of the Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick, Trial Division. Madam Justice Gregory replaces Madam Justice J.L. Clendening (Fredericton), who elected to become a supernumerary judge effective May 15, 2020. The Chief Justice has transferred Mr. Justice T.C. Christie (Saint John) into this vacancy, therefore the vacancy is located in Saint John.
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"I wish Justices Boudreau-Dumas and Gregory continued success as they take on their new roles. I am confident they will serve New Brunswickers well as members of the Court of Queen's Bench."
- The Hon. David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Biographies
Justice Michelle Boudreau-Dumas is from Cocagne, New Brunswick. She received her LL.B. from Université de Moncton in 1991 and was called to the Law Society of New Brunswick in 1992.
Madam Justice Boudreau-Dumas is fluently bilingual and practised law with the New Brunswick Legal Aid Services Commission since 2001 as a family law attorney. Prior to holding this position, she was in private practice, working in the areas of family law, real estate law, and estate law. She lives in Balmoral, where she established her practice with her husband from 1996 to 2001 in the law firm of Guy Dumas. She also has training in mediation and collaborative law.
Justice Boudreau-Dumas has served as a speaker at information sessions for the public and her colleagues at the Commission. She has served on the CBA New Brunswick Family Law Advisory Committee and Professional Development Committee. She also actively participated in the working group on access to family justice established by the New Brunswick Minister of Justice in 2009. She has been deeply involved in combatting domestic violence in the Restigouche region and has been an advisor to and executive director of the boards of directors for Notre-Dame House and Restigouche Family Services.
The proud mother of three children, Justice Boudreau-Dumas has been a member and chair of the parents' committee of Domaine des copains school.
Justice Kathryn Gregory, Q.C., was born and raised in Fredericton, New Brunswick. She attended the University of New Brunswick, obtaining her Bachelor of Arts degree, with Honours. She also earned a Master of Arts in legal philosophy at Queen's University in Kingston and a Bachelor of Laws from Osgoode Hall in Toronto.
Madam Justice Gregory began her legal career in private practice in Fredericton at the boutique firm of Athey, Gregory & Dickson. She had a general practice for six years until 2003, when she became a Crown prosecutor with New Brunswick Public Prosecution Services. Her years in private practice and in prosecutions have given her extensive experience in civil and criminal litigation, including family, contract, employment, tort, and insurance law. Since 2014, Justice Gregory has worked as the Appeals and Education Crown counsel handling all criminal appeals to the New Brunswick Court of Appeal, with numerous appearances at the Supreme Court of Canada. In 2017, she was appointed Queen's Counsel.
Justice Gregory has been an adjunct professor at the University of New Brunswick Law School. She has also lectured at St. Thomas University, served as a panelist for the National Judicial Institute, and been a frequent guest speaker for a variety of organizations. She is a member of the Complaints Committee of the New Brunswick Law Society and a board member of Jobs Unlimited, which assists those with intellectual disadvantages. She is an avid volunteer and player of the game of cricket in New Brunswick.
Justice Gregory lives in Fredericton with her partner, Mark Outar, and is mother to Alexa and step-mother to Sebastien and Jayda.
Quick Facts
- At the Superior Court level, more than 415 judges have been appointed since November 2015. These exceptional jurists represent the diversity that strengthens Canada. Of these judges, more than half are women, and appointments reflect an increased representation of visible minorities, Indigenous, LGBTQ2S, and those who self-identify as having a disability.
- The Government of Canada is committed to promoting access to justice for all Canadians. To improve outcomes for Canadian families, Budget 2018 provides funding of $77.2 million over four years to support the expansion of unified family courts, beginning in 2019-2020. This investment in the family justice system will create 39 new judicial positions in Alberta, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
- Federal judicial appointments are made by the Governor General, acting on the advice of the federal Cabinet and recommendations from the Minister of Justice.
- The Judicial Advisory Committees across Canada play a key role in evaluating judicial applications. There are 17 Judicial Advisory Committees, with each province and territory represented.
- Significant reforms to the role and structure of the Judicial Advisory Committees, aimed at enhancing the independence and transparency of the process, were announced on October 20, 2016.
SOURCE Department of Justice Canada
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