Etiket: JolinBarrette
Jolin-Barrette says no to an independent investigation into a death at the hands of police
Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette refuses to order an independent inquiry into the death of Koray Kevin Celik, a 28-year-old man who died in front of his parents during a police…
The Little War by Simon Jolin-Barrette
After having canceled several competitions of judges for obscure reasons, Simon Jolin-Barrette starts another small war with the chief judge of the Court of Quebec. Posted at 8:00 p.m. Does…
Appearances harm the judge friend of Jolin-Barrette, according to the liberals
The Liberal Opposition believes that Judge Charles-Olivier Gosselin’s appearance of independence is tainted by his friendship with Minister of Justice Simon Jolin-Barrette, who personally appointed him to the Court of…
[Éditorial] The Jolin-Barrette method in the appointment of judges does not pass
In the not so distant past, elected members of the National Assembly and influential members of the legal community fought hard to modernize the process of appointing judges and to…
Your reactions to the editorial “Can Minister Jolin-Barrette leave the judiciary alone? »
Here is an overview of our readers’ comments on the editorial by Vincent Brousseau-Pouliot, published on May 15, on the showdown between the Minister of Justice and the judiciary. Updated…
Simon Jolin-Barrette “lied by omission”, according to Duhaime
Hiding from the Council of Ministers that we are about to appoint one of his friends as a judge is “unprecedented”, according to Conservative leader Éric Duhaime, who thus denounced…
The Ethics Commissioner will investigate Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette
The Ethics Commissioner of the National Assembly, Ariane Mignolet, is opening an investigation into the Minister of Justice, Simon Jolin-Barrette. The investigation concerns the appointment of Charles-Olivier Gosselin as a…
Nomination of a friend | The Ethics Commissioner opens an investigation into Simon Jolin-Barrette
The Ethics Commissioner of the National Assembly will investigate the appointment by the Minister of Justice, Simon Jolin-Barrette, of one of his friends as a judge at the Court of…
Appointment of judges | Jolin-Barrette “bypasses” the Bastarache report, accuses the PQ
(Quebec) Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette “bypasses the spirit of the recommendations of the Bastarache report” regarding the appointment of judges, accuses PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon. Posted at 10:57 a.m. Updated…
Can Minister Jolin-Barrette leave the judiciary alone?
Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette is making headlines these days for appointing a longtime friend to the bench and canceling calls for judicial nominations. In another case, less publicized, but worrying,…
Appointment of a friend: if it had to be done again, Jolin-Barrette would warn his colleagues
SHERBROOKE | If it had to be done again, the Minister of Justice, Simon Jolin-Barrette, who is open to reviewing the procedure, would warn his colleagues before appointing one of…
Jolin-Barrette wants to avoid further controversy after naming friend
The Minister of Justice, Simon Jolin-Barrette, is ready to modify the rules in force to avoid a new controversy like the one sparked this week by his decision to appoint…
Jolin-Barrette wants to avoid further controversy after naming friend
The Minister of Justice, Simon Jolin-Barrette, is ready to modify the rules in force to avoid a new controversy like the one sparked this week by his decision to appoint…
Appointment of judges | Jolin-Barrette admits to having canceled five calls for applications
(Sherbrooke) Even if it is an “exceptional” measure, Simon Jolin-Barrette admitted on Sunday that he had canceled “in the interest of justice” five calls for applications for the post of…
Jolin-Barrette knew appointing a friend as judge would make waves
SHERBROOKE | The Minister of Justice, Simon Jolin-Barrette, was “fully aware” that the appointment of a friend as judge, whose marriage he notably celebrated, would make waves and he assumes…
Jolin-Barrette knew his friend’s nomination would make waves
The Minister of Justice, Simon Jolin-Barrette, knew that the appointment of a personal friend to a post of judge of the Court of Quebec was going to make waves. Mr.…
The appointment of a friend of Simon Jolin-Barrette as judge “creates serious unease”, say the opposition parties
Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette was “very reckless” in appointing a friend as judge, according to opposition parties, but François Legault assures that there was no conflict of interest. • Read…
Legault was unaware that Jolin-Barrette had submitted the name of a friend to the judiciary
Prime Minister François Legault said Friday that he was unaware of the ties of friendship between his Minister of Justice, Simon Jolin-Barrette, and an aspiring judge when his appointment was…
Legault was unaware that Jolin-Barrette submitted the name of a friend to the judiciary
Prime Minister François Legault said Friday that he was unaware of the ties of friendship between his Minister of Justice, Simon Jolin-Barrette, and an aspiring judge when his appointment was…
Appointment of two judges | Simon Jolin-Barrette in trouble
(Quebec) Two recent judicial appointments by Minister of Justice Simon Jolin-Barette are causing controversy. He appointed a longtime friend to the position of judge of the Court of Quebec in…