Federal Court has put Jean Chretien’s challenge to the federal sponsorship inquiry on a legal fast track, in the hope of resolving the dispute before Justice John Gomery starts writing a final report.
The court agreed Tuesday to set June 7 for the start of hearings on the former prime minister’s claim that Gomery is biased and should be removed as head of the inquiry. By judicial standards, that’s speedy action for a case that was filed in early March. Government lawyers had argued that the matter deserved priority handling.
It helps to have friends in high places – even better when you’ve put them there.
If Jean Chretien cannot persuade Justice John Gomery to step down from the federal sponsorship scandal inquiry, the former prime minister’s appeal would go to a court led by a close personal friend, where three-quarters of the judges indirectly owe their jobs to him.
Of the Federal Court’s 32 judges, 27 were appointed during Liberal mandates, including 24 named during Mr. Chretien’s tenure as prime minister. Just four judges were appointed by Brian Mulroney, the Conservative prime minister from 1984 to 1993.
The Federal Court’s chief justice, Allan Lutfy, was appointed to the court in 1996 by Mr. Chretien and was elevated to head the court three years later.
Nuthig stigs ‘ere. Nuthig ad all. You bus’ be ibajidig thigs.
The true north strong and plugged with patronage appointments.
Me thinks a big revolt be a commin, time to dust off old betsy, and charge up some rounds.
Joe Green better make sure that powder’s not wet for that musket. Oh yea…..forgot he has no balls…oh well his loss..
The appointment of Judges is a deeply flawed process (in a deeply flawed political system) however the vast majority of Judges are very ethical. In fact, one of the most competent Judges in my jurisdiction was unquestionably a political appointee.
So long as they took a shower after being appointed – by the man ” who was just doing his job”, when he interferred with the Duhaime loan application-(who then lied about it to Parliament, I believe 3 times)- we have nothing to worry about.
I think Justice Gomery is doing an excellent job, despite the attacks from “Gomer” Kinsella.
Jean Chretien is going to do all that he can to get rid of Justice Gomery and put the commission on delay or better yet an end. The iron guard around him is getting too hot and starting to melt. We knew Chretien lied through out his years in power, its just too bad that Ontario voters are so afraid of western politics and ideas.
Ontario voters do as they are told by the news medias. I have seen it time and time again, and it came even more evident when I lived in B.C.
It’s too bad. Canada could have ended this corruption a long time ago if Ontario had the courage to vote the liberals out after the GST promise by Chretien.