25 Oct 2010
The Bastarache Inquiry has prompted a lot of people in this country to seriously question our system of appointing judges.
But if there is a crisis of confidence, is it because the system is flawed? Or is it because of the way politicians operate it?
9 Sep 2010
A Winnipeg woman has complained to the Canadian Judicial Council regarding the conduct of Justice Lori Douglas.
The complainant alleges that pictures of Justice Douglas having an aspect of bondage and sado-masochism raise a reasonable apprehension of bias in proceedings in which she was involved.
The woman applied for a prevention order against her estranged husband. Justice Douglas heard the motion, and refused to grant the order. Instead, Justice Douglas issued a no-contact order that applied to both parties.
6 Sep 2010
This is the second of a two part series on why, in my view, Justice Lori Douglas of the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench is, through no fault of her own, not in a position to continue in her position.
The background is set out in Part I.
5 Sep 2010
For a professional person, the notion that one’s professional life can be insulated from one’s personal life is pure fiction.
That will undoubtedly be the lesson Justice Lori Douglas, and her husband, lawyer Jack King take from the embarrassing circumstances in which they now find themselves.
