Justice’s exit proves system works, Chief Justice Richard Wagner says
. “One complaint is one too many. It should never happen, but that’s reality – it happens.
However, he said he shares public concerns about transparency in the judicial conduct process, saying, since he became chief justice in 2018, there has been something to be corrected in an opaque, costly and slow process that he is “not comfortable” with. The Canadian Judicial Council, which works at arms length from the executive and legislative branches of the government, currently has authority over federally appointed judges and it receives, reviews and deals with complaints.
On Tuesday, Chief Justice Wagner said Mr. Brown had been absent from the Court since Feb. 1 while the Canadian Judicial Council reviewed a complaint against him. Last Thursday, the Canadian Judicial Council was set to announce it would be holding a public hearing into the allegations, but delayed releasing its decision to give Justice Brown time to consider his options.
“Because the allegations made against me are false, I had hoped this issue would be dispensed with quickly and would not significantly impact the Court’s business,” Mr. Brown said. “Sadly, that has not been the case.”
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