Canadian Justice Review Board

Canadian Justice Review Board

There has been a steady almost daily increase in the number of Canadians posting stories on the internet about injustice in Canada. Sadly many of our fellow Canadians did not receive any help and a growing number of them are committing suicide.

...we recognize that this is just the start of a long road...

I have been asked many times, "What can I do to help?" I did not have an answer.

This is the same response Canadians receive from their MP, MLA, the media and others they contact for help. It is a unspoken silent response that has resulted in increased frustration and anger for many Canadians. I do not know of one elected MP or MLA who is speaking out about judicial corruption in Canada.

There are many excellent internet sites in Canada detailing the injustice suffered by Canadians ranging from wrongful convictions, judicial corruption, family law, injured workers and many more.

I found two sites that were advocating change, not just talking about the injustice, doing something about it. The two sites were: The Canadian Justice Review Board (CJRB) and The Honourable Senator Anne C. Cools website.




Senator Cools was recently elected to the board of directors of the Canadian Justice Review Board (CJRB). Chairman David A. Kahn noted that, "While we may take satisfaction from our progress, we recognize that this is just the start of a long road." With the election of Senator Cools to the board of directors the road became a lot shorter.

Now ask me again, "What can I do to help?" Please read the highlights on the CJRB home page and Senator Cools speeches. On the CJRB home page you will find directions on how to become an associate member. Invest $20.00 or more and help shorten the road to your childrens, and your grandchildrens future in a Canada free of judicial and political corruption.

I have included the highlights listed on the Canadian Justice Review Board home page and links to some of Senator Cools speeches on her web site.

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A retrospective on where the collapse of the Canadian justice system began: the Law Society's attitude is that if the law schools maintain no academic standards, why should they? By Ian Hunter

RCMP should investigate judicial appointments for corruption. Out of an estimated 20 or so lawyers who volunteered on the 2000 campaign, nearly half have since been named judges, Mr. Corbeil tells Radio-Canada , says Elizabeth Thompson April 22, 2005

Monopolizing the court: Among western democracies, Canada has the stigma of having one of the least transparent and accountable systems for appointing judges, says Jacob Ziegel, Professor of law emeritus at the University of Toronto, June 23, 2005.

"More than 70 per cent of those appointed since 2000 to the Ontario Superior Court by Cotler and his predecessors Anne McLellan and Martin Cauchon donated money only to the Liberal Party of Canada"-survey says: by Cristin Schmitz, with files from Liisa Tuominen, PeterO'Neil and Graeme Hamilton-May 6 2005

Constitutions must be interpreted based on what was meant at the time they were drafted, not based on what we would like them it to mean today says U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, April 14, 2005

Conflict of Interest- B.C. Law Society poised to water-down current rules

We have an extraordinarily expensive legal system. Nobody can afford to hire a lawyer, even lawyers can't afford to hire themselves,says B.C. Attorney General Geoff Plant Feb 2, 2005.

Canada's justice system beginning to look a lot like Iran's, says Peter McKnight January 24, 2005

Federal Court is a dumping ground for failed or retiring federal politicians.If Gomery won't resign, Chretien could take the case to his friends, reports Cristin Schmitz Feb 1, 2005

A democratic say in picking judges need not undermine the integrity nor independence of the court, says David Beattie, faculty of law, University of Toronto

Lawyer faces a rare disciplinary hearing for publicly stating that some trial judges are biased or incompetent, partly because they owe their jobs to political patronage:. Constitutional Expert Outraged over Possible Sanctions (updates)Wednesday, January 19, 2005. Richard Foot - CanWest News Service

The Honourable Senator Anne C. Cools Home Page
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March 19, 2002:Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 2001 Third Reading

16 April 2002:CRIME AND VIOLENCE, NOTICE OF MOTION TO STRIKE SPECIAL COMMITTEE

MAY 27, 2002, WASHINGTON, D.C."VOICES OF WOMEN IN THE FATHERHOOD MOVEMENT"

May 9, 2001 Judges Act: Bill to Amend-Second Reading

February 17, 2000 Criminal Code, Bill to Amend-Second Reading-Debate Continued
Bill S-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (abuse of process). (2nd reading) Senator Cools speaks her Bill on the use of false accusations of physical and sexual abuse in judicial proceedings, particularly child custody proceedings, and records dozens of adjudicated cases found to be false.

Bill S-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (abuse of process). (2nd reading) Senator Cools speaks to her Bill on false accusationsin judicial proceedings, and records additional cases found to be false for a total of 52 adjudicated cases that she has put on the record.

Senator Cools motion in support of the entitlement of children of divorced parents to meaningful relationships with both parents, both mothers and fathers.

Bill S-12, An Act to amend the Criminal Code. Senator Cools speaks to her Bill on the use of false accusations in judicial proceedings.

Report of the Special Joint Committee on Child Custody and Access Reform entitled "For the Sake of the Children". Senator Cools speaks to the Report and the need for new legislation to include the new concept of shared parenting, joint custody.

2nd Session, 36th Parliament,
48 Elizabeth II, 1999

THE SENATE OF CANADA
BILL S-9
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (abuse of process)

SENATOR ANNE COOLS LEAVES LIBERAL FOLD TO JOIN
CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF CANADA

Canadian Justice Review Board - PRESS RELEASE

Canadian Justice Review Board (CJRB)
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PRESS RELEASE SEPTEMBER 14, 2005

At its annual general meeting September 12th and 13th, the Canadian Justice Review Board (CJRB) expanded its current board of directors by electing the Honourable Anne C. Cools of Ottawa, his Honour retired Judge Wallace G. Craig of Vancouver and lawyer Michael R. Sporer of New Westminster B.C.

The Honourable Senator Anne C. Cools

Senator Anne C. Cools has been an innovator and leader in the creation of social services to help battered women, families in crisis and families troubled by domestic violence. In 1974, she founded one of the first battered women's shelters in Canada, Women in Transition Inc., serving as its Executive Director. She negotiated W.I.T.'s membership as a United Way Member Agency and assisted many other battered women's shelters in Ontario to get started. As W.I.T.'s Special Projects Manager from 1984 until 1990, she successfully opened a second women's shelter in 1987. From 1980 to 1984, by Order-in-Council appointment, Senator Cools served as a Member (Temp.) on the National Parole Board of Canada, the federal tribunal and paroling authority for inmates in the federal correctional system. Senator Cools has received many awards during her years of service. Recently, she was given a Certificate of Recognition as Canada's first black senator by Howard University's Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center in Washington, DC. She was named one of the recipients of the 2001 Toronto Bob Marley Day Award in recognition of Canada's multicultural heritage and her continuing struggle to promote equality, peace, and harmon.

Retired Judge Wallace G. Craig

Retired judge Wallace G. Craig has worked in the justice system for forty-six years. He graduated from the University of British Columbia faculty of law in 1954 and practiced as an independent lawyer in downtown Vancouver from 1955 to 1975. In 1975 he was appointed to the bench of the Provincial Court of British Columbia (Vancouver Criminal Division). During his twenty-six years in court he sensed that the criminal justice system and particularly the judiciary was dispensing justice without any real sense of law and order. In his view, the criminal justice system has ceased to be a deterrent to criminal behaviour. Following his retirement in 2001, he was released from the judicial constraint against engaging in public discussion and political comment and thereafter focused his efforts on raising public awareness about the state of the justice system. Wallace Craig is considered an authority and thought leader in the area of law and order in our time. He offers us some thoughts and solutions with only one purpose in mind and that is to make our communities more peaceful and safe.

Michael R. Sporer

Michael Robert Sporer graduated from the University of Alberta Law School in 1993. He is a partner in the New Westminster law firm of Sporer Mah and Company and a member of the executive of the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia (TLABC) and he has served on various standing committees for the TLABC. He is recognized as an Advocate by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, headquartered at Notre Dame Law School, in South Bend, Indiana. He is also a member of the international legal fraternity Phi Delta Phi and the Association of Trial Lawyer of America (ATLA).Michael Sporer is a regular contributing political columnist to The Royal City Record and Burnaby Now. Mr. Sporer's legal practice is focused on tort law. His legal and political interests include private property rights, restitution to crime victims, private law remedies and the poltical culture of nations. He has studied and written about the relationship between law, legislation and liberty as well as the limits of state action in the foreign and domestic affairs of nations.

In a keynote address, Chairman David A. Kahn noted that the CJRB received many letters from Canadians who believe that they have been ill served by the justice system. Most are dealing with severe economic hardship as a direct consequence of seeking justice in courts that are increasingly unpredictable and capricious. These are indicative of a systemic problem - for many Canadians, justice is both unaffordable and uncertain. "The Board is grateful to its Directors for their ongoing advice, especially to founding chairperson Professor Robert Martin who has been a constant source of guidance and inspiration, to Executive Director William Nichol who continues to develop and grow the organization with tact and great insight, to our Vice Chairman Lynne Cohen and to our Treasurer Gwen Landolt. While we may take satisfaction from our progress, we recognize that this is just the start of a long road," said Mr. Kahn.

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PRESS RELEASE SEPTEMBER 14, 2005

The Honourable Senator Anne C. Cools
Senator Cools Home Page

Regina We Have A Problem! The Ross Children.

The three Ross Children, a boy aged 8 and twins girls aged 5 were apprehended by Saskatchewan Social Services in February of 1987. Up until the time they were apprehended there had been many interventions by social workers and medical personal to help the children.

...The victims of injustice in Saskatchewan are deserving of a full judicial inquiry...

The twin girls were separated, one was sent to a foster home in British Columbia and the other to Manitoba. The children were of no further use to Saskatchewan Justice and Social Services. The girls were left to be raped and assaulted for 43 months before their nightmare ended.

The people of B. C. and Manitoba need to ask why their tax dollars were being spent to care for two Saskatchewan children. They and their children will require a life time of care and help. This would not have been done through normal channels, this would have been a friend or a relative of a Saskatchewan Social Services or Justice official out to hide the truth from the people of Saskatchewan.

The victims of injustice in Saskatchewan are deserving of a full judicial inquiry into the administration of justice in Saskatchewan.

Regina We Have A Problem! Justice Paul Hrabinsky

corruption

For the past 15 years Justice Hrabinsky has maliciously engaged in a knowing pattern of conduct directed at persons who have spoken out about corruption within the administration of justice in Saskatoon.

To act with targeted malice constitutes a deliberate abuse of power, judges may be assumed to know that their powers are not given to them for the purpose of pursuing personal vendettas

harassment

To knowingly ignore the principles of democracy and justice, falsely and maliciously, without justifiable cause engage in acts of malice that would cause a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress, physical, psychological and financial damage is criminal harassment.

Justice Hrabinsky is fully aware of his misuse and abuse of his powers and his serious implications of his culpable transgressions of the Constitution and the Rule of Law.

His misuse and abuse of his powers cannot but be deemed to have been done maliciously, wilfully and deliberately.

The victims of injustice in Saskatchewan are deserving of a full judicial inquiry into the administration of justice in Saskatchewan.

Attention U.S. Residents: Scam Alert

From the world world scam capital: Canada

it is a scam

Some United States residents have recently received a letter that appears to be from Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC), informing them that they have won a large lottery prize. They are then advised that they must pay "tax and charges" on the prize before a payment can be made. A falsified cheque from a "financial sponsor" is included with the letter to help the recipient supposedly pay the initial portion of the alleged taxes.

This letter is not from WCLC; it is a scam. WCLC does not sell its products or solicit sales outside of its jurisdiction of the Canadian Prairie Provinces and Territories, nor do we authorize anyone to do so on our behalf.

Players can only win a prize on our games by purchasing a ticket while in our jurisdiction, and we do not require the payment of "tax and charges" when issuing a prize.

If you have received the letter described above, do not provide any funds or personal or financial information to this individual or individuals who have sent this letter. The cheque enclosed with the mailer is also not legitimate and will bounce.

You may wish to refer the matter to your local authorities. WCLC has forwarded information regarding this scam to local authorities and to PhoneBusters, a fraud task force comprising members of several Canadian police organizations, including the RCMP.

If you called the number on the letter and have spoken with someone, or sent money, please contact PhoneBusters (www.phonebusters.com) directly by e-mailing them at wafl@phonebusters.com
or by calling 1-888-495-8501. The PhoneBusters lines can be busy, so please leave a message, and someone will return your call.

Canadian Justice Review Board - Press Release - August 23, 2005. “similar to those currently under investigation by the Gomery inquiry."

Canadian Justice Review Board - Press Release - August 23, 2005

Chairman David Kahn.
"Consistent with Mr. Sabourin's cavalier style to which we had earlier drawn attentionhe indicated that he did not intend to comply with Treasury Board rules", commented CJRB chairman David Kahn. “Reluctance to comply with these policy directives could signal financial mismanagement problems possibly similar to those currently under investigation by the Gomery inquiry.”

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David Kahn is the chairman of the Canadian Justice Review Board.

The secret association called the Canadian Judicial Council continues to be protected by the news media in Canada. Members of the legal community across Canada are raising serious questions about the secret conduct and procedures of the Canadian Judicial Council. Chief Justice McLachlin can not continue to ignore the duties and responsibilities to Canadians as the Canadian Judicial Council chairman. Where is the news media, waiting for a publication ban?

Canadian Justice Review Board
August 23, 2005 PRESS RELEASE:

Today, the Canadian Justice Review Board (CJRB) turned up the heat on the Canadian Judicial Council (CJC) by pressing the CJC to disclose its contracting, travel, and hospitality expenses in compliance withTreasury Board rules. The Canadian Justice Review Board, a coalition of citizens, also wants the CJC to follow the new "proactive" disclosure policy announced on March 23rd. 2004.

In a pointed letter to the CJC, CJRB chairman Dave Kahn said "the required information is noticeably absent from the CJC website, its annual report and its financial statement." (click to view letter)

"We are fed up with the CJC stalling on these important financial questions. They are keeping informationsecret that the public has every right to know," says CJRB executive director William Nichol. "The CJRB has been going after this material for more than 8 months. The rules governing 'contracting' and judges' 'travel' and 'hospitality' are very straightforward and we note that the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs complies with these rules. We are not aware of any legitimate reason that the Canadian Judicial Council should not", says Nichol. "They are a publicly funded agency that is supposed to be responsible to Canadians for assuring the justice system is operated in a transparent and exemplary fashion".

The rules are outlined in the Guidelines for Ministers' Offices and in Treasury Board's Travel Directive and Special Travel Authorities . . "The directives provide only for the reimbursement of reasonable travel expenses incurred during governmentbusiness. The Government of Canada extends hospitality in accordance with the rules and principles outlined in the Guidelines for Ministers' Offices and the Treasury BoardHospitality Policy", the rulebook says. "The objective of the policy is to ensure that hospitality is extended in an economical and affordable way when it facilitates governmentbusiness or is considered desirable as a matter of courtesy and protocol."

After pressing the CJC to produce a financial statement last year, the CJRB sought disclosure of this missing information. CJC executive director Norman Sabourin refused in a letter on May 25th 2005(click to view letter). "Consistent with Mr. Sabourin's cavalier style to which we had earlier drawn attentionhe indicated that he did not intend to comply with Treasury Board rules", commented CJRB chairman David Kahn. Reluctance to comply with these policy directives could signal financial mismanagement problems possibly similar to those currently under investigation by the Gomery inquiry.

The CJRB has urged CJC chairman Chief Justice McLachlin to review and remedy this unsatisfactorysituation.
For further information, contact Canadian Justice Review Board Chairman David A Kahn by e-mail davidakahn@canadianjusticereviewcouncil.ca