e-3014 (Justice)
- Keywords
- Canadian Judicial Council
- Federal judges
Original language of petition: French
Petition to the Government of Canada
- The Canadian Judicial Council was created by Parliament so that Canadians could express their concerns about the conduct of federally appointed judges;
- The exclusive presence of judges in the complaints review process makes it difficult to view ethical misconduct on the part of a colleague through a totally impartial lens;
- Studies have raised doubts about whether it is possible to provide a completely independent review of complaints because of professional ties;
- Certain behaviours exhibited by a judge require interpretation under the code of ethics, and it would be important to seek multiple opinions in order to adequately consider the admissibility of a complaint;
- There is no citizen participation in the process for handling public complaints about federally appointed judges; and
- The decision cannot be appealed to an independent body.
- Open for signature
- January 7, 2021, at 3:16 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- May 7, 2021, at 3:16 p.m. (EDT)