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UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO FACULTY OF LAW Bridge 2: Truth, Justice and Public Inquiries February 2008 Professor Code Professor Johnston Professor Roach Storage KE 4765 .A7T78 2008 c. 1 FEB H 2 FACULTY OF LAW of TORONTO Bridge 2: Truth, Justice and Public Inquiries February 2008 Professor Code Professor Johnston Professor Roach Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2018 with funding from University of Toronto https://archive.org/details/truthjusticepublOOcode Bridge # 2, Truth, Justice and Public Inquiries Table of Contents Day 1 Introduction to Public Inquiries and the Themes of the Bridge Federal Inquiries Act--(html)—http://canlii.org/ca/sta/i-l 1/.1 See also for reference: Ontario Public Inquiries Act—(html)—http://canlii.org/on/laws/sta/p- 41/20061120/whole.html Commission of Inquiry into the Activities of Canadian Officials in Relation to Maher Arar Report of the Events Relating to Maher Arar - Analysis and Recommendations, - full report at http://www.ararcommission.ca/eng/26.htm ).5 Hon. Dennis O’Connor and Freya Kristjanson “Why Do Public Inquiries Work?”.10 Michael Trebilcock and Lisa Austin “The Full Court Press” (1998) 48 UTLJ.34 Hon. Peter Cory The Inquiry Regarding Thomas Sophonow extracts and at http://www.gov.mb.ca/iustice/publications/sophonow/index.html?/.55 Phillips V. Nova Scotia (Commission of Inquiry into the Westray Mine Tragedy) [1995] 2S.C.R. 97.'.65 Canada (Attorney General) v. Canada (Commission of Inquiry on the Blood System) [1997] 3 S.C.R.440 .^.’.75 Inquiries Act, 2005 c.l2 (U.K.) ss. 1-26 .85 Ontario Law Reform Commission, “Chapter 1: History and Policy Role of Public Inquiries” in Report on Public Inquiries, (Toronto, Ontario Law Reform Commission, 1992) pp.9-24.97 Day 2 Morning The Balance Between the Fact Finding and Policy-Making Roles of Public Inquiries Richard Posner,“The 9/11 Commission: A Dissent”. 105 Public Inquiries into the Past and Future—Air India Hon. Bob Rae Lessons to Be Learned (2005) at http://www.psepc-sppcc.gc.ca/prg/ns/airs/repl-en.asp . 113 Term of Reference for Major inquiiy. 127 Media reports . 132 Statement by Justice John Major at Opening of Inquiry http://\v'ww.maiorcomiTi.ca/en/statements/openingstatement.asp 136 Stage 1 Report Introduction full report at http://www.maiorcomm.ca/en/reports/phasel/.141 Afternoon Public Inquiries and Truth Commissions David Dyzenhaus Judging the Judges, Judging Ourselves Truth, Reconciliation and the Apartheid Legal Order.147 Kim Stanton “Truth Commissions and Public Inquiries: An Overview” .171 Materials on Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission .179 Day 3 Morning Brian Cover Public Inquiries.196 Introduction to Public Inquiries Involving National Security Confidentiality Claims--Arar Commission of Inquiry into the Activities of Canadian Officials in Relation to Maher Arar Report of the Events Relating to Maher Arar - Analysis and Recommendations (2006) . 244 Attorney General v. Commission of Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in Relation to Maher Arar (public version) 2007 FC 766 .265 Arar Commission Report addendum released after the above ruling .288 Terms of Reference For lacobucci Internal Inquiry' http://www.psepc-sppcc.gc.ca/media/nr/2006/nr20061212-3-en.asp ).294 Ruling by Justice lacobucci Nov 6, 2007.297 Ruling by Justice lacobucci May 31, 2007 . 307 V) Cl rv G~~ 'ir\*y;i' CKJ c Afternoon Public Inquiries into Wrongful Convictions Kent Roach “Inquiries and Wrongful Convictions” Criminal Law Bulletin .329 Kent Roach “Public Inquiries and Processes of Accountability” in Philip Stenning ed. Accountability fir Criminal Justice (1995) 339 Royal Commission on the Donald Marshall Jr. Prosecution (1989). 347 Marshall Implementation update 1992.352 Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Certain Aspects of the Trial and Conviction of James Driskell (2007) at 98-122 full report at http://www.driskellinquirv.ca/.356 Day 4 Process and Justice—Ippervvash Robert Centa and Patrick Macklem, “Securing accountability through commissions of inquiry: a role for the Law Commission of Canada,” '(Spring 2001) 39 Osgoode Hall LaM> Journal 117 .369 Media reports .375 Order in Council establishing the Ipperwash Inquiry— http://www.ipperwashinquirv.ca/li/pdf/order in council.pdf ..381 Commissioner Linden’s Opening Remarks— http://www.ipperwashinquirv.ca/li/pdf/Openinu Remarks Julv2004.pdf.383 Report of the Ipperwash Inquiry Vol 1 Conclusion .388 Report of the Ipperwash Inquiry Vol 2. ch 4 Settling Land Claims.414 Ipperwash full reports available at http://www.ipperwashinquirv.ca/report/index.html Press release on implementation .427