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10 M A Y 2 0 1 5 w w w . C A N A D I A N L a w y e r m a g . c o m \ AT L A N T I C \ C E N T R A L \ P R A I R I E S \ W E S T REGIONAL WRAP-UP MAISONNEUVE FIRST FRANCOPHONE ONTARIO COURT CHIEF JUSTICE N ew Ontario Provincial Court Chief Justice Lise Maisonneuve is the province's first francophone in the position. She also becomes the second woman in the job replacing the first, Annmarie Bonkalo, on May 3. She was previously the regional senior judge of the east region of Canada's largest court system, and presided over criminal matters in the Ottawa area for 12 years. "Over an exemplary judicial career, Associate Chief Justice Maisonneuve has earned a reputation as a strong leader, an effective collaborator and determined advocate for modernization and continuous improvement in our courts," said Attorney General Madeleine Meilleur in the April announcement. "I have tremendous confidence in her ability to lead and I look forward to the work we can do together for the justice system and the people it serves." Before joining the bench, Maisonneuve was a criminal lawyer at Ottawa law firm Carroll Wallace and Maisonneuve. She was also an adviser to the Canadian Forces and the late chief justice of Canada Brian Dickson on military investigations. — YT contacted by Law Times, Taman declined to comment on the matter. MacKay says Taman's job is to handle prosecutions and notes her duties are "relatively routine." However, there are cases where it would be legitimate to deny a federal prosecutor leave to run for office, he says. "I could probably put together a particular prosecutor job description where we would be reluc- tant to perhaps take this battle on," such as "politically sensitive" jobs that involved dealing almost entirely with the Elections Act or the Lobbying Act. In 2004, another public prosecutor, Maureen Harquail, challenged a decision by the commission denying her leave to seek a nomination in that year's federal election. By the time the Federal Court had dealt with it, the election had come and gone. Still, the court found problems with how the commission arrived at its decision. The commission granted Harquail leave to run in the subsequent election and she's again running as a Conservative candidate in Don Valley East in this fall's federal vote. "It's a shame that 10 years later, we're going through the same kind of arguments," says Harquail, who's now general counsel at the Ontario Racing Commission. — YAMRI TADDESE yamri.taddese@thomsonreuters.com Chief Justice Lise Maisonneuve Federal Crown fi ghts for right to run for offi ce Continued from page 9 2015 ONTARIO LAWYER'S PHONE BOOK With more than 1,400 pages of essential legal references, Ontario Lawyer's Phone Book is your best connection to legal services in Ontario. Subscribers can depend on the credibility, accuracy and currency of this directory year after year. More detail and a wider scope of legal contact information for Ontario than any other source: ȕ 0WFS27,000 lawyers listed ȕ 0WFS9,000 law firms and corporate offices listed ȕ 'BYBOEUFMFQIPOFOVNCFSTFNBJMBEESFTTFTPGȮDFMPDBUJPOTBOEQPTUBMDPEFT Includes lists of: ȕ Federal and provincial judges ȕ Federal courts, including a section for federal government departments, boards and commissions ȕ Ontario courts and services, including a section for provincial government ministries, boards and commissions ȕ Small claims courts ȕ The Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario ȕ Miscellaneous services for lawyers Perfectbound Published December each year On subscription $77 One time purchase $80 L88804-677 Multiple copy discounts available . Plus applicable taxes and shipping & handling. (prices subject to change without notice) THE MOST COMPLETE DIRECTORY OF ONTARIO LAWYERS, LAW FIRMS, JUDGES AND $06354 7JTJUDBSTXFMMDPNPSDBMMGPSBEBZOPSJTLFWBMVBUJPO Untitled-2 1 2015-01-13 7:58 AM

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