Paul Rouleau
The Honourable Paul S. Rouleau is a justice of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Canada. Currently he leads the Public Order Emergency Commission conducting the Inquiry into Emergencies Act mandated by law to study and report on the circumstances that led to the invoking of the Emergencies Act on February 14, 2022 by the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the Canada convoy protests.[1]
Education
The Honourable Paul S. Rouleau received his Bachelor of Administration in 1974 and his LL.B in 1977, both from the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law. He received a Master of Law from York University in 1984. He is the recipient of several awards and recognitions, including an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from York University and the Ordre des francophones d’Amérique, awarded by the Conseil supérieur de la langue française du Québec. In 2005, he was inducted into the Common Law Honour Society of the University of Ottawa.
Career
He was a partner with the law firms Cassels Brock & Blackwell from his call to the Bar in 1979 to 1987, Genest Murray, DesBrisay, Lamek from 1987 to 2000, and Heenan Blaikie from 2000 to 2002.
In 1983, he was part of John Turner’s campaign for leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada after Pierre Trudeau announced retirement. Rouleau then helped pick Turner’s cabinet once he won leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada. He is described as either Turner's executive assistant or appointments secretary in various media reports from that era. [2][3]
He was appointed as a Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and to the Court of Appeal for Ontario in 2005. [4] He was appointed as a Deputy Judge of the Supreme Court of Yukon in 2014, Nunavut Court of Justice in 2017 and Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories in 2017.[4]
Emergencies Act inquiry
On April 25, 2022, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed Rouleau as commissioner of the Public Order Emergency Commission inquiry into the invocation of the Emergencies Act, which had occurred in response to the 2022 Canada convoy protest.[5]
By law, Rouleau must complete his report and submit it to the House of Commons and Senate in both official languages by February 20, 2023.[6][7]
References
- ^ Aiello 2022.
- ^ GOAR, CAROL. "John Turner maps his future | Maclean's | SEPTEMBER 17, 1984". Maclean's | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ Riley, Susan. "Countdown to an election | Maclean's | JULY 16, 1984". Maclean's | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Judges of the Court". Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ Fraser, David (25 April 2022). "Trudeau calls public inquiry into use of Emergencies Act during convoy protests". CBC News. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022.
- ^ Fraser, David (21 April 2022). "Inquiry into Emergencies Act set to start soon". CBC News. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022.
- ^ Aiello, Rachel (25 April 2022). "National inquiry called into Trudeau's use of Emergencies Act to end 'Freedom Convoy'". ctvnews.ca. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022.