Paul Rouleau

Paul Rouleau is a justice of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Canada. He is a graduate of University of Ottawa Faculty of Law. He previously served on the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.[1] 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.[1]

On April 25, 2022, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed Rouleau as commissioner of an inquiry into the invocation of the Emergencies Act, which had occurred in response to the 2022 Canada convoy protest.[2] 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.[3][4]

References

  1. "Judges of the Court". Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. 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.
  3. Fraser, David (21 April 2022). "Inquiry into Emergencies Act set to start soon". CBC News. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022.
  4. 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.


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