France Charbonneau
The Honourable France Charbonneau | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Quebec Superior Court | |
| In office 2004–present | |
| Chair of the Charbonneau Commission | |
| In office 9 November 2011–24 November 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Université de Montréal, Faculté de droit (LL.L) (1977) |
France Charbonneau is a Canadian judge sitting on the Quebec Superior Court. She was appointed on 4 October 2004.[1]
On the recommendation of François Rolland, then Chief Justice of the Court, Premier Jean Charest named Charbonneau to chair an inquiry into corruption in the Quebec construction industry on 9 November 2011.[2][3][4] Charbonneau headed the inquiry—now known as the Charbonneau Commission—from 2011 to 2015.[4] The Commission issued its final report on 24 November 2015.[5]
Before her elevation to the bench, Charbonneau served as a Crown attorney in Quebec for 26 years, beginning in 1979, and worked at as a legal aid lawyer.[6] As a Crown, Charbonneau tried over 80 murder cases, including that of Maurice Boucher,[7] and served as a prosecutor on Operation Carcajou.[6]
References
- ^ Department of Industry, Office of the Registrar General, Appointments. (2004) C Gaz I, Vol 138, No 42, at 2828.
- ^ Mandat No 1119-2011 (Government of Quebec), pursuant to the Act respecting public inquiry commissions, CQLR c C-37, s 1.
- ^ Dougherty, Kevin (19 October 2011). "France Charbonneau to head public inquiry". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Banerjee, Sidhartha; Rakobowchuk, Peter (13 January 2015). "France Charbonneau: Quebecers Must Work Together To Root Out Corruption". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Charbonneau, France; Lachance, Renaud (24 November 2015). Rapport final de la Commission d’enquête sur l’octroi et la gestion des contrats publics dans l’industrie de la construction (PDF) (Report) (in French).
- ^ a b Malboeuf, Marie-Claude (22 October 2011). "France Charbonneau: romantique, battante et libre". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 25 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ The Canadian Press. "Who is France Charbonneau?". CBC News. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
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