Comment:

Rule 369

If Ottawa controlled parking tickets

Can you imagine if Ottawa was in the business of prosecuting parking tickets?

Ottawa could chose to run traffic court with no courtroom, no witnesses, no judges listening to any evidence. There would be no audience in the courtroom. There would be no press. Not even the parties or their lawyers would be allowed into the room.

Ottawa would use its Federal Court Rule 369 to make sure that justice would be achieved by lawyers sending paperwork to a judge. The judge would be on his own to do whatever it is that judges do when they are alone.

And remember, all this secrecy is not there to protect national security or private , privileged information … it is about parking tickets…or immigration visas, language policies  and work permits.

If you think that the above is a scenario from some Monty Python, third world, Muslim terrorist dictatorship, then consider the attached Motion filed last week by your Federal Department of Justice in the case of my clients against Jason Kenney and Chris Alexander.

Jason Kenney and Chris Alexander want our case to die a quick death. The death will take place at night in a back alley. No witnesses. No parties. Nothing.

Under no circumstances will we agree to “cone of silence” justice.

Fasten your seat belts for more litigation. And appeals.

We have too much respect, and loyalty, for Her Majesty to bow before Red Mountain.     

I’ve outlasted 20 Immigration Ministers. With two exceptions, they have been loyal servants of the Crown.

May the last man standing, win. "

Richard Boraks, January 20, 2015