Pierre Journet
Encyclopedia
Pierre Journet is a justice of the Quebec Superior Court
. He was appointed for the Laval
district on 9 May 1995 by an order of Canadian attorney-general
Allan Rock
.
lor Kettly Beauregard did not have a contract to work as former mayor Pierre Bourque
's political assistant after the 2001 municipal election
. Beauregard was Bourque's alternate candidate for a council seat in the election, and was obliged to stand down after Bourque was defeated in the mayoral contest. Beauregard worked for Bourque in 2002, but later sued him for failing to honour what she said was an oral promise for an assistant's job valued at $57,000 per year. Journet ruled that Beauregard's work was voluntary, as she was still being paid for the 1998–2002 council mandate that was cut short by the post-merger 2001 election.
Journet approved the Remstar corporation's purchase of the private television channel TQS in 2008.
In 2010, Journet awarded former Member of the National Assembly (MNA) William Cusano
$25,000 in a defamation suit against Basilio Giordano
and the Italian language paper Il Cittadino Canadese. The paper printed an anonymous letter during the Liberal Party of Canada
's 2007 nomination contest in Papineau
which alleged that Cusano was supporting a "non-Italian" (i.e., Justin Trudeau
) in return for the promise of a patronage job. The letter also made the false suggestion that Cusano had "a tendency toward alcohol." Journet ruled that the letter was "false and defamatory" and that Giordano had become a co-author by changing its content before publication.
Quebec Superior Court
Quebec Superior Court is the highest trial Court in the Province of Quebec, Canada. It consists of 144 judges who are appointed by the federal government.Chief Justices : [partial listing]* Edward Bowen...
. He was appointed for the Laval
Laval, Quebec
Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006...
district on 9 May 1995 by an order of Canadian attorney-general
Minister of Justice (Canada)
The Minister of Justice is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for the Department of Justice and is also Attorney General of Canada .This cabinet position is usually reserved for someone with formal legal training...
Allan Rock
Allan Rock
Allan Michael Rock, PC is a lawyer, former Canadian politician, diplomat and now the President of University of Ottawa. He was Canada's ambassador to the United Nations and had previously served in the Cabinet of Jean Chrétien, most notably as Justice Minister and Health Minister .Rock was...
.
Notable decisions
In 2006, Journet ruled that former Montreal city councilMontreal City Council
The Montreal City Council is the governing body of Montreal, Quebec. The head of the city government in Montreal is the mayor, who is first among equals in the City Council. The mayor is Gérald Tremblay, who is a member of the Union des citoyens et des citoyennes de l'Île de Montréal...
lor Kettly Beauregard did not have a contract to work as former mayor Pierre Bourque
Pierre Bourque
Pierre Bourque, CQ is a businessman and politician in Quebec, Canada. He founded the Vision Montreal political party and served as mayor of Montreal from 1994 to 2001.-Background:...
's political assistant after the 2001 municipal election
Montreal municipal election, 2001
The 2001 Montreal municipal election took place on November 4, 2001, to elect a mayor and city councillors in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Gérald Tremblay defeated incumbent Pierre Bourque to become mayor of the newly amalgamated city....
. Beauregard was Bourque's alternate candidate for a council seat in the election, and was obliged to stand down after Bourque was defeated in the mayoral contest. Beauregard worked for Bourque in 2002, but later sued him for failing to honour what she said was an oral promise for an assistant's job valued at $57,000 per year. Journet ruled that Beauregard's work was voluntary, as she was still being paid for the 1998–2002 council mandate that was cut short by the post-merger 2001 election.
Journet approved the Remstar corporation's purchase of the private television channel TQS in 2008.
In 2010, Journet awarded former Member of the National Assembly (MNA) William Cusano
William Cusano
William Cusano is an Italian-born former politician in Quebec, Canada. He was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1981 to 2007.Born in Italy, Cusano and his family moved to Canada in 1952...
$25,000 in a defamation suit against Basilio Giordano
Basilio Giordano
Basilio Giordano is an Italian and Canadian politician and journalist. He was a councillor in the Montreal suburb of Saint-Leonard from 1982 to 1990 and has served in the Italian Senate since 2008, representing Italian voters in North and Central America as a member of Silvio Berlusconi's People...
and the Italian language paper Il Cittadino Canadese. The paper printed an anonymous letter during the Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
's 2007 nomination contest in Papineau
Papineau (electoral district)
Papineau is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1948 to 1988 and since 2004. Its population in 2006 was 101,019....
which alleged that Cusano was supporting a "non-Italian" (i.e., Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
Justin Pierre James Trudeau, MP is a Canadian politician. He has represented the Montreal electoral division of Papineau in the Canadian House of Commons since 2008 as a member of the Liberal Party and currently serves as the party's critic for youth, post-secondary education, and amateur...
) in return for the promise of a patronage job. The letter also made the false suggestion that Cusano had "a tendency toward alcohol." Journet ruled that the letter was "false and defamatory" and that Giordano had become a co-author by changing its content before publication.