Can nude judge inquiry panel sit in judgment and also cross-examine?
WINNIPEG – The future of an inquiry into a Manitoba judge may hang on one question —can the panel overseeing the case also grill witnesses under cross-examination?
The issue could derail the inquiry into Lori Douglas, a Manitoba judge whose husband uploaded sexually explicit photos of her to the Internet.
The inquiry by the Canadian Judicial Council is being conducted by a five-member panel, including the chief justices of three provinces.
Douglas’s lawyer is upset that the panel has had its own lawyer aggressively cross-examine witnesses, and says it has shown signs of bias against Douglas.
Douglas’s lawyer is now asking the Federal Court of Canada to quash the inquiry.
In documents released today, the inquiry panel says it has both a right and a duty to ask questions, in order to get to the truth.
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