Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Signal High) —– The Ontario government, led by Premier Doug Ford, has appointed forty-two new justices of the peace to the Ontario Court of Justice. The newly appointed magistrates tend to come from mid-level, institutional roles, including a good number of police officers, government program managers, hockey and sports enthusiasts, religious organizers and clergy, members of various tribunals and boards, and even one retired intelligence officer who worked for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. A lot of them are involved with childrens’ sports.
The new appointees include: Judy Naqi Anilniliak, Christopher Robert Beechey, Robert Alexander Bell, Peter Gordon Watson Bennetto, Desmond Berry, Jagdeep Singh Bhogal, Lisa Michelle Brooks, Tara Christine Brutzki, Robert Jeffrey Burd, Simi Kaur Chahal, Joanne Michelle Marie Clouston, Bradley Addison Cook, Brian Andrew Cooper, Ken Keyhan Derakhshan, Annette Franks Diamond, Jeremy Terence Doolan, Theologos Paul Drakos, Aysun Ergin, Edward John Estoppey, Michael Gauthey, Philippe Jean Gratton, Gerald Michael Heaney, Gordon Henderson, Kerry Jean Hobden, Majid Juma, André Robert Leduc, Brent Timothy Lundy, Neal Andrew Roberts, Troy Stephen Rossignol, Manjit Singh, Gary Sangha, Jesse Alan Soloway, Michelle Francis Swaerdens , William Brett Todd, Brad James Traves, Lorelei Lindell Van Belleghem, and Crystal Winchester.
Signal High News Corporation has already identified a few with shady connections, and one who appears to have embellished their resume. Signal High News Corporation invites readers, viewers, listeners, and subscribers to research the new appointees, and to make a report [link] with their findings. Each appointment costs ratepayers more than $300K annually.
The Ontario Court of Justice, comprised of provincial judges and justices of the peace, preside over some criminal, family, child welfare, and provincial offences matter. In contrast, the Superior Court of Justice, staffed by federally appointed judges, handle criminal cases, divorce, civil cases involving large amounts, and charter challenge.
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