Sources: Vic Toews to be appointed judgeship on Manitoba Court of Appeals

[Senator Clay Davis]

I still don't think I've stopped laughing since I read this.

More changes could be coming to Stephen Harper’s cabinet after all, following claims Public Safety Minister Vic Toews is on the brink of a new job at Manitoba’s highest court.

Sources say Toews is in line for an opening at the Court of Appeal, but the appointment does not have to be made immediately.

The embattled Toews was expected to be part of a cabinet shuffle following the resignation of International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda last week, who leaves office at the end of the month.

Although he survived after Harper announced a mini-shuffle which saw Oda replaced by Ontario MP Julian Fantino, speculation has continued that Toews could be part of broader changes next year.

Toews garnered public and internal party criticism earlier this year after introducing what’s been dubbed an Internet snooping bill.

He told a Liberal MP in the House of Commons in February he could either stand with the government in support of Bill C-30, the Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act, or “with the child pornographers.”

The bill, which would require telecommunications companies to hand over customer information to police without a court order, was swiftly sent to committee, where it could be reworked.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/07...akeup-rumours/

[GGG]

Part of me thinks that being an MP should exclude you from being a judge. Has it happened before and were their any issues?

[Northendzone]

Hopefully his wife does no post any nude pictures of him on the net like Lori Douglas husband did

[Senator Clay Davis]

It does make me wonder how partial a guy could be when he could be making judgements on laws he helped draft. On the bright side at least he'd be gone from Parliament, and we don't live in Manitoba.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by GGG

Part of me thinks that being an MP should exclude you from being a judge. Has it happened before and were their any issues?

He wouldn't hold both jobs. Toews would have to resign as an MP to take up a seat at the court.

[HPLovecraft]

Sorry Manitoba, but you gotta take one for the team here. The rest of Canada thanks you.

Also, all Manitoba area babysitters may want to avoid the home of Vic Toews.

[Azure]

He might even raise the bar in Manitoba.

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by Azure

He might even raise the bar in Manitoba.

Did they previously have it buried?

[taco.vidal]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/toew...ules-1.4079782

Former cabinet minister-turned-Manitoba judge broke conflict of interest rules, commissioner finds
Former Harper government minister 'switched sides' and advised First Nations group

By Kathleen Harris, CBC News Posted: Apr 21, 2017 1:13 PM ET Last Updated: Apr 21, 2017 5:33 PM ET

Former Conservative cabinet minister Vic Toews broke conflict of interest rules by doing consulting work for two Manitoba First Nations after he left office, Canada's ethics commissioner has found.

In a report released Friday, Mary Dawson said Toews, now a Manitoba judge, advised the same First Nations group he had previously battled in court when he was Treasury Board president in Stephen Harper's cabinet.

"In providing strategic advice on a proposed settlement agreement in relation to the Kapyong matter, and in participating in its drafting, Mr. Toews switched sides," Dawson's report said about the conflict of interest and ethics commissioner. "He acted for or on behalf of a party that was seeking relief against a decision in which he had been involved as a minister of the Crown."

'Unfit' to sit as judge

Duff Conacher, co-founder of Democracy Watch, said the Canadian Judicial Council should review Toews's actions.

"In my opinion, given that he violated one of the fundamental democratic good government laws in Canada, [it should] rule that he is unfit to continue sitting as a judge," he said in an emailed statement. "My opinion is based on the integrity rules in the ethics code for federal judges, which require judges to act in ways that sustain and enhance public confidence in the judiciary."