teitelbaum

With the utmost respect to the family and friends of Jean Pelletier – who was, by all accounts, an extraordinary individual –  ITQ’s thoughts on whether the government was right to appeal the Teitelbaum ruling haven’t changed.

I actually agree with the government’s decision to appeal the Teitelbaum ruling, which found “a reasonable apprehension of bias” on the part of Justice John Gomery — although it really should have happened immediately following the ruling, not three months later  — and definitely not in the middle of an election campaign. I said so at the time — to a card-carrying Conservative, no less — the very day the ruling came out. “You have to appeal this thing” were my exact words, I believe. There may even have been a thumping of the table for emphasis.