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100 1 $aKaplan, William,$d1957-
245 10 $aBad judgment :$bthe case of Mr. Justice Leo A. Landreville /$cWilliam Kaplan.
260 $aToronto ;$aBuffalo :$bUniversity of Toronto Press,$c℗♭1996.
300 $axii, 232 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aBad Judgment is a quintessential fall-from-grace story about a man from humble beginnings who rose to the top of the legal profession, only to be removed from the bench because of his bad judgment, the intolerant attitudes of the elite bar, and political necessity. What did Leo Landreville really do? And why were some of the most famous lawyers and politicians in Canada in the 1960s determined to end his judicial career?
520 8 $aLandreville was appointed one of Her Majesty's justices in 1956. After moving from Sudbury to Toronto to take up his job at Osgoode Hall, he and his wife moved into the newly built and very fashionable Benvenuto Place and joined the best clubs. But his elevated status was to be short-lived. As it turned out, he had accepted a stock option from Northern Ontario Natural Gas when NONG obtained the gas franchise in Sudbury and he was the mayor. Soon after settling into his chambers at Osgoode Hall, he exercised the option and pocketed $117,000, without having laid out a cent.
520 8 $aLandreville was not the only politician to benefit from his dealings with NONG. The 'Gas Scandal, ' as it was called, brought an early end to the careers of three provincial Conservative cabinet ministers and bruised the reputation of the Liberal leader, another beneficiary. Landreville was charged with municipal corruption and conspiracy, but he managed to beat the accusations. When the Law Society of Upper Canada convened a special committee, found the judge guilty of misconduct, and called upon the minister of justice to have him removed, the Landreville affair began. The character assassination of Landreville soon became a national sport, and the judge found himself under investigation by a royal commission. A joint parliamentary committee then recommended that Landreville be removed from the bench. Instead, he resigned in disgrace.
520 8 $aBad Judgment is a probing account of judicial independence and of what should be done when the conduct of judges is brought into question. A veritable 'Who's Who' of Canadian legal and political history, it provides an inside look at the workings of the judiciary, the Law Society of Upper Canada, and the Ontario and federal governments in their attempts to deal with a growing scandal that threatened to bring the administration of justice in Canada into disrepute.
600 10 $aLandreville, Leo Albert,$d1910-
610 20 $aNorthern Ontario Natural Gas (Firm)$xCorrupt practices.
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610 27 $aNorthern Ontario Natural Gas (Firm)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00718566
600 16 $aLandreville, Leo A.$q(Leo Albert),$d1910-
610 26 $aNorthern Ontario Natural Gas Company$xPratiques de loyales.
600 14 $aLandreville, Leo Albert,$d1910-
650 0 $aJudges$zOntario$xDiscipline.
650 0 $aMisconduct in office$zOntario$zSudbury.
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650 7 $aJudges$xDiscipline.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00984506
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651 7 $aOntario.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01204832
651 7 $aOntario$zSudbury.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01214414
650 6 $aJuges$zOntario$xDiscipline.
650 6 $aCorruption (Politique)$zOntario$zSudbury.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aKaplan, William, 1957-$tBad judgment.$dToronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ℗♭1996$w(OCoLC)604274624
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