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In Francis v. The Queen, 2007 TCC 323, Bowman C.J. noted that judges “are
something more than mere referees in a boxing match but we are not continental
inquisitors either”.
Jeffrey A. Hand was reappointed as chair of the Safety Standards Appeal
Board for a term ending November 20, 2024.
The Honourable George P. Angelomatis was member of the B.C. bar and
a Provincial Court judge who died on August 13, 2013. Many will fondly
remember him, not least for his enthusiastic support for the Astoria Boxing
Club and its work with the underprivileged. Following his passing, the Astoria
Boxing Club, George Angelomatis Memorial Bursary was established
with the BCIT Foundation. Since then, bursaries in aggregate of over
$72,000 have been given to 80 recipients. A fine legacy from George’s days
as a boxer and a coach.
Justice Nitya Iyer was appointed as chair of the provincial Electoral Boundaries
Commission.
In Ladio v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 1997 CanLII
5354, where the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration moved to allow
the applicant’s judicial review application on “the consent of the parties”,
Muldoon J. of the Federal Court cautioned: “Bluntly speaking since it is the
Minister’s role, and the Attorney General’s role, to uphold and enforce the
public law, the Court, and by extension the public, need to know, and to fix
the Minister publicly with, cogent reasons for ‘throwing in the towel’.”
Aamna A. Afsar and Paul Jit Singh were appointed to the British Columbia
Review Board for terms ending November 1, 2023. Barry L. Long was reappointed
as a member for a term ending January 31, 2027. This board, established
under the Criminal Code, holds hearings and makes dispositions for
any accused where a court has rendered a verdict of not criminally responsible
on account of mental disorder or unfit to stand trial.
Paul Singh was also elected to the board of directors of the BC Council of
Administrative Tribunals, effective November 3, 2021.
Boxing Day is now known mostly as a shopping day characterized by ridiculous
deals. People wait in long lines to buy more stuff. It was not always so.
Wikipedia reports that Boxing Day was likely originally a European tradition
of giving money and other gifts to those in need, dating from the Mid-