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July 5, 2006 

FEDERAL JUSTICE SERVES COMMISSION WITH NOTICE OF MOTION 

On July 4th, 2006, the Commission received a Notice of Motion from the Attorney General of Canada, advising that an application will be made to the Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench for;

  1. an order to quash Commissioner Edward MacCallum’s ruling of June 1, 2006, regarding the constitutional limitations on the questioning of federal witnesses; and,
     

  2. an order prohibiting the Commissioner from inquiring into the reasons for actions taken by officials of the federal Department of Justice, including advice provided or received by those officials.  

A copy of the Notice of Motion may be found on the Commission web site at https://www.milgaardinquiry.ca/rulings.shtml. 

For further information, please contact:

Candace Congram
Executive Director
Telephone: (306) 933-8310
Cellular: (306) 533-6877
Email:
[email protected]

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