Vic Toews, MP for Provencher and President of the Treasury Board, welcomed the appointments of Roger Bilodeau Q.C., as Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada, the Honourable Joan A. MacPhail as a Judge of Her Majesty’s Court of Queen’s Bench for Manitoba, Family Division, the Honourable Christopher W. Martin as a Judge of Her Majesty’s Court of Queen’s Bench for Manitoba, Trial Division and the Honourable Glenn D. Joyal to the Court of Queen’s Bench for Manitoba, as Associate Chief Justice.
“I am very pleased by the appointment of these highly qualified and capable individuals. They have made significant contributions to not only Manitoba, but the entire country. I’m proud to have worked with them in the past and have no doubt that their dedication and professionalism will serve Canadians well in these new roles.”