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| name = France Charbonneau
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'''France Charbonneau''' is a Canadian judge sitting on the ]. She was appointed on {{Date|2004-10-04|}}.<ref>Department of Industry, Office of the Registrar General, Appointments. (2004) ] I, Vol 138, No 42, at .</ref>

On the recommendation of ], then Chief Justice of the Court, ] ] named Charbonneau to chair an inquiry into ] in the Quebec construction industry on {{Date|2011-11-09|}}.<ref>Mandat (]), pursuant to the ''Act respecting public inquiry commissions'', CQLR c C-37, .</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Dougherty|first=Kevin|date=2011-10-19|title=France Charbonneau to head public inquiry|work=]|url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/france-charbonneau-to-head-public-inquiry|url-status=live|access-date=2020-06-25}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Banerjee|first=Sidhartha|last2=Rakobowchuk|first2=Peter|date=2015-01-13|title=France Charbonneau: Quebecers Must Work Together To Root Out Corruption|work=]|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/11/14/france-charbonneau-quebec-corruption_n_6156800.html|url-status=live|access-date=2020-06-25}}</ref> Charbonneau headed the inquiry—now known as the ]—from 2011 to 2015.<ref name=":0" /> The Commission issued its final report on {{Date|2015-11-24|}}.<ref>{{Cite report|url=http://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2599890/charbonneau-report-final-recommendations.pdf|title=Rapport final de la Commission d’enquête sur l’octroi et la gestion des contrats publics dans l’industrie de la construction|last=Charbonneau|first=France|last2=Lachance|first2=Renaud|date=24 November 2015|issue=|doi=|volume=|language=fr|pmid=|access-date=}}</ref>

Before her elevation to the bench, Charbonneau served as a ] in Quebec for 26 years, beginning in 1979, and worked at as a ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Malboeuf|first=Marie-Claude|date=2011-10-22|title=France Charbonneau: romantique, battante et libre|url=https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/dossiers/crise-dans-la-construction/201110/22/01-4459876-france-charbonneau-romantique-battante-et-libre.php|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-25|website=]|language=fr}}</ref> As a Crown, Charbonneau tried over 80 murder cases, including that of ],<ref>{{Cite news|last=]|first=|date=|title=Who is France Charbonneau?|work=]|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/who-is-france-charbonneau-1.977601|url-status=live|access-date=2020-06-25}}</ref> and served as a prosecutor on ].<ref name=":1" />

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The HonourableFrance Charbonneau
Judge of the Quebec Superior Court
In office
2004–present
Chair of the Charbonneau Commission
In office
9 November 2011–24 November 2015
Personal details
Alma materUniversité de Montréal, Faculté de droit (LL.L) (1977)

France Charbonneau is a Canadian judge sitting on the Quebec Superior Court. She was appointed on 4 October 2004.

On the recommendation of François Rolland, then Chief Justice of the Court, Premier Jean Charest named Charbonneau to chair an inquiry into corruption in the Quebec construction industry on 9 November 2011. Charbonneau headed the inquiry—now known as the Charbonneau Commission—from 2011 to 2015. The Commission issued its final report on 24 November 2015.

Before her elevation to the bench, Charbonneau served as a Crown attorney in Quebec for 26 years, beginning in 1979, and worked at as a legal aid lawyer. As a Crown, Charbonneau tried over 80 murder cases, including that of Maurice Boucher, and served as a prosecutor on Operation Carcajou.

References

  1. Department of Industry, Office of the Registrar General, Appointments. (2004) C Gaz I, Vol 138, No 42, at 2828.
  2. Mandat No 1119-2011 (Government of Quebec), pursuant to the Act respecting public inquiry commissions, CQLR c C-37, s 1.
  3. Dougherty, Kevin (19 October 2011). "France Charbonneau to head public inquiry". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 25 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Banerjee, Sidhartha; Rakobowchuk, Peter (13 January 2015). "France Charbonneau: Quebecers Must Work Together To Root Out Corruption". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 25 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Charbonneau, France; Lachance, Renaud (24 November 2015). Rapport final de la Commission d’enquête sur l’octroi et la gestion des contrats publics dans l’industrie de la construction (PDF) (Report) (in French).
  6. ^ Malboeuf, Marie-Claude (22 October 2011). "France Charbonneau: romantique, battante et libre". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 25 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. The Canadian Press. "Who is France Charbonneau?". CBC News. Retrieved 25 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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