Mr. Jeremy DeBeer at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On March 6th, 2008. See this statement in context.

March 6th, 2008 / 9:35 a.m.

Assistant Professor, Common Law Section, University of Ottawa, As an Individual

As long as the Governor in Council has acted fairly in terms of according necessary procedures to the office-holder and has not abused discretion by acting in bad faith, prejudging the issue from a biased perspective, or considering irrelevant factors, yes, the Governor in Council has very broad discretion.

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