Specifically, the fact that individuals may be implicated in subsequent or parallel judicial proceedings relating to the death of Mr. George in no way prevents the Government of Ontario from immediately establishing a public inquiry into the above matters. Moreover, in my opinion, there are strong policy reasons for establishing a public inquiry as quickly as possible and no valid policy reasons for refusing to establish such an inquiry. Given that both law and policy fully support the establishment of a public inquiry, the Government of Ontario's continued refusal to hold an inquiry can only be explained in terms of a politically-motivated unwillingness to subject certain governmental decisions, procedures and actions to public scrutiny. We are in the process of organizing a newspaper ad, signed by lawyers, which supports this opinion Clayton Ruby has agreed to support this project with a letter requesting the endorsements from colleagues in the profession. Public awareness and support for the Inquiry is growing.
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