Acknowledgements from the Editors

• Author: Martine Valois/Ian Greene/Craig Forcese/Peter McCormick
• Pages: 637-638

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Acknowledgements from the Editors

     eort for which we have many to thank.

First, we are indebted to the leadership and guidance provided to us by Chief

Justice Marc Noël of the Federal Court of Appeal, Chief Justice Paul Cramp-

ton of the Federal Court, and the Federal Courts’ th Anniversary Steering

Committee, composed of Justices Richard Boivin and Donald J Rennie from

the Federal Court of Appeal and Justices Simon Noël and James O’Reilly

from the Federal Court. Justice Simon Noël, chair of the committee, Lise

Lafrenière Henrie, Executive Director of the Federal Court, and Amélie Lavic-

toire, Executive Director of the Federal Court of Appeal, were particularly

helpful to us through being the point persons always available to answer our

inquiries and provide guidance, and through soliciting comments on draft

chapters from judges whose specialties and experience were particularly use-

ful. e judges of the courts were completely respectful of academic freedom,

and we want to stress that the ideas and conclusion expressed in this book

are entirely our own and those of the contributing authors.

e Courts Administration Service not only provided research grants

to our four universities so that we could hire research assistants to analyze

the voluminous data collected through interviews and background question-

naires, but CAS also assisted in numerous other ways. Personnel at CAS

scheduled most of our interviews with current and retired judges, and we

are grateful for their tireless work in preparing and updating the interview

schedules.