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. . . But does he have any tips on how to convince a government to call one?

by Kady O'Malley Posted: December 2, 2009 6:20 PM Last Updated: December 2, 2009 6:54 PM
I'm sure that most readers are still digesting today's testimony -- or possibly going through that monster PDFful of freshly released, if heavily redacted documents -- but here's one final tidbit that I picked up during today's hearing, courtesy of a fellow committee watcher: Richard Colvin, it seems, has a new lawyer with an area of experience that could prove to be particularly helpful to his new client: 

Brian Gover was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1983 and has practiced at Stockwoods since 1994. Prior to joining Stockwoods, he served as counsel in the Crown Law Office - Criminal within the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney-General. As Crown counsel, Brian argued hundreds of appeals before the Ontario Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada. Brian subsequently served as the Executive Legal Officer to Ontario's Superior Court of Justice from 1991 to 1993. Brian is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
His practice includes competition law, criminal law, discipline proceedings, general civil litigation and administrative law. He acts for private clients who must respond to or defend such proceedings, as well advising or representing numerous regulators and administrative agencies.
In addition, Brian has frequently acted as counsel on federal and provincial Commissions of Inquiry. In that role, he has served in recent years as a Commission counsel on the Walkerton Inquiry, Arar Inquiry, Air India Inquiry and the Cornwall Inquiry. [emphasis added]