Paul Rouleau

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rdf:langString Paul Rouleau is a justice of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Canada. He is a graduate of University of Ottawa Faculty of Law. He previously served on the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. He was appointed as a Deputy Judge of the Supreme Court of Yukon in 2014, Nunavut Court of Justice in 2017 and Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories in 2017. In the past, Paul Rouleau worked for the Liberal Party of Canada. In 1983, he was part of John Turner’s leadership campaign after Pierre Trudeau announced retirement. Rouleau then helped pick Turner’s cabinet once he won leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada. He is described as either Turner's executive assistant or appointments secretary in various media reports from that era. On April 25, 2022, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed Rouleau as commissioner of an inquiry into the invocation of the Emergencies Act, which had occurred in response to the 2022 Canada convoy protest. By law, Rouleau must complete his report and submit it to the House of Commons and Senate in both official languages by February 20, 2023.