http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/10/johnson-commission-report-on-laval-overpass-collapse/ Where the world comes together Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:57:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/10/johnson-commission-report-on-laval-overpass-collapse/#comment-449 Diana Thébaud Nicholson Sun, 21 Oct 2007 00:48:22 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2007/10/johnson-commission-report-on-laval-overpass-collapse/#comment-449 The Gazette gets it wrong (again) <a href="http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/editorial/story.html?id=a603ba65-e0cb-434d-b39d-3b5fa7efe9a0" rel="nofollow">Pierre Marc Johnson is not the right man</a> The Gazette October 04 2006 "It's not often we agree with anything Bernard Landry says, but on the appointment of Pierre Marc Johnson to head an official inquiry into the Laval overpass disaster, the former premier has it right. Landry said yesterday Johnson is an inappropriate choice to head the inquest. At first blush, Premier Jean Charest's choice seemed inspired. It held out the promise of a non-partisan, impartial and highly competent process that would cut swiftly to the heart of the issue. But post-traumatic second thoughts soon came to the fore: Johnson is, like Landry, a former Parti Quebecois premier who also held important cabinet posts going back 30 years. As such, Landry noted, Johnson will be called on to judge the actions - or inaction - of the province for the last few decades. That would include Johnson's era when Quebec's roads and bridges saw much of their expansion.That is a vested interest, which in turn means his nomination places that interest in conflict with his mission.... The Gazette gets it wrong (again)
Pierre Marc Johnson is not the right man
The Gazette
October 04 2006
“It’s not often we agree with anything Bernard Landry says, but on the appointment of Pierre Marc Johnson to head an official inquiry into the Laval overpass disaster, the former premier has it right.
Landry said yesterday Johnson is an inappropriate choice to head the inquest.
At first blush, Premier Jean Charest’s choice seemed inspired. It held out the promise of a non-partisan, impartial and highly competent process that would cut swiftly to the heart of the issue.
But post-traumatic second thoughts soon came to the fore: Johnson is, like Landry, a former Parti Quebecois premier who also held important cabinet posts going back 30 years.
As such, Landry noted, Johnson will be called on to judge the actions - or inaction - of the province for the last few decades. That would include Johnson’s era when Quebec’s roads and bridges saw much of their expansion.That is a vested interest, which in turn means his nomination places that interest in conflict with his mission….

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