In 1998, he oversaw a commission of inquiry into a vote-splitting scandal in the 1995 provincial election. He had previously served as Chief Justice of Manitoba.
The Monnin Inquiry was called after accusations that local organizers from the Progressive Conservative Party organized and funded candidates of another party, Independent Native Voice, to split the left-of-centre vote with the New Democratic Party in three constituencies. Monnin found that the PC organizers were guilty of inducing at least one INV candidate, Darryl Sutherland, to enter the campaign. Senior PC organizer Taras Sokolyk was personally implicated in the scandal.
Monnin described the actions of the Conservative organizers as an "unconscionable debasement of a citizen's right to vote" and claimed "in all my years on the Bench I have never encountered as many liars in one proceeding as I did during this inquiry."
He has received an honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Winnipeg (May 28, 1972), Doctor of the University, honoris causa, University of Ottawa (October 1972), Doctor of the University, honoris causa, Université Laval (June 1, 1974) and an Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Manitoba (1979).
In 1990, he was awarded the Order of Canada for having "distinguished himself on the bench for more than 30 years, during which he contributed greatly to the province's legal system."[4]
In 2000, he was awarded the Order of Manitoba. He has also been appointed a member of L'Ordre des francophones d'Amérique (1979), and an Officer of the French Legion of Honour. He is also a recipient of the Prix Riel, a distinction awarded to Franco-Manitobans who have contributed in a meaningful way to the representation and expansion of francophone culture in Manitoba.
Two of his sons, Michel and Marc Monnin, currently serve on the Manitoba Court of Appeal. His daughter-in-law, Laurie Allen, currently serves on the bench in Manitoba and another daughter-in-law, Donna Miller Q.C., is currently the Deputy Minister of Justice (Manitoba).
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. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2006.
^"Alfred Maurice Monnin (1920-2013)". mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
^Simpson, Kieran (1981). The Canadian Who's who - Volume 16. University of Toronto Press. p. 710.
alfred, monnin, alfred, maurice, monnin, march, 1920, november, 2013, judge, manitoba, canada, appointed, manitoba, court, queen, bench, 1957, manitoba, court, appeal, 1962, 1983, appointed, chief, justice, manitoba, retired, from, bench, 1990, born, winnipeg,. Alfred Maurice Monnin OC OM QC March 6 1920 November 29 2013 1 2 was a judge in Manitoba Canada He was appointed to the Manitoba Court of Queen s Bench in 1957 and to the Manitoba Court of Appeal in 1962 In 1983 he was appointed Chief Justice of Manitoba He retired from the Bench in 1990 Born in Winnipeg Manitoba to parents Alphonse Louis Monnin and Adele Sperisen he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1939 from College universitaire de Saint Boniface After serving in World War II in the Canadian Corps he received a Bachelor of Law in 1946 3 In 1998 he oversaw a commission of inquiry into a vote splitting scandal in the 1995 provincial election He had previously served as Chief Justice of Manitoba The Monnin Inquiry was called after accusations that local organizers from the Progressive Conservative Party organized and funded candidates of another party Independent Native Voice to split the left of centre vote with the New Democratic Party in three constituencies Monnin found that the PC organizers were guilty of inducing at least one INV candidate Darryl Sutherland to enter the campaign Senior PC organizer Taras Sokolyk was personally implicated in the scandal Monnin described the actions of the Conservative organizers as an unconscionable debasement of a citizen s right to vote and claimed in all my years on the Bench I have never encountered as many liars in one proceeding as I did during this inquiry 1 He has received an honorary Doctor of Laws University of Winnipeg May 28 1972 Doctor of the University honoris causa University of Ottawa October 1972 Doctor of the University honoris causa Universite Laval June 1 1974 and an Honorary Doctor of Laws University of Manitoba 1979 In 1990 he was awarded the Order of Canada for having distinguished himself on the bench for more than 30 years during which he contributed greatly to the province s legal system 4 In 2000 he was awarded the Order of Manitoba He has also been appointed a member of L Ordre des francophones d Amerique 1979 and an Officer of the French Legion of Honour He is also a recipient of the Prix Riel a distinction awarded to Franco Manitobans who have contributed in a meaningful way to the representation and expansion of francophone culture in Manitoba Two of his sons Michel and Marc Monnin currently serve on the Manitoba Court of Appeal His daughter in law Laurie Allen currently serves on the bench in Manitoba and another daughter in law Donna Miller Q C is currently the Deputy Minister of Justice Manitoba References edit Hon Alfred M Monnin Archived from the original on 14 May 2011 Retrieved 5 January 2006 Alfred Maurice Monnin 1920 2013 mhs mb ca Retrieved 13 March 2014 Simpson Kieran 1981 The Canadian Who s who Volume 16 University of Toronto Press p 710 Fonds Alfred Monnin Order of Canada citation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alfred Monnin amp oldid 1173519594, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
