APPOINTMENT TO THE CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL

OTTAWA, June 21, 2010 - The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C. Q. C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the appointment of Susheel Gupta, B.A., LL.B., Vice-Chair of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT).

Mr. Gupta received his Bachelors of Arts at the University of Waterloo in 1993, his LL.B. from the University of Ottawa in 1998 and was called to the Ontario Bar in February 2000. He has served in the public service as a prosecutor and computer crime advisor, special advisor at the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority and as counsel in the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes section at the Department of Justice.

As a community member and public servant, Mr. Gupta has been the recipient of the Government of Canada Youth Award for Excellence, the Deputy Minister of Justice Humanitarian Award and most recently the Ontario Justice Education Network Chief Justice Lennox Award.

The CHRT was established in 1977 as an independent agency. Along with the Canadian Human Rights Commission, the CHRT administers the Canadian Human Rights Act according to procedures specified by law and without interference from the Government.

This appointment is effective on August 3rd, 2010.

For further information on the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, visit www.chrt-tcdp.gc.ca.

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• Pamela Stephens
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  Office of the Minister of Justice
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• Media Relations
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