CREDENTIALS

Fred has consistently been named as one of Canada’s top 500 labour and employment lawyers in Lexpert/American Lawyer Media Guide, and has been recognized in other publications as a leading labour and employment lawyer in Canada.

Education & Appointments

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1964 – B.A. Sir George Williams University, Montreal, Quebec.
1964 – Commissioned Pilot Officer, Royal Canadian Air Force.
1967 – LLB, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.
1975 – Chairman, Ontario Labour Section, Canadian Bar Association.
1977-1978 – Canadian representative at the International Labour Office (ILO) Geneva, Switzerland.
2007 – Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.
2010 – Honorary Snowbird, Canadian Armed Forces, 431 Air Demonstration Squadron.

Commissions & Inquiries

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1979 – Established the Commission of Inquiry on Aviation Safety headed by Justice Charles Dubin.
1979 – Established the Mississauga Railway Accident Inquiry, headed by Justice Sam Grange.
1986 – Established the Commission of Inquiry into the Hinton Train Collision headed by Justice René Foisy.
1989 – Commission Council to the Commission of Inquiry into the Air Ontario Crash at Dryden, Ontario, headed by Justice Virgil Moshansky.