MINISTER OF JUSTICE APPOINTS BOARD MEMBER TO THE CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL

OTTAWA, February 20, 2008 - 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 Edward Peter Lustig as a part-time Board Member of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.

Mr. Lustig received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Toronto, his Bachelor of Laws Degree from Queen’s University, and was called to the Bar of Ontario with First Class Honours in 1975. He has been a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Canadian Bar Association since 1975.

Mr. Lustig joined the Legal Department of the City of Niagara Falls in 1975 and, after 27 years of dedicated service, he retired in 2002. In January 2006 he joined Broderick & Partners as counsel and carries on a general law practice with particular emphasis on municipal law, planning and development matters, commercial and real estate law and related litigation.

Established in 1977, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal is empowered by the Canadian Human Rights Act to provide Canadians with an improved quality of life and an assurance of equal access to the opportunities that exist in our society through the fair-minded and equitable interpretation and enforcement of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Employment Equity Act.

This appointment is effective immediately.

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

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For more information:

• Office of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
  613-995-1707

• Darren Eke
  Press Secretary
  Office of the Minister of Justice
  613-992-4621