When a Judge Acknowledges the Violation and Chooses Not to Act — The Perreault Case

Sealed and made official on April 9, 2026

File 760-36-000897-234 — Habeas Corpus — September 14, 2023

On September 14, 2023, Danny William Perez appeared before the Honourable Justice Éliane B. Perreault, j.c.s., of the Superior Court of Québec, District of Saint-Maurice, for a Habeas Corpus hearing. The official 284-page transcription — prepared by court reporter Paulette Houde — constitutes the complete record.

What makes this case exceptional: The judge herself spoke words that acknowledge the gravity of the situation. These are not the complainant's interpretations. These are the judge's words, on the record.

The Judge's Own Words — On the Record

"And that's the deadlock. It's the deadlock because... you can't do something the law doesn't allow, that's obvious. But the way the law is made, it imposes deadlocks."
— Justice Perreault, p. 168-169

"Especially since there are still serious allegations here."
— Justice Perreault, p. 169

"The problem I see is that yes, there is... there is perhaps a deadlock. But the deadlock is systemic, it's not caused by one person."
— Justice Perreault, p. 211

She acknowledged:

That the law itself creates deadlocks
That the allegations were serious
That the deadlock is systemic

Then she chose not to act on the systemic causes.

A habeas corpus — the most fundamental remedy for human liberty — was rendered orally, without complete written reasons, preventing effective judicial review.

Why This Is a Journal Act

This is not an attack against a person. It is a documented precedent. When the system acknowledges its own failures through the mouths of its judges and still chooses to do nothing, the people have the right — and the duty — to record it.

The formal complaint to the Conseil de la magistrature is available at /complaint. This journal is its public register.

"It is not I who accuses the judge. It is her own words that accuse her."