Supreme Court Justice Clément Gascon says that his sudden disappearance last week, which triggered a police search, was the result of a long battle with depression and anxiety and a recent change in medication. "For over twenty years, I have been dealing with a sometimes insidious illness: depression and anxiety disorders," Gascon said in a statement Tuesday. "Justice Gascon has made a significant contribution to Canada and to Canadian jurisprudence during his judicial career," said Chief Justice Richard Wagner in a statement at the time. Thank you Justice Gascon for your openness in sharing your lived experience dealing with depression & anxiety. He was appointed to the Quebec Court of Appeal in 2012 after having served on the bench of the Quebec Superior Court from 2002.

Source: CBC News May 14, 2019 21:22 UTC