Mr. Speaker, yesterday the justice minister implied that the system used to select our federal court justices has worked well for 130 years.
Well, an Angus Reid poll last summer indicated that 52 percent of Canadians had lost faith in the courts and today the Globe and Mail stated “We have a judicial appointment system that is out of control, devoid of accountability and free of public scrutiny.”
Will the justice minister move immediately to establish an independent and open appointment process to restore Canadians' faith in our court system?