Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has an opportunity to restore public confidence in the judiciary. Supreme Court Justice Cory is retiring. Canadians, legal scholars and even provincial ministers of justice want a more open process. “Judges should be known to the public as much as possible ahead of time”, stated retired supreme court Justice La Forest.
It is time to open up this pre-charter process. Will the Prime Minister take action and bring nominees to a parliamentary review before appointing them to the highest court in the land?