Tidan
03-02-2006, 18:31
Chief justice of Supreme Court says leave politics out of appointments
Fri Feb 3, 9:04 AM ET
OTTAWA (CP) - The chief justice of the Supreme Court says Parliament should not try to change the current process for appointing judges to Canada's highest court.
Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin says the existing appointment process is working just fine and should not be politicized.
Currently, the Constitution gives the prime minister final say in naming justices to the high court.
McLachlin says that's effective in maintaining public confidence that the courts are not political.
In a speech to Ottawa business people, McLachlin said the public won't want its high court to be a "mirror" of Parliament.
There is currently one vacancy on the nine-member Supreme Court - the seat vacated by former justice John Major, who retired in December.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cpress/20060203/ca_pr_on_na/scoc_no_politics
This is the funniest thing I've read in a long time. This thing should have been written surrounded by <sarcasm></sarcasm> or on April 1st or something.
Fri Feb 3, 9:04 AM ET
OTTAWA (CP) - The chief justice of the Supreme Court says Parliament should not try to change the current process for appointing judges to Canada's highest court.
Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin says the existing appointment process is working just fine and should not be politicized.
Currently, the Constitution gives the prime minister final say in naming justices to the high court.
McLachlin says that's effective in maintaining public confidence that the courts are not political.
In a speech to Ottawa business people, McLachlin said the public won't want its high court to be a "mirror" of Parliament.
There is currently one vacancy on the nine-member Supreme Court - the seat vacated by former justice John Major, who retired in December.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cpress/20060203/ca_pr_on_na/scoc_no_politics
This is the funniest thing I've read in a long time. This thing should have been written surrounded by <sarcasm></sarcasm> or on April 1st or something.