POL214Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: John Diefenbaker, Beverley Mclachlin, Health Canada
21 Nov 2017
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Courts: scc + fed courts, independence, judicialization of politics. Under the constitution act,1867, responsibility for the canadian judicial system is divided b/w the federal and provincial governments. The federal government appoints the judges on every provinces court of appeal a(cid:374)d the pro(cid:448)i(cid:374)(cid:272)ial/territorial . Figure 9. 5 the stru(cid:272)ture of ca(cid:374)ada"s court (cid:455)ste(cid:373) Law enforcement and the administration of justice are assigned to the provinces (ontario wants to monopolize pot sale in lcbo i. e. ) The province can create their own provincial courts. The constitution act, 1867 also grants the federal government the power to create courts. No government can threaten to punish a judge for making a decision it opposed must pass a resolution, after an independent inquiry. To remove a judge, parliament or a provincial legislature. Independent from what: formal institutional independence from the executive and legislative branches of government. Backgrounds and the dominant value system of their society.
