POLS 3130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Supreme Court Act, Bora Laskin, Pierre Trudeau
8 Dec 2013
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Supreme court judge nominee who was the first to go before the mps and be questioned during a. Hearing appointments: this is because harper & other canadians widely criticized the secrecy of scc. Contrasted to the us hearing; the canadian one held for rothstein had a mediator and rules about what kinds of questions the candidate did not have to answer. Stresses the point that executive appointment still continues in canada however, it occurs much more publicly than before: also shows how different selection systems demonstrate different values and emphasis on judicial independence and judicial accountability. Executive appointments of judges in canada reflects our english roots: e. g. King s courts & king s judges in england (reflects early executive appointment) Canada has divided selection power between federal and provincial government: federal government appoints s. 96, s. 101 judges and the provincial government appoints s. 92 judges.
