Tone at the Top: Welcoming Chief Justice Wagner
You would be forgiven, said Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella at Chief Justice Richard Wagner’s swearing-in ceremony, for forgetting that it is possible for men to become the Chief Justice of...
Tagged: judicial appointments
Justice Malcolm Rowe: An Introduction
On Monday, October 17th, Prime Minister Trudeau announced his first nominee to the Supreme Court of Canada: Justice Malcolm Rowe. Set to fill the seat of Justice Cromwell who retired...
On Russell Brown’s Appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada
Today marks Justice Russell Brown’s official welcoming ceremony (you can watch the ceremony online here), and yet, I highly doubt Justice Brown feels welcome. His appointment has caused a flurry—no,...
The Mainville Appointment and Historical Interpretation: Reference re Section 98 of the Constitution Act, 1867
Rocco Galati’s streak of successful judicial appointment challenges has come to an end. The Quebec Court of Appeal’s (“QCCA”) decision in Reference re Section 98 of the Constitution Act, 1867,...
