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Article: An unknown but not a secret process: appointment of Supreme Court Justices.
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- Canadian Parliamentary Review
- Article date:
- June 22, 2004
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On February 4, 2004 the federal government reaffirmed its commitment originally made on December 12, 2003 to "specifically consult the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, on how best to implement prior review of appointments of Supreme Court of Canada judges." In March and April 2004, the Committee heard many witnesses on this issue. The Minister of Justice outlined the present method of appointing Justices of the Supreme Court in an appearance before the Committee on March 30, 2004.
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I begin by recalling and Reaffirming two themes your deliberations. First, the review of the appointments ...