Tuesday, August 30, 2005
JUSTICE MINISTER INVITES PUBLIC INPUT CONCERNING SUPREME COURT OF CANADA VACANCY
BC, NL, ON, NS, PEI, NB and YK need not apply as they arent equal canadians?
http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/news/nr/2005/doc_31614.html
OTTAWA, August 30, 2005 – Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Irwin Cotler, today invited public input to help fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Honourable Mr. Justice John C. Major from the Supreme Court of Canada, which will be effective December 25, 2005. To solicit public input, notices are being placed starting this week in national and regional newspapers, inviting the public to make submissions concerning potential candidates.
"For the first time ever, submissions from the public will formally be part of the Supreme Court of Canada appointments process," said Minister Cotler. "This initiative is an important component of a comprehensive reform that seeks to ensure greater transparency, respects the government's constitutional authority in relation to these appointments and provides for an enhanced and significant degree of Parliamentary and provincial involvement and input."
As part of the revised appointments process announced earlier this month, Minister Cotler is inviting written representations, in either official language and from any person or group, to propose candidates for appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada. The Minister will also consult with Provincial and Territorial Attorneys General, Chief Justices and leading members of the legal community before providing a list of five to eight proposed candidates to an advisory committee. This committee will assess the candidates and generate a short list of three persons from which the successful candidate will be chosen.
In view of the long-standing practice of identifying candidates from the region where the vacancy originated, only candidates from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut will be considered.
Submissions are to be sent by September 20, 2005 to:
Judicial Affairs Advisor
Office of the Minister of Justice
284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
E-mail: scc-csc-nominations@justice.gc.ca
Fax: (613) 943-0139 or 1-866-512-6956
Further information on candidate eligibility criteria and the new appointments process is available at: http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/news/nr/2005/doc_31586.html
An online version of the Proposal to Reform the Supreme Court of Canada is available at: http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/dept/pub/scc/index.html.
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Ref.:
Denise Rudnicki
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of Justice
(613) 992-4621
Media Relations Office
Department of Justice Canada
(613) 957-4207
Oh Canada?
I'm not singing in praise either! Shaking head!
Here is a link to the former Premier, Judge Mr Clyde Wells, biography if anyone is interested in submitting his name. Even though NL isn't being looked at as a member of the confederation of Canada by the highest court in the land?
http://clyde-wells.biography.ms/
Here is an excerpt from http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/dept/pub/scc/2.html
"The identification of candidates from the region where the vacancy originated - be it the Atlantic, Ontario, Quebec, the Prairies and the North, and British Columbia regions. This is a matter of practice, except for Quebec where the Supreme Court Act establishes a requirement that three of the justices must come from Quebec."
"Diversity
* the extent to which the composition of the Court appropriately reflects the diversity of Canadian society."
"Merit
Within this framework and to the extent possible, the Supreme Court of Canada bench should reflect the diversity of Canadian society. A diverse bench ensures that different and plural perspectives are brought to bear on the resolution of disputes."
BC, NL, ON, NS, PEI, NB and YK need not apply as they arent equal canadians?
http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/news/nr/2005/doc_31614.html
OTTAWA, August 30, 2005 – Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Irwin Cotler, today invited public input to help fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Honourable Mr. Justice John C. Major from the Supreme Court of Canada, which will be effective December 25, 2005. To solicit public input, notices are being placed starting this week in national and regional newspapers, inviting the public to make submissions concerning potential candidates.
"For the first time ever, submissions from the public will formally be part of the Supreme Court of Canada appointments process," said Minister Cotler. "This initiative is an important component of a comprehensive reform that seeks to ensure greater transparency, respects the government's constitutional authority in relation to these appointments and provides for an enhanced and significant degree of Parliamentary and provincial involvement and input."
As part of the revised appointments process announced earlier this month, Minister Cotler is inviting written representations, in either official language and from any person or group, to propose candidates for appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada. The Minister will also consult with Provincial and Territorial Attorneys General, Chief Justices and leading members of the legal community before providing a list of five to eight proposed candidates to an advisory committee. This committee will assess the candidates and generate a short list of three persons from which the successful candidate will be chosen.
In view of the long-standing practice of identifying candidates from the region where the vacancy originated, only candidates from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut will be considered.
Submissions are to be sent by September 20, 2005 to:
Judicial Affairs Advisor
Office of the Minister of Justice
284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
E-mail: scc-csc-nominations@justice.gc.ca
Fax: (613) 943-0139 or 1-866-512-6956
Further information on candidate eligibility criteria and the new appointments process is available at: http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/news/nr/2005/doc_31586.html
An online version of the Proposal to Reform the Supreme Court of Canada is available at: http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/dept/pub/scc/index.html.
- 30 -
Ref.:
Denise Rudnicki
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of Justice
(613) 992-4621
Media Relations Office
Department of Justice Canada
(613) 957-4207
Oh Canada?
I'm not singing in praise either! Shaking head!
Here is a link to the former Premier, Judge Mr Clyde Wells, biography if anyone is interested in submitting his name. Even though NL isn't being looked at as a member of the confederation of Canada by the highest court in the land?
http://clyde-wells.biography.ms/
Here is an excerpt from http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/dept/pub/scc/2.html
"The identification of candidates from the region where the vacancy originated - be it the Atlantic, Ontario, Quebec, the Prairies and the North, and British Columbia regions. This is a matter of practice, except for Quebec where the Supreme Court Act establishes a requirement that three of the justices must come from Quebec."
"Diversity
* the extent to which the composition of the Court appropriately reflects the diversity of Canadian society."
"Merit
Within this framework and to the extent possible, the Supreme Court of Canada bench should reflect the diversity of Canadian society. A diverse bench ensures that different and plural perspectives are brought to bear on the resolution of disputes."
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