Asked about Wilson-Raybould SCC dispute, PM says Canadians should be confident in the system cdnpoli
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Canadians should continue to have confidence in the independence of the justice system, after reports broke yesterday that the relations between he and attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould first began to fray back in 2017 over her choice of Manitoba Justice Glenn D. Joyal to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court of Canada.
This comes after CTV News and The Canadian Press reported on Monday— citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter—that Trudeau was concerned about her judgment after she recommended that Trudeau not only appoint Joyal to Canada’s top court, but have him become the chief justice. "Canadians can have confidence in our government’s respect for the institutions, for the Supreme Court. Canadians have confidence in the strength of our judiciary in this country, and I have no further comment to make on this issue," Trudeau said.
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