CTV Calgary- Harper could shape the Supreme Court for decades - CTV News
Angela Mulholland, CTV.ca News Staff
The Supreme Court of Canada is about to transform, as half its membership retires and is replaced. But few Canadians seem interested, even though the Court could well be one of the strongest influences on our everyday lives, notes the author of a new book.
Because of mandatory retirement at age 75, four of the Supreme Court's nine justices will be retiring within the next four years; others may choose to step down as well.
This gives Prime Minister Stephen Harper the chance to "stamp his own image on the Court" with his picks for replacements -- on top of the two justices he's already appointed, says Philip Slayton, a former law professor and author of "Mighty Judgment: How the Supreme Court of Canada Runs Your Life."
Bev Mac was appointed by Mulroney...; Justice Provincial Cameron by NDP after doing a stint in Australian Courts...In house counsel for Patterson Foods is a former weight lifter.Gontier was a Mulroney appointement; Gagnon was a Nichelson appointment;..."It is plain to see,the change has come- he is under my thumb!" i.e. the state of the CBA in Canada.
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