There’s a ‘window of opportunity’ to expand pool of Supreme Court candidates to ensure top talent applies, say Parliamentarians, jurists

Former Supreme Court justice Ian Binnie says the Liberal government’s ‘rigid ‘gateway’ language requirement undermines rather than promotes diversity.’ But others say the selection process is getting better.

Wade MacLauchlan, chair of the independent advisory board for Supreme Court appointments, says 'the coming period could be a window of opportunity' to enhance 'networks of encouragement' to ensure a broader group of candidates apply to the top court. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

September 9, 2022

There is a “window of opportunity” to rethink and broaden how Canada finds Supreme Court justice candidates, according to members of the legal community and Parliamentarians who are echoing a call from the chair of the most recent search for the top court's newest...

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