Over at iPolitics, James Matkin and Clive Cocking are busy moaning about how the Supreme Court “kills innovative legislation” in the form of “reference cases”. The basic thesis of their argument is that we need to take away from the Supreme Court of Canada the ability to hear “reference cases”.
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The Cracked Crystal Ball II: How Harper Wastes Your Tax Dollars
Harper likes to style his government as a “firm, steady hand on the tiller”, especially on matters of the economy. But the man is so blinded by his hatred for our country’s laws and the foundational principles of the Canadian Constitution and The Charter of Rights And Freedoms that he
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: Harper’s Attempt To Politicize The Judiciary
More so than any Prime Minister in Canada’s history, Harper is hell-bent on imposing his political agenda on Canada’s courts. But there’s another way to look at it, based on a view shared by Stephen Harper and others in his inner circle, that judges on Quebec’s senior courts are too
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: The Harper Government Attempts To Politicize The Courts
In the wake of a series of failed gambits involving the Supreme Court, we now find Harper attempting to assassinate the character of the Chief Justice. “I can tell you this,” said a clearly irked Harper, who appointed Nadon last September after commissioning independent legal advice that approved of the
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: Further Analysis On Marc Nadon’s Appointment
Marc Nadon is, for now at least, out of the picture as far as Canada’s Supreme Court is concerned. Frankly, I know very little about Justice Nadon’s beliefs and history as a judge. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if he happened to lean towards Mr. Harper’s “hang-em-high” approach to
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: Harper Loses 2 Gambits In 2 Days
Harper has lost two gambits to undermine Canada’s legal system in two days. First, an attempt to make prison sentences harsher by retroactively killing an early parole program was knocked down yesterday. Then, this morning, the Supreme Court swatted down Harper’s appointment of Marc Nadon to the Supreme Court. Even
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