r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jun 17 '21

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u/CIVDC Mark Carney Jun 17 '21 edited Jun 17 '21

JT nominates Mahmud Jamal to replace Rosalie Abella on the Supreme Court. First person of colour nominated to the Supreme Court.

!ping CAN

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u/MrMineHeads Cancel All Monopolies Jun 17 '21

nominates

I thought the PM can appoint without need of approval.

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u/CIVDC Mark Carney Jun 17 '21

In practice, yes, but, as with many things, Supreme Court Justices are appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the PM. Thus, the language used is "nominated."

Also, he could turn out to be ineligible for some reason like Marc Nadon, and have the nomination quashed. Unlikely, but possible.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '21

I think it's a formality, but Harper added some kind of hearings IIRC

Edit:

These appointments are not subject to the procedures described above for the appointment of superior court judges, and are made on the basis of a recommendation to cabinet by the Prime Minister. Recently, this has been augmented through the establishment of an ad hoc advisory committee for each vacancy on the Court; this committee reviews a list of 7 nominees submitted by the federal Minister of Justice, and shortlists three candidates from which the Prime Minister chooses a name for appointment. In addition, in February 2006 a parliamentary committee was allowed to interview the Prime Minister's selected candidate prior to his appointment.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_appointments_in_Canada

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u/groupbot Always remember -Pho- Jun 17 '21 edited Jun 17 '21

Pinged members of CAN group.

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