Board Tasked with Finding Candidates for Supreme Court Vacancy

Board tasked with finding candidates for Supreme Court vacancy

The advisory board charged with advising the prime minister on choosing a new member of the Supreme Court of Canada has been announced and two members are Indigenous. The eight member board is tasked with reviewing candidates to fill the upcoming vacancy created by the pending retirement of Justice Sheilah L. Martin on May 30. One is Real Bellegarde, the president and CEO of the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT). Bellegarde is…

Canada sets up advisory board to shortlist candidates for vacant Supreme Court seat

Mark Carney announced the members of an independent advisory board tasked with identifying candidates to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Supreme Court of Canada