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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
I actually disagree on its face.
By that logic 6/9 current Canadian Supreme Court Justices couldn't rule on any federal legislation as 5 were appointed to the Supreme Court by Trudeau and the Cheif Justice, while appointed to the court by Harper, was elevated to Cheif Justice by Trudeau.
Now, in the US the system is setup that the Presidnet reccomends and the Senate interviews, debates and then appoints. Except, it's now a rubber stamp and very partisan where Canada the legal judiciary is relatively independent.
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I was going to say the difference to me would be when it's within the way the system is designed to rule on legislation vs a criminal/civil court case.. Plus Trudeau doesn't create legislation by himself.
But it's still a good point and there are actions the PM could take where the Supreme Court would rule on the legality.
So yeah fair point.