Title: The tenth justice : judicial appointments, Marc Nadon, and the Supreme Court Act Reference /
Authors: Mathen, Carissima; Plaxton, Michael, 1975-
Year: 2020
Subjects: Nadon, Marc; Canada.; Canada.; Judges Selection and appointment Canada.; Judges Selection and appointment; Canada
Abstract: "The process by which Supreme Court judges are appointed is traditionally a quiet affair, but this certainly wasn't the case when Prime Minister Stephen Harper selected Justice Marc Nadon for appointment to Canada's highest court. Here, for the first time, is the complete story "the Nadon Reference"--one of the strangest sagas in Canadian legal history. Following the Prime Minister`s announcement, controversy swirled and debate raged: as a federal court judge, was Marc Nadon eligible for one of the three seats traditionally reserved for Quebec? Then, on 21 March 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada broke new ground in statutory interpretation and constitutional law by releasing the Reference re Supreme Court Act, ss 5 and 6. In The Tenth Justice, Carissima Mathen and Michael Plaxton set out the history of judicial appointments, the legal and political context that gave rise to the Reference re Supreme Court, and the impact that the decision has had on legal and constitutional debate in Canada. With detailed historical and legal analysis, including never-before-published interviews, The Tenth Justice explains how the Nadon Reference came to be a case at all, the issues at stake, and its legacy."--
Contents: What's So Bad About Marc Nadon? -- The Prime Minister's Prerogative -- Memos -- Asking and Telling -- The Legal Showdown -- The Opinion and Its Critics -- The Aftermath --  Judicial Appointments Law -- A Court Frozen in Amber.