As in the UK and Australia. However, the PM appoints after considerable advice
from his/her Attorney General and senior bureaucrats - and in the knowledge
that once appointed, any judge is untouchable except in the most extreme
circumstances. That acts as a check on whimsical and political appointments as
judges live a a lot longer than governments. We find the idea of electing a
jdge to be a bit strange and even questionable - the judiciary should not be
politicised.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 08/11/2010, at 6:17 AM, John Hudson wrote:
> One big difference between the judiciary in the US and Canada is that there
> is no equivalent of "Senate Hearings" ahead of the appointment of senior
> judges, or in fact any judges. The prime minister appoints and the appointee
> picks up his or her new wig the next day !
>
> jh
>
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> From: "Jan Steinman" <Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>>> From: John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> That's a strange turn of phrase ".....a ......branch of government......"
>>>
>>> Is the US Supreme Court really a branch of government ?
>>
>> One of three: the Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary. At least that's
>> how I remember it from high school civics class.
>>
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>> At some point each of us must decide which is more powerful: love or fear.
>> This can be a difficult decision in a world that worships at the altar of
>> fear. Turn on any newscast, study financial reports, or listen to
>> conversations at the water cooler, and you will hear a pervasive agreement
>> that things are bad and getting worse. Yet if you do not go into agreement
>> with such a dire belief, you do not inherit its results. You have the
>> power to live in a love-based universe even while others pander to one
>> that seems fear-based. -- Alan Cohen
>> :::: Jan Steinman, EcoReality Co-op ::::
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