How exactly does one represent a region on a court or anywhere else for that matter? Do you have to come from there, for argument sake? Born there?
Well, Justice Cromwell is from Ontario.
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond is touted by some as a sure bet to get the appointment. From Saskatchewan. Taught law at Dalhousie, University of Toronto, Notre Dame and a few other places her bio doesn't mention. Does that sort of thing count in her favour, seeing as she has experience living and working across the country?
The next person appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada should get the job based on merit that is related to the law and justice. Everything else - including facility with French - should be secondary.
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