Chief justice warns Trudeau that judicial vacancies are putting criminal trials at risk
"The current situation is untenable and I am worried that it will create a crisis in our justice system, which is already facing multiple challenges. Access to justice and the health of our democratic institutions are at risk," Wagner wrote.
"The government's inertia regarding vacancies and the absence of satisfactory explanations for these delays are disconcerting." "Many chief justices say that as part of their efforts to respect the timelines prescribed by Jordan, they are actually forced to choose the criminal matters that 'deserve' to be heard," he wrote.
Left unaddressed, he said, the current situation could feed Canadians' "cynicism" about the justice system. Ottawa is responsible for appointing judges to the superior courts and courts of appeal in each province, the Federal Court, the Tax Court and the Supreme Court.
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