Justice minister says he will keep looking at partisan past of prospective judges GlobePolitics
Justice Minister David Lametti says he will continue to compile information on the past political donations and partisan activities of candidates for judicial appointments, saying they offer relevant information when he selects new judges.
In 2016, former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould revamped the judicial-appointment system, promising to increase the “openness, transparency, accountability and diversity of Canada’s judiciary.” However, the government’s use of partisan data in the vetting of candidates has attracted criticism from opposition politicians and academics who study the judicial selection process.
Using information from Elections Canada’s public database of political donations, The Globe determined that about 25 per cent of the 289 judges Mr. Trudeau’s government appointed or promoted since 2016 had donated to the Liberal Party of Canada. About 6 per cent donated to the Conservative, New Democratic or Green parties.
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