Michelle O’Bonsawin’s nomination to Canada’s Supreme Court is good for Canadians
Now, when lawyers argue these cases before the SCC – whether for or against – the assertions made about Indigenous people and how the laws affect them will, for the first time, be made to an Indigenous person. Now, when the judges leave the courtroom, they will not only deliberate the fate of Indigenous people, they will deliberate with an Indigenous person who will bring direct knowledge of the lived experience of those most affected by the law.
Canada has also established new conventions that expand on this guarantee of representation. We now require the appointment of judges from Ontario and the West, and a judge from Atlantic Canada. A respected court also needs to have a strong cohort of women.
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