Real Change: A New Plan For a Strong Middle Class (page 31)

contexte: We will work with all parties in the House of Commons to ensure that the process of appointing Supreme Court Justices is transparent, inclusive, and accountable to Canadians.

« On Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the application process will be open so any qualified Canadian lawyer or judge who is functionally bilingual and "representative of the diversity of our great country" can apply for the top court.

Former prime minister Kim Campbell will chair the new independent advisory board that will recommend candidates.

Trudeau announced the board will review applicants and will submit a short list of three to five individuals for consideration. However, their recommendations are non-binding.

 The short list will then be reviewed by a list of interested parties, including the chief justice of Canada, provincial and territorial attorneys general, relevant cabinet ministers, opposition justice critics and some House of Commons committees. »

(CBC, August 2, 2016)

"The new process for appointing a Supreme Court of Canada judge, including the creation of an independent and non-partisan Advisory Board, was announced on August 2, 2016. (Annex B). The Board is an independent and non-partisan body whose mandate is to provide non-binding, merit-based recommendations to the Prime Minister on judicial appointments to the Supreme Court of Canada. Its members are appointed for terms of up to five years, which terms may be renewed for one or more further terms. The Board is convened at the discretion and at the request of the Prime Minister."

(Independent Advisory Board for Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Appointments - Report on 2017 Process - Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs, January 17, 2018)