Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a new process for appointing Supreme Court of Canada Justices that is open, transparent, and sets a higher standard for accountability.
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The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring that the process of appointing Supreme Court of Canada Justices is transparentBackgrounders
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The Right Honourable Kim Campbell served in 1993 as Canada’s nineteenth and first female Prime Minister.Backgrounders
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Camille Cameron is Dean of the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University, and Chair of the Canadian Council of Law Deans.Backgrounders
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Jeff Hirsch is the President of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, and represents the Federation on the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters, where he is a member of the Steering Committee.Backgrounders
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Stephen Kakfwi is a former Premier of the Northwest Territories (NWT) and former President of the Dene Nation.Backgrounders
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Born in Montréal, Lili-Anna Pereša is an engineer by training and graduated from the École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1987.Backgrounders
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Richard Jamieson Scott graduated from the University of Manitoba and was called to the Manitoba Bar in 1963.Backgrounders
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Susan Ursel received her Bachelor of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1984.Backgrounders
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Biographical notes on members of the Independent Advisory Board for Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Appointments.Backgrounders
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