{"id":15049,"date":"2014-06-14T13:43:50","date_gmt":"2014-06-14T05:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=15049"},"modified":"2014-06-14T13:43:50","modified_gmt":"2014-06-14T05:43:50","slug":"newest-member-of-supreme-court-sworn-in-in-low-key-private-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/06\/14\/newest-member-of-supreme-court-sworn-in-in-low-key-private-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Newest member of Supreme Court sworn in in low key private ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Justice Clement Gascon. Supreme Court photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

OTTAWA — The newest member of the Supreme Court of Canada was sworn in Thursday in a quiet private ceremony.<\/p>\n

A news release from the Supreme Court of Canada released Friday evening said Justice Clement Gascon was sworn in as a judge on the High Court before Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin a day earlier.<\/p>\n

The release said a “formal welcome ceremony” will take place on a date to be announced.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Gascon’s appointment last week.<\/p>\n

The Quebec appeal court justice didn’t appear before a parliamentary committee as the selection process is being reviewed because of the controversy over the botched appointment of Marc Nadon.<\/p>\n

A court challenge of Nadon’s appointment resulted in a ruling that the Federal Court of Appeal judge didn’t meet the specific criteria for Quebec judges laid out in the Supreme Court Act.<\/p>\n

The behind-the-scenes details of the appointment process involving Nadon bubbled to the surface, exposing an unprecedented — and very public — spat between McLachlin and the Prime Minister’s Office.<\/p>\n

The Conservatives suggested McLachlin inappropriately tried to make contact with Harper to discuss potential legal problems with Nadon’s appointment.<\/p>\n

The comment prompted many members of Canada’s legal community to jump to McLachlin’s defence and condemn Harper’s handling of the matter.<\/p>\n

Justice Minister Peter MacKay’s office said the appointment process, initiated in 2004 by the previous Liberal government, was under review as a result of “recent leaks” — an apparent reference to a Globe and Mail report that gave details of the shortlist of candidates that included Nadon’s name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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