{"id":8761,"date":"2014-05-03T16:25:27","date_gmt":"2014-05-03T08:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=8761"},"modified":"2014-05-03T16:25:27","modified_gmt":"2014-05-03T08:25:27","slug":"bar-association-deeply-concerned-about-spat-between-harper-and-scoc-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/05\/03\/bar-association-deeply-concerned-about-spat-between-harper-and-scoc-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Bar association deeply concerned about spat between Harper and SCOC justice"},"content":{"rendered":"
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OTTAWA — The association that represents lawyers in Canada is calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to acknowledge the chief justice of the Supreme Court has done nothing wrong.<\/p>\n

The Canadian Bar Association says it’s deeply concerned about the public spat between Harper and Beverely McLachlin.<\/p>\n

Harper has accused McLachlin of acting improperly last July when she advised his office that Marc Nadon, a Federal Court of Appeal judge, might not fit the legal criteria set for Quebec appointees to the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

McLachlin issued a statement saying all she wanted to ensure was that the government was aware of the eligibility issue, but didn’t express any opinion on the merits of the eligibility issue.<\/p>\n

Bar association president Fred Headon says he hopes this is a misunderstanding but is expressing concern that Harper’s comments could erode public confidence in the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

He says Harper should clarify publicly that McLachlin acted appropriately.<\/p>\n

Harper ended up nominating Nadon and McLachlin swore him in last fall.<\/p>\n

But constitutional lawyer Rocco Galati challenged the appointment and the Supreme Court ruled in March that Nadon did not meet the legislated eligibility requirements.<\/p>\n

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