CJC ‘very hopeful’ Senate will heed red flags judiciary raised about judicial training

By Cristin Schmitz ( October 24, 2017, 7:14 AM EDT) -- The Canadian Judicial Council (CJC) has turned down Sen. Kim Pate’s request to particularize how federal judges are trained to handle sexual assault cases — but the powerful council of 39 chief justices says it remains “very hopeful” that the Senate will fix a judicial training bill opposed by the judicial branch....