Federal judges say pay package is getting too low to attract ‘outstanding’ private bar lawyers

By Cristin Schmitz ( August 4, 2021, 9:13 AM EDT) -- Canada’s federal judges — in the midst of seeking an increase to their indexed half-million-dollar pay and pension package — are expressing “deep concern” that a declining number of private bar lawyers with higher incomes are applying to join their bench due to its comparatively lower pay and demanding workload.   ...