By Cristin Schmitz ( August 24, 2026, 5:37 PM EDT) -- A $28,000 lump sum salary boost recommended for Canada’s 1,200 judges and associate judges last year would have cost Ottawa almost $321 million over six years had the government not rejected the advice from an independent judicial pay commission, the Carney government asserts in defending a novel lawsuit launched by the Canadian Superior Courts Judges Association (CSCJA) and the Association of Federal Court Associate Judges....