Advisory board chair defends failure to shortlist at least 3 bilingual jurists for western SCC seat

By Cristin Schmitz ( July 3, 2026, 4:40 PM EDT) -- The chair of the advisory board that recommended ex-Manitoba Court of King’s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal and one other unnamed jurist for appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada defended the board’s decision not to shortlist three to five names, which was contrary to the mandate from Prime Minister Mark Carney....