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The Supreme Court has been missing a judge ever since Russell Brown resigned in June over allegations of improper conduct. On Oct. 26, Trudeau announced his nomination to replace Justice Brown – Mary Moreau, the Chief Justice of the Alberta Court of King’s Bench.
With this pick – Trudeau’s sixth – the Supreme Court of Canada becomes majority women, for the first time. The Globe’s justice reporter Sean Fine joins us to talk about what Moreau will bring to the court, and why it might have taken so long to fill the seat.
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Editor’s note: Editor’s note: On this episode of the Decibel, Sean Fine discussed the details of the Omar Khadr case, in relation to Justice Mary Moreau’s professional history. He omitted that Khadr had pleaded guilty to the murder of a U.S special forces officer.
Menaka Raman-Wilms
Sean Fine