tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post8717235472054640764..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: In Praise Of The Supreme CourtOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-26486592031142133462016-04-19T11:49:51.068-04:002016-04-19T11:49:51.068-04:00It's the model Harper also chose to follow, St...It's the model Harper also chose to follow, Steve. And, therefore, it should be interesting to hear what the judge at the Duffy trial has to say on Thursday.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-22669915280089515022016-04-19T11:08:53.362-04:002016-04-19T11:08:53.362-04:00It is a sad indidment of the USA. Justice is total...It is a sad indidment of the USA. Justice is totally political.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-28218433852960553062016-04-19T07:38:44.919-04:002016-04-19T07:38:44.919-04:00Your story is a reminder that good people always m...Your story is a reminder that good people always make the difference, Mound. Harper corrupted just about every political institution he touched. Luckily for us, he could not corrupt the Supreme Court.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-77291872399068188332016-04-18T18:20:51.354-04:002016-04-18T18:20:51.354-04:00One look at the degraded state of America's to...<br />One look at the degraded state of America's top court and we should indeed be grateful to have our SCC. Harper would have saddled us with a politicized Supreme Court had he discovered a way to pull that off but Canada has powerful law societies and bar associations that rise up against such things.<br /><br />I remember one blatant political appointee on the B.C. Court of Appeal, a longtime tennis partner of the Attorney General. In this case I was pretty sure the veteran justices had my argument but the third guy was a blank. At the conclusion of arguments it was standard for the judges to consult, see if they concurred and whether the matter could be disposed of from the bench or required written reasons. This time the two 'real' judges huddled briefly, announced the judgment and only then acknowledged the presence of the appointee, asking if he had anything to add. It was an astonishing demonstration of their utter contempt for this guy. He resigned a couple of months later.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-52278043187313114222016-04-18T09:51:09.149-04:002016-04-18T09:51:09.149-04:00I suspect that the current prime minister knows wh...I suspect that the current prime minister knows what he doesn't understand, Steve. The former prime minister didn't understand what he didn't understand -- and didn't care.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-78958887970717933892016-04-18T09:35:24.082-04:002016-04-18T09:35:24.082-04:00the current PM understands the fundementals of qua...the current PM understands the fundementals of quantum phycics, the former did not understand the fundementals of the justice system.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.com