Third-year students Amanda Iarusso and Marni Outerbridge attended the SupremeCourt of Canada consultation for Justice Malcolm Rowe’s nomination in October. Two students from each law school in Canada, parliamentarians, media, and other interest groups gathered at the University of Ottawa to take part in this new appointment process,which Prime Minister Trudeau established to “promote greater openness, transparency, and accountability.
”The consultation was a special committee hearing where members of the House of Commons’ Committee on Justice and Human Rights and members of the Senate’s Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, as well as representatives of the Bloc Québécois and Green Party, were able to ask questions of Mr. Justice Rowe regarding his qualifications, professional background, and life experiences.
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