First came the news this morning that Marc Nadon, the Harper cabal's selection to take one of the Supreme Court's Quebec seats, was rejected by that lofty body because he meets none of the qualifications to sit (a mere pesky detail, I suppose, to some I could name).
Also this morning, another judicial body, this one the Federal Court in British Columbia, granted an injunction against Health Canada's new law, slated to come into effect April 1, that would make it illegal for medical marijuana users to continue growing their own supply, forcing them to pay a much higher price for their medicine from a government-licensed private production facility.
No word yet on the Harper regime's reaction to the pot decision, but they are saying they are "genuinely surprised" at the Nadon rejection.
Just as I am genuinely delighted by two Harper humiliations in one day. [chortle, chortle]
Perhaps he will stay in the Ukraine?
The courts are the real opposition to the Harperites, Lorne. It's no wonder they wanted to put Nadon on the highest court in the land.
ReplyDeleteGiven how Nadon showed himself to be a disciple of the Harperites when he sat on the Federal Court of Appeal and sided, in a dissenting opinion, with their decision not to repatriate Omar Kadr, Owen, it is certain that Dear Leader feels the failure of his initiative keenly.
DeleteHarper must have been surprised as he had already appointed five of the eight SCC judges: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Canada . However, Rothstein had recused himself and Moldaver was the sole vote to admit Nadon. Therefore, three of his appointees had clearly rejected Nadon and told Harper in no uncertain terms that he could not unilaterally change the Constitution without consulting the required bodies (the latter was in fact the more important decision today).
ReplyDeleteI suspect Harper, reputed for his meaness and vindictiveness, must be livid. He must feel he had been betrayed by the very people he had brought to the dance.
Since we both are in a chortling mood, let me give you another reason to do so. Remember how Nadon had bragged about choosing correctly between law or hockey and that because of it he was about to become a SCC judge? Well, looks like he should have chosen hockey, eh?
As for the Ukranians, someone should tell them that their defender of democratic rights had himself being found offside by his own country's top court.
Thanks for your additional information, Anon. You just upped by chortling quotient considerably!
DeleteI just read in the paper that Nadon's disappointment may be compounded, in that he may have to return the difference in salary he received between his old position and the Supreme Court salary he has been drawing since his bogus appointment in October.
The hits keep coming!
Con's given the job of writing law is a joke when you consider their incompetence- while awash with lawyers (guns) & money- epic failures. Are all Con lawyers on the take? Or stupid. Maybe both.
ReplyDeleteGiven whom those lawyers decide to associate with, liberalandlovingit, both are very real possibilities.
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