While Mary Moreau's nomination to Canada's top court is history-making, she told members of Parliament and senators on Thursday that she looks forward to the day when it's not.Supreme Court of Canada nominee Mary Moreau appears before the House Justice and Human rights committee and the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs committee in Ottawa on Thursday.
She recalled how women only made up about a quarter of students when she attended law school, a proportion that is now closer to 50 per cent. Topics included her approach to dealing with mental health issues among accused people in the legal system, improving the justice system for victims, the challenge of digitizing the courts and the relationship between the judiciary and Parliament.
The Supreme Court has the final say on criminal and civil matters brought in Canada's justice system, and it can hear cases in all areas of the law. It can strike down government legislation that infringes on the Constitution or Charter rights, and require major policy rethinks on matters of significant public importance.
He told MPs in a special meeting earlier in the day that the top court needed a candidate with both constitutional and criminal law expertise.
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