Rod Snow, Q.C. – Office Managing Partner of Davis LLP's Whitehorse office – joins ten other former presidents of the Canadian Bar Association in responding to Prime Minister Harper's recent allegation that the Chief Justice of Canada had acted inappropriately in attempting to contact him last year about the potential appointment of Justice Marc Nadon to the Supreme Court.
In a statement released to the Globe and Mail, the former presidents express concern "that the Prime Minister's statements may intimidate or harm the ability of the Supreme Court of Canada to render justice objectively and fairly" and call on the Prime Minister to "remedy this situation in a way which will demonstrate to our judiciary and to Canadians at large that he respects the independence of our courts and will treat with due courtesy the Chief Justice of Canada."
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