Michelle O’Bonsawin’s appointment to the court would address longstanding criticism over lack of First Nations representation
Justin Trudeau has nominated an Indigenous woman to Canada’s supreme court, in a landmark appointment after decades of criticism over a lack of Indigenous representation on the country’s highest court.
Unlike the scorched-earth hearings in the United States, where a justice’s views are heavily scrutinized and senators often use the process to springboard their own political ambitions, Canada’s process is far less contentious. “I believe my experience as a francophone First Nations woman, a parent, a lawyer, a scholar and a judge provide me with the lived understanding and insight into Canada’s diversity because I, and my life experience, are part of that diversity,” she said.
On Friday, the justice minister, David Lametti, called the nomination a “historic moment” for the top court.
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