Mark Carney has named Manitoba judge Glenn Joyal to the Supreme Court, and the appointment is good news for a reason that has little to do with how he will rule in specific cases. Joyal is that rare thing on a high court: a judge who thinks judges have become too powerful. He has argued for years, at some professional cost, that the bench has crept into territory belonging to the legislatures, and that the cure is more judicial modesty, not less. That is exactly how a judge ought to think, and is sadly in rare supply on the benches these days. Read More
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