Legal groups have been urging the Liberals since they took office in 2015 to quickly fill
judicial vacancies across the country.
Not exact matches
It was nearly eight months after the federal election before the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced its first
judicial appointments, in the wake of an increasing call, even from senior members of the bench, to fill a number of
vacancies across the country.
Despite Superior Court Chief Justice Heather Smith's call for prompt
judicial appointments, Ontario is approaching the end of the year with nearly 30
vacancies for federally appointed judges
across the province and no new appointments since April.