Omar Khadrs: Federal Court of Appeal Judge Marc Nadon

Federal Court of Appeal Judge Marc Nadon: Harper announced Monday that Federal Court of Appeal Judge Marc Nadon, 64, would become his sixth appointment, and the fifth man Harper has named to the high court, according to The Star. Nadon had flagged rulings to the justice department in which he upheld the federal Conservative governments view in a number of high-profile cases. He was the dissenting judge to side with Ottawa in its refusal to seek Omar Khadrs repatriation; in upholding the right of Corrections Canada to ban smoking in prisons indoors and out; and in denying the full 35 weeks parental leave benefits to parents of twins and OTTAWA In picking another man to fill the latest vacancy on the Supreme Court of Canada, Prime Minister Stephen Harper skipped the ranks of the Quebec court of appeal, elevated a federal judge, and raised hackles among advocates for more gender balance on the countrys top court. An expert in maritime law who has spent the past 20 years hearing appeals in a range of areas like immigration, employment insurance, intellectual property and national security, Nadon is slated to take one of three seats allotted by law to Quebec, a vacancy left by the departing Justice Morris Fish. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.