Supreme Court: Marc Nadon

Marc Nadon: The eight sitting judges on Canada's top court have been asked to sort out whether Marc Nadon, a Federal Court of Appeal judge from Quebec whose appointment faces a legal challenge, is eligible under the rules to join their ranks, according to Times Colonist. "This is not an amendment," Justice Minister Peter MacKay said of the language buried deep inside the 300-plus page budget bill and OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has tossed his latest appointment controversy into the lap of the Supreme Court. At the same time, the Conservatives used their latest omnibus budget implementation bill Tuesday to rewrite the Supreme Court Act in order to give a nudge and a wink to the justices about how their reference ruling on Nadon ought to go. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.