New Supreme Court justice warns against judicial bias—sidesteps Chief Justice’s Convoy remarks
“I am honoured to be serving with him,” Justice Glenn Joyal said of Richard Wagner, who called Freedom Convoy protesters “anarchists” and “hostage takers.”
A new Supreme Court justice sidestepped criticism of Freedom Convoy remarks by the Chief Justice while speaking on judicial impartiality this past week.
“How would you approach issues like that, if you had made a public comment that is raising questions about your ability to fairly and impartially hear a case?” asked Conservative MP Andrew Lawton.
Glenn Joyal declined to comment on Chief Justice Richard Wagner’s remarks, according to Blacklock’s Reporter.
“I am honoured to be serving with him,” Joyal said Monday. “Nothing [is] more foundational [to the judiciary than] judges [being] neutral and impartial.”
However, he clarified that judges must avoid “potential danger” in commenting on current events and refrain from editorializing.
“I think judges, chief justices, always have to be very collaborative,” then-Nominee Joyal testified before the Commons justice committee. He was officially appointed on Tuesday to the highest court in Canada.
