This is a very good point, policy making in Canada has shifted to an enormous degree to the courts. And the Supreme Court has also been very vocal about choosing its own members too [0].
The BBC had a lecture series [1] on something similar happening in the UK with the creation of their relatively new Supreme Court.
I'm not sure what the solution is, but perhaps provinces pushing back with the Notwithstanding clause will send a signal. It's tempting to be envious of the US and its more circumscribed constitution, but one good thing in Canada is that there's a mandatory retirement age at 75 for Supreme Court judges.
I'm not sure what the solution is, but perhaps provinces pushing back with the Notwithstanding clause will send a signal. It's tempting to be envious of the US and its more circumscribed constitution, but one good thing in Canada is that there's a mandatory retirement age at 75 for Supreme Court judges.
[0] https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/marc-nadon-sup...
[1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00057m9