CTV: Judges should not view themselves as activists, new Supreme Court Justice Mary Moreau says

Newly confirmed Supreme Court of Canada Justice Mary Moreau says judges should not see themselves as activists.

Moreau is taking over the seat formerly occupied by Russell Brown, who resigned last June, and her appointment was confirmed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday. She has been chief justice of the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta since 2017.

In a wide-ranging interview airing Sunday, when asked by CTV’s Question Period host Vassy Kapelos what she thinks of judicial activism, and whether she views herself as an activist, Moreau said she does “not think that judges should be viewing themselves with that particular adjective" ...

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