The Canadian Press: Christopher Samuel, president of the Canadian Bar Association’s Alberta branch, spoke Thursday on Smith’s threatening this week to pull provincial support money for future federally appointed judges unless Alberta gets more of a say in how those judges are picked.
Samuel, in an interview, said Alberta lawyers already have a strong voice in the current process, that those being appointed judges in the province are Albertans, and the rigorous, non-partisan appointment process has served the province well…