OTTAWA—Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first Supreme Court pick is a “moderate” jurist who has argued for judges to show restraint when reviewing government decisions, but constitutional law experts say his track record doesn’t suggest an ideological bent.
The nomination of Justice Glenn Joyal comes as the government faces potentially significant constitutional battles over federal-provincial relations, Charter of Rights challenges and Carney’s major projects agenda — all with national unity top of mind amid separatist threats in Alberta and Quebec.
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