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Thomas Klassen, Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, York University, Canada

Justin Trudeau is leaving his stamp on the Supreme Court of Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada is pictured in Ottawa in September 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

With the recent resignation of Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will appoint his sixth Supreme Court judge. That amounts to nearly one new justice for every year Trudeau’s been in power.

Canada’s Supreme Court is not as politicized as that of the United States. Donald Trump’s three appointments during his single term as president dramatically shifted the court’s decisions, especially on abortion rights.

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