Federal Government Releases Report on Appointment of Justice Michelle O'Bonsawin to the Supreme Court of Canada

The Independent Advisory Board for Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Appointments which makes recommendations to the Prime Minister has submitted its report on the selection process that led to the appointment of Michelle O'Bonsawin to the Supreme Court of Canada.

Justice O'Bonwasin joined Canada's highest court on September 1.

The Advisory Board's report includes sections on:

• meetings, review process and recommendation process of the Advisory Board;
• a summary of consultations and outreach activities by the Advisory Board;
• statistics about the demographics of applicants