The Canadian Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission is suppose to be an Independent Commission that is to recommend compensation and benefits for the Canadian Federal Judiciary .
They just reported on their hearings finding that the Judges really need a hefty raise . The GBC , Government Broadcasting Corporation reports:
“An independent body is calling on Ottawa to boost the salaries of the 1,200 judges who sit on federal courts by $28,000 to $36,000 a year, saying the raise is required to ensure that top private-sector lawyers keep applying for judicial appointments.”
Judges present pay?
“The commission concluded the base salary of most federal judges should rise from $396,700 to $424,700, with the salaries of most chief justices rising from $435,000 to $465,700.
At the Supreme Court, the chief justice’s salary would increase from $510,000 to $546,000, while the eight other justices would get a $33,000 boost for an annual salary of $505,700.”
I have problem with that.
The Commission is suppose to be independent . It is a three member panel with one appointed by the Department of Justice , one by the Judiciary and the third jointly chosen by the other two.
Given what has transpired in the last five years anyone who believes this is independence also believes the Pope is a Baptist Pastor.
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