Stephen Harper weighs in on spat with Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin

[CHIMO]

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says it would have been inappropriate for him to speak to the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada about whether a federal court judge from Quebec could be appointed.

"There's been some suggestion that rather than seek outside legal experts, I should have talked to the judges themselves. Let me just be very clear that I would never do that," Harper said at a news conference Friday.

"I think the suggestion ... that if people thought that the prime minister, other ministers of the government were consulting judges on cases before them, or even worse consulting judges on cases that might come before them, before the judges themselves had the opportunity to hear the appropriate evidence, I think the entire opposition, entire media and entire legal community would be outraged."

This is the latest salvo in a growing discord between the Prime Minister's Office and Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/stephen-harper-weighs-in-on-spat-with-chief-justice-beverly-mclachlin-1.2629853

May 02, 2014 1:38 PM ET| Last Updated: May 02, 2014 3:37 PM ET

He has become unhinged! He has too many balls in the air.

He is getting whacked by the SCC, his own ministers and policies.
Latest one is bullying. The religous groups are already out there campaigning for him. Door to door!

The generals better make sure that they take good care of him.

[Spazito]

1. The whining coming from Harper and his henchmen is nauseating...

they lost cases before the Supreme Court because they had no valid cases only attempts at political manipulation. To now whine about the Chief Justice and the Supreme Court just makes them look even more childish and vindictive.