Ottawa consults with Quebec before it makes court appointments. It's not unconstitutional for Danielle Smith to ask for the same treatment

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The editorial board of your National Post published a piece on Thursday applauding Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s proposal for the federal government (and its Albertan prime minister) to voluntarily devolve more power over federal judicial appointments. Her open letter to the PM also asks for a relaxation of bilingualism requirements for western judges; with a Prairie seat on the Supreme Court coming open later this year, this has become an obvious issue, guaranteeing that only a handful of otherwise qualified candidates can even be considered for the job.

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The Supreme Court was subject to an exemption from bilingualism law until 2023, when the Official Languages Act was amended to remove it. This change has no practical effect in Quebec, whose........

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