Canadian Prime Minister Harper Says He Will “Respect” Supreme Court’s Blocking His Appointment to the Supreme Court

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he will respect the Supreme Court ruling that declared Judge Marc Nadon, his latest appointment to the highest bench, as not legally qualified for the job – the strongest signal to date that Ottawa will not attempt to buck the decision.

“We’re obviously going to respect the decision. We will respect not just the letter of the decision but the spirit of the decision as well,” the Prime Minister told reporters in The Hague, where he had just wrapped up a nuclear security summit.

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