Justice Minister Sean Fraser arrives for a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Dec. 10, 2025. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
Justice Minister Sean Fraser said the federal government will continue with its current process for selecting judges, after Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said the province would cease funding for new judicial appointments unless it was given more influence over selection.
“I’m planning to maintain the process that we have in place that has independence, that has rigour, that has led to stellar candidates being appointed, including as recently in Alberta,” Fraser told reporters in the Parliament on Feb. 4.
