An association representing 1,400 federally appointed judges filed a federal lawsuit against the Government of Canada on Wednesday, alleging that it failed to adequately engage with an independent commission’s analysis when it rejected that commission’s recommendation to increase judicial salaries in November.

The Canadian Superior Courts Judges Association, which represents sitting and retired judges at superior and appellate courts across the country, claims the government ignored new evidence on the salaries of private practice lawyers, which the independent commission relied on to advocate for higher judicial salaries that could attract more candidates to the bench.

“While a decision to depart from a commission’s recommendation is owed deference, this is only the case if that decisio

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