Canadian Conservative leader backpedals on ‘activist judges’ in election run-up News
Canadian Conservative leader backpedals on ‘activist judges’ in election run-up

[JURIST] In the final run-up to next Monday's Canadian federal election that is expected to bring his Conservative Party [party website] to power after 13 years in the political wilderness, leader Stephen Harper [CBC profile] has backpedaled after suggesting that a Conservative government could not have a "true majority" [CP report] because the Canadian courts would still be staffed by judges appointed by the long-governing Liberal Party [party website]. Opponents immediately accused Harper of "showing contempt" for the judiciary [Liberal press release], forcing him to acknowledge Wednesday that "some [judges] are, some [judges] aren't" activists handing down decisions based on their own personal agendas. The Globe and Mail has local coverage.

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UN Security Council called for Israeli withdrawal from territories occupied in Six Days' War

On November 22, 1967, the UN Security Council called for Israeli withdrawal from territories occupied during the Six Days' War, and for respect of the right of all States in the area to "live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries." Read Resolution 242, which remains a cornerstone of efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East.

President Kennedy assassinated, VP Lyndon Johnson sworn inin

On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Later that day, Vice-President Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States. Earl Warren, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, was later tasked with leading a commission to investigate the assassination. President Johnson received the final report of the Warren Commission on September 24, 1964. Read the Warren Commission Report.