Supreme Court of Canada nominee Glenn Joyal delivers his opening remarks at the start of a question-and-answer session with members of Parliament in Ottawa on Monday, June 29, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Glenn Joyal of the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench speaks to a reporter in Winnipeg on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Steve Lambert
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Supreme Court of Canada nominee Glenn Joyal delivers his opening remarks at the start of a question-and-answer session with members of Parliament in Ottawa on Monday, June 29, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
OTTAWA - Supreme Court of Canada nominee Glenn Joyal says he wants to uphold public confidence in the country's top court.
Joyal, nominated to the Supreme Court by Prime Minister Mark Carney last week, is taking questions from MPs on a House of Commons committee today.
Joyal, who has been chief justice of the Court of King's Bench of Manitoba since 2011, says fostering public trust in the judiciary involves demonstrating that judges understand the lived experience of people coming before the courts.
Joyal says his time in Winnipeg helped him understand the judiciary's relationship with Indigenous people and calls the experience "extremely humbling."
Justice Minister Sean Fraser, Federal Judicial Affairs Commissioner Marc Giroux and Maureen McTeer, chair of the independent advisory board tasked with reviewing Supreme Court nominations, also appeared before the committee today.
McTeer said what sets Joyal apart is his "thoughtful, articulate and forward-looking perspective on the role of the Supreme Court of Canada" and his commitment to public service.
This report by ºÃÉ«tvwas first published June 29, 2026.
