The Ontario Courthouse at 361 University Avenue in Toronto is photographed on Monday, May 2, 2022.
A former vice-president of the Progressive Conservative party has been appointed an Ontario judge — a move one opposition party says is the latest example of the government putting "well-connected insiders" into prestigious roles.CBC NewsThe Ontario Courthouse at 361 University Avenue in Toronto. Earlier this week, the Ontario government announced a former vice-president of the Progressive Conservative party was appointed as a judge in Toronto.
Mintz, who was most recently the associate chair of the Criminal Injuries Compensative Board before its wind-down,during her appointment to that board that she was the fifth vice-president of the PCs some 20 years ago. In a statement, Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner said the appointment is a "dangerous politicisation of the judicial process that erodes public trust in the justice system, our democracy and the government itself."
In response to the criticism, Jack Fazzari, the press secretary for Attorney General Doug Downey, pointed to Mintz's career before her appointment.
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