ABSTRACT This paper assesses the diversity of the judiciary in Canada’s most diverse urban centres of Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal, and it measures the gap between the demographic composition of the judiciary and the population that it serves. The paper then considers the factors that contribute to and perpetuate the homogeneity of Canadian courts, and it addresses the arguments that an identity-conscious appointment process could compromise meritocracy, or that it would challenge the presumed objectivity of judicial decision-making. We argue that reliable public data on the composition of the bench and a clear government vision and strategy are crucial for the administration of justice in Canadian courts.

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长凳不应该是镜子吗？加拿大司法机构的多样性

摘要本文评估了加拿大多伦多，温哥华和蒙特利尔最繁华的城市中心司法机构的多样性，并衡量了司法机构的人口组成与其所服务的人口之间的差距。然后，论文考虑了导致加拿大法院同质化并使其永久存在的因素，并提出了这样的论点，即具有身份意识的任命过程可能会损害英才制，或者会挑战司法决策的假定客观性。我们认为，有关法官席组成的可靠公共数据以及清晰的政府愿景和战略对于加拿大法院的司法管理至关重要。