Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has nominated Alberta-based judge, author and academic Sheilah Martin to the Supreme Court of Canada. Trudeau on new Supreme Court nominee0:20The appointment retains the gender makeup of the nine-member high court, which now has four women and five men. "Ultimately we will wind up with an Indigenous justice on the Supreme Court," she said. Wilson-Raybould on why new Supreme Court justice was chosen1:50She said her early upbringing in Montreal helped shape her commitment to issues of diversity and equality. The Supreme Court of Canada is a nine-justice panel that is currently comprised of four women and five men.

Source: CBC News November 29, 2017 14:16 UTC