CTV says Justin Trudeau and then Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould disagreed vigorously over who should fill the vacancy left at the Supreme Court of Canada by the retirement of Beverley McLaughlin. The news service says that a year before cabinet discussions about a plea deal for Quebec engineering company SNC-Lavalin, Trudeau and Wilson-Raybould jousted over the minister’s recommendation of Manitoba Justice Glenn D. Joyal. Trudeau is said to have been concerned that Judge Joyal wasn’t committed to protecting rights that have been interpreted under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This was true particularly of LGBTQ2 rights and possibly abortion access, neither of which are specifically enshrined in the Charter. CBC says that Joyal was too conservative in his view of activism on Charter Rights for Mr. Trudeau. Wilson-Raybould not only wanted Joyal named to the court to fill the vacancy left by McLaughlin’s resignation, she believed Joyal should replace McLachlin as the top court’s chief justice, a position that caused Trudeau to question his justice minister’s judgment, sources told CTV. Trudeau quashed the recommendation and instead named Alberta judge Sheilah Martin to the court. Justice Richard Wagner became chief justice.