Richard Wagner, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, is the epitome of Laurentian Elite arrogance.

Despite having already called the people behind the Freedom Convoy names, despite having said they held Ottawa hostage, despite having disparaged them in more ways that one, Wagner will not recuse himself from an upcoming case.

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And it turns out that Wagner was himself judge and jury in making the decision that he has no reason to step aside as the court considers a challenge to the Emergencies Act being invoked.

The news, as first reported by National Post, is that the registrar of the Supreme Court, Chantal Carbonneau, sent a response to a complainant who had asked that Wagner recuse himself. Kristen Nagle with Canadian Frontline Nurses (CFN), one of the groups challenging the invocation of the Emergencies Act, made the request in March.

Wagner doesn’t think there’s a problem

This week, Carboneau gave Wagner’s reply, and he believes he has........

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