What is the constitutional guarantee of judicial independence and what is the impact of this?

Canada (Federal), Canada

The following excerpt is from R. v. Edwards; R. v. Crépeau; R. v. Fontaine; R. v. Iredale, 2021 CMAC 2 (CanLII):

The constitutional guarantee of judicial independence “is not for the benefit of the judiciary, but for the public”: Conférence des juges de paix magistrats du Québec v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2016 SCC 39, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 116, at para. 89.

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