"1989-10-05"^^ . "from NS Court of Appeal"@en . . . "21351"^^ . . . "Dickson C.J."@en . . . "L'Heureux\u2011Dub\u00E9 and Gonthier JJ."@en . "McLachlin J."@en . . "Mackeigan v Hickman, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 796 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on judicial independence. The Court unanimously held that to require a federal judge to explain his or her decisions would violate the principle of judicial independence."@en . "Lamer J."@en . "Mackeigan v Hickman"@en . . . . "887137801"^^ . . . "Appeal dismissed"@en . . . . . . . . "Cory J."@en . "21315"^^ . . . "1988"^^ . . . "Wilson J."@en . . "3998961"^^ . . . . "La Forest J."@en . . . . . "3818"^^ . "Mackeigan v Hickman"@en . . "Mackeigan v Hickman, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 796 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on judicial independence. The Court unanimously held that to require a federal judge to explain his or her decisions would violate the principle of judicial independence."@en .