Politicians are not the ones controlling the mechanics of the legal system.  That control rests largely with its servants and employees, and they are interested in the same things that education and health care servants and employees want that politicians can give.  More money!

Sadly, most Canadian governments at the provincial and federal level have already tipped the balance, raising income tax rates to a threshold that crosses the peak of the Laffer curve.  And with only highly visible consumption taxes like the HST and PST offering a shot at higher government revenues, politicians see no way to boost revenue without threatening their own re-election prospects.

The result is a classic standoff. This legal system work-to-rule play initiated by the Supreme Court in conjunction with the thousands of self-interested servants and employees of the legal system reminds us that Stephen Harper had it right in opposing the Supremes and all their children.