By David Fraser THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA-The Canadian government is making changes to the questionnaire prospective judges must fill out before applying for a federal judicial appointment. The change is intended make the questionnaire more respectful by adding inclusive language for people to self-identify with “diversity characteristics.” Applicants now have the option to say whether they self-identify as Indigenous, a racialized person, a person with a disability, a woman, a member of an “ethnic/cultural group” or LGBTQ. The section notes that the government “seeks to achieve gender balance and to fully reflect the diversity of Canadian society on the superior courts,” and asks for information “that you feel would assist in this objective.” Indra Maharaj, the chair of the Canadian Bar Association’s judicial issues subcommittee, called the changes a step

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