▁September ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁one ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Reference . ▁ ▁After math ▁In ▁a ▁subsequent ▁jud icial ▁independence ▁case , ▁Mack in ▁v . ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁( 2 0 0 2 ), ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁found ▁a ▁government ▁action ▁un const itution al ▁for ▁not ▁following ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁Jud ges ▁Reference , ▁although ▁the ▁action ▁pred ated ▁the ▁reference . ▁ ▁The ▁action ▁also ▁came ▁before ▁September ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁day ▁the ▁commission ▁requirement ▁became ▁effective ▁according ▁to ▁Re ▁Rem un er ation ▁of ▁Jud ges ▁( No . ▁ 2 ). ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁replied ▁in ▁Mack in ▁that ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁decision ▁was ▁merely ▁meant ▁to ▁keep ▁courts ▁running ; ▁un const itution al ▁rem un er ation ▁was ▁still ▁considered ▁un const itution al ▁even ▁prior ▁to ▁September ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Thus , ▁the ▁Court ▁in ▁Mack in ▁found ▁the ▁government ▁actions ▁un const itution al . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Canada ▁cases ▁( L amer ▁Court ) ▁ ▁Val ente ▁v ▁R ▁ ▁Mack e igan ▁v ▁H ick man ▁ ▁R . ▁v ▁Gén ére ux ▁ ▁Provin cial ▁Court ▁Jud ges ' ▁Ass n ▁of ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁v ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁( Min ister ▁of ▁Justice ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External