amer ▁acknowled ged , ▁this ▁was ▁a ▁situation ▁in ▁which ▁" final ity ▁and ▁continu ity " ▁were ▁needed ▁over ▁fair ness , ▁and ▁section ▁ 1 1 ( d ) ▁does ▁not ▁provide ▁total ▁fair ness . ▁ ▁Regarding ▁the ▁facts ▁of ▁this ▁case , ▁L amer ▁said ▁that ▁for ▁a ▁decision ▁to ▁be ▁challeng ed , ▁there ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁evidence ▁of ▁considerable ▁in just ice . ▁ ▁L amer ▁noted ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁Court ▁jud ges ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁bl amed ▁for ▁their ▁lack ▁of ▁independence , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁to ▁continue ▁working ▁under ▁the ▁C riminal ▁Code ▁and ▁because ▁some ▁defend ants ▁chose ▁to ▁come ▁before ▁Provin cial ▁Court ▁jud ges . ▁ ▁Regarding ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island , ▁the ▁Court ▁found ▁it ▁could ▁not ▁make ▁a ▁declaration ▁that ▁the ▁criminal ▁cases ▁should ▁be ▁u ph eld ▁for ▁another ▁reason . ▁ ▁Nam ely , ▁the ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁Re ▁Rem un er ation ▁of ▁Jud ges ▁was ▁brought ▁before ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁reference ▁question . ▁ ▁Reference ▁questions ▁are ▁cases ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁gives ▁non - binding ▁opinions ; ▁thus , ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island ' s ▁actions ▁were ▁not ▁found ▁un const itution al ▁in ▁a ▁binding ▁way . ▁ ▁The ▁Court ▁then ▁considered ▁whether ▁it ▁should ▁give ▁provincial ▁govern ments ▁more ▁time ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁sal ary ▁comm issions ▁and ▁receive ▁recommend ations . ▁ ▁The ▁Court ▁decided ▁it ▁should ▁delay ▁the ▁requirement ▁of ▁comm issions ▁until