As COVID-19 precautions became a necessity in 2020, institutions that had previously depended on human contact were forced to transform their regular ways of doing things. The Canadian justice system faced countless challenges. How could courts continue to operate when in-person proceedings posed a health risk? \u201cObviously health is the priority,\u201d says the Right Honourable Richard Wagner, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, \u201cbut access to justice is also a human need and we couldn’t stop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this conversation with Marie-Eve Sylvestre, Dean of the Civil Law Section at the University of Ottawa\u2019s Faculty of Law, the Chief Justice discusses how the Canadian justice system confronted the challenges posed by the pandemic, noting that the crisis brought with it the opportunity to re-evaluate certain long-standing practices. Forced to adapt, Canadian courts have discovered new ways of using technology, leading to improved openness and important evolutions in how information is exchanged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While the value and necessity of human contact in the Canadian justice system cannot be denied, the Chief Justice notes that not everything will or should go back to the way things were before the pandemic. Through the crisis, the justice system has grown, seizing the opportunity to increase access to justice for all Canadians. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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