'Action Committee on Court Operations in Response to COVID-19' meeting minutes obtained from Canada's Department of Justice
The committee still meets and is co-chaired by the Chief Justice and Minister of Justice
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Regina Watteel wrote in response to this release,
Judicial Independence Compromised by Action Committee co-chaired by Chief Justice Wagner and Liberal Justice Minister David Lametti.
The redacted Action Committee Minutes provide evidence that Canadian courts were unduly influenced by the executive branch of the government throughout the C19 pandemic - a huge problem for judicial independence.
The Committee was repeatedly provided one-sided info that emphasized the need for the govt's restrictive policies. PHAC's version of C19 events & their opinions regarding the effectiveness of measures appears to have been taken as fact, without challenge.
Recall that the Supreme Court of Canada was one of the first to mandate vaccines, requiring all court staff be vaccinated. Many provincial courts followed suit. All Federal Court judges announced they were vaccinated well ahead of the federal vaccine mandates and travel restrictions.
Hugely helpful. I'm just about to dig into this deeper, and your timing couldn't be better. Thank you!
Are there any limitations on redactions or can all public institutions operate with zero transparency?