A Kelowna, B.C., woman is worried about safe access to justice in B.C.’s provincial courtrooms after witnessing what she describes as very inconsistent mask wearing by courtroom officials and lawyers during hearings she attended at the city’s courthouse.
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“It appears to be a complete mixed bag depending on who the justice is, whether or not masks are going to be worn in the actual courtroom,” said Kyla Lee, a Vancouver based lawyer.
“Oftentimes, I see justices and judges come into the courtroom not wearing masks and this tends to be accepted as a signal that other people can remove their masks when they are speaking.”
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