The foreseeable future for the Supreme Court of Canada is virtual, as Chief Justice Richard Wagner told the court’s annual meeting Tuesday with the media. He did so by teleconference.
The majestic Supreme Court building is currently closed and hasn’t heard any cases since the pandemic started, but four are scheduled for June — on Zoom.
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“Zoom is great because you can put everybody on the same screen and you can see all of the judges on your screen and you still have the opportunity to look for those visual cues,” Kyla Lee, a criminal lawyer who has appeared before the top court, said, pointing out the British Columbia Court of Appeal is already conducting hearings via Zoom.
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