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Judging the Judges

Item number (ISN):

529937

Series title:

Focus

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

2005-05-29

Item number (ISN):

529937

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CABLE PUBLIC AFFAIRS CHANNEL

Accession:

2011-0043

Media:

Video

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

2005-05-29

Release date:

2005-05-29

Production company:

Cable Public Affairs Channel

Production credit:

director/producer, Catherine Christie-Luff, Dan Fonda; executive producer, Colette Watson; photography, Paul Wilson, John Van Beek, Oscar Amaya, Mike Tein; editing, Anahita Kazemzadeh; sound, Luc Monast; music, The St. John's Boys' Choir; narrator, Tom Korski; host, Holly Doan

Description:

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This episode of Focus, hosted by Holly Doan, examines the reasons behind the growing cynicism among Canadians about the capability and trustworthiness of their judiciary, and questions whether the Canadian judicial system should be made more accountable and transparent. Topics addressed in the show, through interviews with a number of lawyers, professors, and judges, including retired Supreme Court Justice Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, are: the history of judges as highly respected figures, and the increased power and influence held by Canadian judges compared to judges in other countries; Supreme Court Justice Eugene Ewaschuk, who was the first Canadian judge asked to remove himself from a criminal trial after being accused of systemic bias against defendants; the reluctance of lawyers to speak out against judges; the appointment process for new judges, which is closed to the public; the role of politics in the appointment process; the lack of accountability, and lack of a method to deal with mistakes, in the judicial system once a judge has been appointed; British Columbia provincial court judge David Ramsey, who was sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually assaulting young aboriginal women; the Canadian Judicial Council, which is composed of Canadian judges who evaluate complaints against other Canadian judges; the appointment of judges to the Supreme Court of Canada; and the increased responsibilities, and power, placed on the judiciary by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The episode concludes that there has been no decisive call for change in the Canadian judicial system, with some people arguing for more exposure and accountability, while others feel that it works well as it is. <58mn 30s>

Language:

English / Français

Notes:

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1. English on audio channel 1, français on audio channel 2.~2. This tape is closed captioned. IDC ISN 529844 is the same program, but is not closed captioned.

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Vault ISN:

844173

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

34131AV

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

58:30

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

945337

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

529937.MXF

Number of items:

1

Made from:

34131AV

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

945338

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

529937.MP4

Number of items:

1

Made from:

34131AV

Status:

REF
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Conditions of access:

Open

Restrictions on consultation:

~No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Copyright status:

Under copyright.

Copyright owner:

Copyright owner: Cable Public Affairs Channel. 2005.

Reproduction access:

With written permissions / Avec les permissions écrites

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