¶ Action Committee on Court Operations in Response to COVID-19
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The Action Committee on Court Operations in Response to COVID-19 is a Canadian federal government committee.
¶ History
On May 8, 2020, the Department of Justice Canada announced the creation of the Action Committee on Court Operations in Response to COVID-19 under the auspices of Richard Wagner, Chief Justice of Canada and Chairperson of the Canadian Judicial Council, and David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.[1]
On July 30, 2020, the action committee published recommendations that courts follow the recommendations of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) or provincial health authorities to “promote the health and safety of court users and personnel in the context of ongoing court operations.”[2] The committee held its second virtual meeting on May 22, 2020, during which it "approved and released the Committee’s terms of reference, core principles and perspectives to be considered for court operations in response to COVID-19 and initial orienting principles on safe and accessible courts."[3]
¶ Members
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Wagner | Co-chair[1:1] | Canadian Judicial Council (CJC) |
| David Lametti | Co-chair | Department of Justice Canada |
| Geoffrey Morawetz | Member | Ontario Superior Court of Justice |
| Mary Moreau | Member | Court of King's Bench of Alberta |
| Terry Matchett | Member | Alberta Court of Justice, Canadian Council of Chief Justices (CCCJ) |
| David Eby | Member | British Columbia Ministry of Attorney General |
| Nathalie G. Drouin | Member | Department of Justice Canada |
| Tina Namiesniowski | Member | Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) |
| Renée Thériault | Ex officio member | Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) |
¶ Publications
- July 30, 2020: Message from the Action Committee: Keeping Our Court Environments Safe in the Midst of a Pandemic
- April 6, 2021: Safe and Accessible Courts – Orienting principles for Canadian Court Operations in Response to COVID-19
Department of Justice Canada. (2020, May 8). Chief Justice of Canada and Minister of Justice Launch Action Committee on Court Operations in Response to COVID-19. Government of Canada. https://web.archive.org/web/20200511221732/https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2020/05/chief-justice-of-canada-and-minister-of-justice-launch-action-committee-on-court-operations-in-response-to-covid-19.html ↩︎ ↩︎
Action Committee on Court Operations in Response to COVID-19. (2020, July 30). Message from the Action Committee: Keeping Our Court Environments Safe in the Midst of a Pandemic. Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada. https://web.archive.org/web/20211020010433/https://fja.gc.ca/COVID-19/Safe-court-environments-Pour-des-tribunaux-surs-eng.html ↩︎
Rappaport, R. (2020, May 27). Action Committee on Court Operations in Response to COVID-19 Approves Initial Guidance Documents. Canadian Judicial Council. http://archive.today/2024.05.03-195336/https://cjc-ccm.ca/en/news/action-committee-court-operations-response-covid-19-approves-initial-guidance-documents ↩︎