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https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/criminal/covid-19-court-closures-forcing-long-overdue-use-of-technology-say-lawyers/328034?utm_source=GA&utm_medium=20200327&utm_campaign=Newsletter-20200327&utm_content=60340243-7A36-40AE-831C-5923AFD1310D&tu=60340243-7A36-40AE-831C-5923AFD1310D

https://abovethelaw.com/2020/03/the-bionic-legal-system-we-can-rebuild-it-we-have-the-technology/?utm_campaign=ATL%20Weekly&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=85176234&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9lBH9_uhEpHXP1wY5afpjd7sVZ-M0yXrCWN6-vKlvx1vWeMS03rv8-0hCR0zY6swbU-5635dOGt9rr5G0TWQBwQjmxFg&_hsmi=85176234&rf=1

(Just like the LCBO. And the OCS.)

https://www.ontariocourts.ca/ocj/general-public/list-of-adjournment-dates-for-criminal-matters  

https://www-thestar-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.thestar.com/amp/news/gta/2020/03/22/this-city-will-never-see-another-advocate-or-man-like-him-prominent-defence-lawyer-edward-sapiano-dead-at-57.html

All limitation periods are suspended. This will include limitations in drinking and driving cases. https://www.oba.org/getmedia/31b388c7-2b5b-4193-b338-52d573c0c2aa/EMCPA-Order-eng-fr  

We should have had remote appearance options years ago. With the right leadership, this will lift the court out of the dark ages. https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/mandel-mutiny-in-the-ontario-court-of-justice

This includes the automatic adjournment dates.

“All family trials, criminal trials and preliminary inquiries between Friday March 20, 2020 and Friday May 29, 2020 are suspended, subject to a judge seized with a continuing matter ordering otherwise. This applies to both in-custody and out-of-custody accused.” https://www.ontariocourts.ca/ocj/covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR3Zd_Kd-CqKz-euFQARbGFXw9X2_PV2Lfxh898KP3EyaF7OLe7UFyMKIkc  

https://news.ontario.ca/mag/en/2020/03/ontario-taking-action-to-protect-critical-front-line-justice-services-in-response-to-covid-19.html?utm_source=ondemand&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=p