PRESUMPTIVELY REMOTE COURT HEARINGS – The Supreme Court of Canada’s Chief Justice Richard Wagner said “Now, we actively encourage remote hearings,”

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THIS EXPLAINS A WHOLE LOT!! – “Finland requires 5,400 hours of training before becoming a police officer, according to data compiled by the Institute for Criminal Justice Training Reform in the United States, which advocates for more police training in that country. Germany and the Netherlands average around 4,000 hours; Britain more than 2,000 hours. Canada calls for barely more than 1,000 hours. Only the U.S. makes us look good – as it so often does – with an average of just 650 hours of training before giving a young person a badge and a gun.”

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-why-is-it-so-much-easier-to-become-a-cop-in-canada-than-an-electrician/