Anthony Moustacalis’ submission to the Miscarriages of Justice Commission consultation
Anthony was pleased to be invited to make (oral) submissions to the Miscarriages of Justice Commission consultation in November of 2021. He supports the creation of a committee to review wrongful convictions and an amendment to the Criminal Code to give the Court of Appeal the power to review convictions that are unsafe.
Open courts during the pandemic
Recently, the Ontario Court of Justice has announced a near shut down of court operations because of the Covid19 virus. While this makes medical sense, and reflects the emergency and quarantine laws of our governments, I wonder about the impact of such a restriction to access on the open court principle – that justice must be seen to be done.