Listen "9. Named Person"
Episode Synopsis
How do Canadian courts reconcile the need to conduct proceedings publicly with the protection of police informers?
In this episode of Appealing Briefs, host Adam Goldenberg speaks with McCarthy Tétrault litigator Simon Bouthillier about the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Named Person, addressing how and to what extent courts must protect the identity of police informers while remaining faithful to the principle that Canadian courts must do their work in the open.
In this episode of Appealing Briefs, host Adam Goldenberg speaks with McCarthy Tétrault litigator Simon Bouthillier about the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Named Person, addressing how and to what extent courts must protect the identity of police informers while remaining faithful to the principle that Canadian courts must do their work in the open.
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