From: johnturmel@gmail.com   
      
   Yesterday, I informed interested readers about how to attend   
   the Friday case management hearing. Usually, the public do   
   not participate but the judge has granted it:   
      
   Federal Court   
   180 Queen Street West Suite 200   
   Toronto, Ontario M5V 3L6   
      
   March 9, 2022   
   VIA EMAIL   
      
   John Turmel   
   Benjamin Wong   
      
    RE: T-277-22 JOHN TURMEL v. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN   
      
   Please be advised of the following oral direction of Case   
   Management Judge Horne dated March 9, 2022:   
      
       "A case management conference is scheduled in this   
       proceeding on March 11, 2022 at 9:30 am.   
      
       This case management conference was scheduled to be   
       heard by telephone, as is the Court's usual practice.   
       The parties have been provided with dial-in particulars.   
      
       The Court has become aware that the plaintiff has   
       distributed the dial-in particulars for the case   
       management conference. A number of members of the public   
       have expressed an interest in observing.   
      
       The open court principle is a crucial element of   
       judicial transparency. While case management conferences   
       are usually attended by the parties and their counsel   
       only, they are hearings of the Court. The open court   
       principle applies as much to a case management   
       conference as it applies to any other sitting of the   
       Court.   
      
       At the same time, the Court must be able to control its   
       own technical process. The Webex teleconferencing system   
       offers the Court a limited ability to do so. In the vast   
       majority of instances, that is not an issue given the   
       limited number ofattendees.   
      
       In matters where there is public interest, and a number   
       of attendees are expected, case management conferences   
       have been conducted by Zoom to enable members of the   
       public to attend and observe.   
      
       Members of the public can make a request to observe any   
       hearing by sending an email to   
       hearings-audiences@fct-cf.ca.   
      
       To enable the Court to control its own process, but also   
       allow interested members of the public to attend and   
       observe, the case management conference will be   
       conducted on the same time and date, but by Zoom.   
       Particulars of the Zoom call will be sent directly to   
       the parties. Members of the public may make a request to   
       observe the hearing by using the email addressabove.   
      
       There is a general expectation that parties will not   
       share or distribute dial-in particulars or contact   
       particulars for case management conferences or other   
       hearings. The parties are directed not to distribute the   
       Zoom contact particulars for this case management   
       conference. Members of the public who wish to attend and   
       observe may use the email address above to obtain that   
       information. The parties are not restricted from sharing   
       that email address with others.   
      
   Sincerely,   
   Cherlin McColman   
   Registry Officer   
      
   JCT: So if you want to listen in on the zoom call, you must   
   send a request to the right email address to get the zoom   
   info. Good of the court to open it up.   
      
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