The organizations representing prosecutors, duty counsel and court staff want the Ontario government to halt completion of the new Toronto courthouse, citing safety and access to justice concerns.
The new 17-storey, 63-courtroom downtown courthouse is set to open this year. It will amalgamate the bulk of provincial court operations in Toronto, leading to the closure of most of the courthouses scattered across the city.
“You only have to look at the increases in random violence on the transit system now to realize that adding this to the mix, the new Toronto courthouse, is just going to heighten the danger to the public,” Vavougios said. Craig said she did, however, share the concern regarding the impact of the new courthouse on access to justice.
One central provincial courthouse for Toronto “is not in the best interests of accused persons, it’s not in the best interests of our members, and it’s not in the best interests of victims, witnesses, and justice,” said Dana Fisher.Construction of the new courthouse was announced by the previous Liberal government, and began in 2018. A spokesperson for Attorney General Doug Downey said the new courthouse is still scheduled to open this year.
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