Majestic Interior

 As impressive as the Supreme Court of Canada is outside, its main interior space is all the more so.

This is a picture of the current members of the Court.

The main courtroom is at the top of these stairs. The room directly ahead contains photographs of all of the Supreme Court justices.

Here we have the ceremonial robes of the justices. These are not commonly used- Canadian mink makes up part of the material, and so tends to be hot. Justices usually use black robes.

A number of busts of chief justices are found inside the interior hall.

Displayed are copies of two sheets originally signed by Queen Elizabeth II in 1982, enshrining the Canadian Constitution and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. One of the copies she signed was later the subject of paint being thrown at it by a protestor.

The Royal Canadian Mint puts out into general circulation certain coins each year marking an anniversary or some other kind of theme. This year, that is the 150th anniversary of the Court. I have not yet seen this one in my change.

We conclude today with the Court emblem, designed by Cormier to be bilingual. In French, it is Cour Supreme.