The Supreme Court In Canada

 Continuing where I left off yesterday with this panel series on the history of the Supreme Court of Canada. Here we see the Judge's Conference Room, which lies within the Supreme Court building.

As time has gone on, diversity in the judges has become common.

Part of the function of the Court is to offer opinion, when asked by the sitting government, on the legal ramifications of a bill. These are reference questions.

The Court itself is open to visits. It is an astonishingly beautiful building inside. I went back for a tour yesterday, which we'll see in coming days.

The justices have also interacted with counterparts from around the world at conferences.

And in the country, the justices also engage with the nation, providing transparency to Canadians as a whole, speaking on given occasions, and even hearing cases outside of the national capital.

Adjacent to the entire display series is this statue set called The Famous Five. These are larger than life statues of five women who played a pivotal role in the Persons Case before the Supreme Court. It is likely that once the work on Parliament Hill is done, they will return to their place on the grounds over there. But right now, they have a fitting location right beside the current home of the Senate, and across from the Chateau Laurier.