The chief justice of the Quebec Superior Court says it is making extraordinary efforts to deal with challenges facing the legal system — and her province isn't the only one facing such struggles.
"Daily miracles occur in order to be able to serve the population," Justice Marie-Anne Paquette told CBC'sPeople within the system are bending over backwards to rearrange schedules and find creative solutions to address a shortage of judges, she said.
On Monday, the federal government announced the appointment of three judges to Quebec's Superior Court. But that still leaves nine vacancies in Quebec — and nearly 90 across the country. "We've come out of a pandemic that created a number of unique challenges to the system, just in addition to, I think, resource questions that have always been there," he told CBC News.
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