A Photo Essay by Michel Loiselle

Today, I’d like to take you on a visit of the Supreme Court of Canada, just west of Parliament Hill on Wellington Street in Ottawa.

The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest court of Canada, the final court of appeals in the Canadian justice system. Its decisions are the ultimate expression and application of Canadian law and binding upon all lower courts of Canada. It is composed of nine judges: the Chief Justice of Canada,The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C. and eight Puisne Justices.

Court Calendar

The court sits for 18 weeks of the year beginning the first Monday of October and usually runs until the end of June and sometimes into July. Hearings only take place in Ottawa, although litigants can present oral arguments from remote locations by means of a video-conference system. The court’s hearings are open to…