THE NEW CHIEF JUSTICE OF ONTARIO SPEAKS THE OBVIOUS

Today's Waterloo Region Record carried this story "Legal system too costly, judge says". According to Chief Justice George Strathy "Ontario's legal system has grown so expensive and bogged down by red tape that it's now inaccessible to many of the people it's meant to serve.". That has been obvious to most citizens for a very long time. In other words our legal system has become nothing more than a playground or a battlefield for the rich. Or in other words as is usual we the majority of citizens are once again subsidizing the rich in this country with our taxes going to their playground/battlefield that we can no longer access for ourselves.

Various groups which are in agreement include the Ministry of the Attorney General, the Ontario Bar Association and the Law Society of Upper Canada. Another quote that I particularily enjoy from Justice Strathy is "...perfection can be the enemy of the good." Too many rules, too much red tape and too much complicating of procedures have seriously weakened justice. While nobody wants to admit it there are winners in the current system but they certainly aren't your average citizens searching for and expecting justice in our courtrooms.