Provincial Court report, SCC and a strip search, and a 6 year fentanyl sentence

This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: The Provincial Court in British Columbia handles 95% of criminal cases, as well as many family law cases, youth, small claims, and ticket disputes. The 2020 / 2021 annual report from the court is discussed on the show. Significant changes during this time include that 77% of all appearances in Provincial Court were technology-enabled: at least one party appeared remotely. To facilitate the COVID-19 motivated increase remote appearances...