The Alberta government’s attacks on the rule of law would be difficult without willing participants in the legal profession. When the province passed legislation that erased Canada’s colonial history from lawyers’ professional education, it marked a failure of the profession’s first collective test.
Reporters in courtrooms uphold the open court principle, ensuring the justice system remains transparent and accountable. But as newsrooms shrink and disappear, the public has fewer eyes and ears to observe proceedings and keep it informed. So, how do we know if justice is being served?