Between:
Appellant
And
Respondent
The Court
[1] The Court has received a request from the CBC on behalf of itself and a consortium of
media outlets [CBC] for leave to place two cameras in the courtroom on October 2, 2018, for the
purposes of recording and live broadcasting the hearing of the above-named appeal. The CBC
also seeks leave to use the audio feed from the Court’s audio recording system as well as an
access point on the Court’s LAN to connect a Dejero transmitter to the internet.
[3] Nothing in this Fiat abrogates the overriding authority of the presiding panel to maintain
decorum in the courtroom over which it presides or from the primary duty of the presiding panel
to ensure that the proceeding is conducted in a manner consistent with the proper administration
of justice.
[4] Nothing in this Fiat restricts the presiding panel from imposing, at any time, conditions or
restrictions on the use of the cameras.
[5] The granting of this leave to use a camera in the courtroom does not affect or relieve
anyone from an obligation to comply with the legal requirements of a statutory or court-ordered
publication ban in effect with respect to the proceeding. Further, the presiding panel’s leave to
use a camera in the courtroom does not affect rights and obligations under The Privacy Act,
RSS 1978, c P-24.
[6] The registrar will place a notice on the exterior of the door of the courtroom to notify the
public that the proceeding therein is subject to being recorded or transmitted.
[7] On this basis, leave is granted to CBC to record and live broadcast the hearing of the
above-named appeal scheduled for October 2, 2018.