This week, we look at how judicial red tape almost stymied reporting on two court appearances of alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur. In early February, legal affairs reporter Jacques Gallant asked the ministry if there were any audio recordings from McArthur’s 2003 case. At around 2:30 p.m. that day, Gallant got word his request had been granted. But instead of providing the recordings of the 2003 McArthur proceedings on CD, the court reporters’ office gave him two cassette tapes. Yet even as a journalist who regularly covers courts, it was very difficult to get access to these recordings,” Gallant said.

Source: thestar March 02, 2018 23:37 UTC