TURMEL: Section 136 audiotaping courts now a must

From: John Turmel (bc726_at_FreeNet.Carleton.CA)
Date: 11/01/04 

Date: 1 Nov 2004 23:33:01 GMT

I've have almost never had trouble getting my hearings
taped. Once with an old guy whose hearing would have been
nice to have. The Nielsens got refused. Forget many other
times a judge would have said no.

Then again, I know how to ask persuasively with the
arguments in the right order so they can't say no.

Since the right to tape is subject to the judge approving
the manner of the taping, I've decided to announce right in
the motion that the approval is being sought right up front.
This should guarantee that no one ever again goes to
guerrilla combat without a recorder on. No more expensive
transcripts. All guerrillas from now on will maintain the
same edge I've had on the Crown all these years with instant
feedback for free. Sure, it takes seconds once in a while to
stop and change the tape, unless you have a co-pilot like I
had Terry Parker, but it sure is worth it to know for sure
what you heard. And it keeps everyone else honest too.

I'm changing all my forms at the parkform.htm site to
incorporate the two Supreme Court of Canada Leaves to Appeal
and finish the remaining forms paperwork.

AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT Applicant seeks approval for
turning on a portable tape recorder pursuant to S.136 of the
Ontario Courts of Justice Act which states that "nothing
prohibits a party acting in person from unobtrusively making
an audio recording of the court hearing for the sole purpose
of supplementing or replacing handwritten notes in the
manner that has been approved by the judge;" or for any
other manner of audiotaping deemed preferable by the court.

JCT: Obviously, if you're in another province, you can only
point out that they can tape in Ontario and you're asking
your judge if he'll you tape in Saskatchewan. But why would
he say no. All this does it maximize the chances of self-
defenders having a "best-record" copy of their proceedings.
And it will force them to bring their tape recorders too.

I'll never forget the first hearing when I had brought my
tape recorder and told Bruce I wanted him to ask the judge
for the permission to tape. It's tough stepping out with
something like that right up front but it has to be done.
Yet, I know it's tough. So when he refused to ask, I could
understand. Still, I'd bet Sheppard would have given him the
approval for the manner of taping and we'd have the whole
accurate record of 5 different hearings by now.

So now, no more bad feelings about having to approach the
judge with an unusual request. It's going to be handled for
them in the Notice of Motion. Who knows? Maybe getting that
first yes may embolden them as they feel it's the beginning
of a winning streak.

So it's officially going to part of all future Motions made
by guerrilla self-defenders. Won't they make great listening
when the war is over? 

--
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for UNILETS interest-free time-based currency in U.N. resolution C6
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