Violation of the law and
my rights by Madame Justice Katrina Mulligan of the Ontario Court of Justice.
On
the 23rd of August, 2019, I was in courtroom 112 at old city hall for
my court hearing. There was a brief
morning session in which my matter started.
As is permitted under Section 136(2)b of Ontario’s Courts of Justice
Act, I advised the judge that I would be recording my hearing for the purpose
of supplementing my notes as is clearly permitted by the law in Ontario. The judge called a lunch recess.
At
about 2:40 PM the court resumed and I was called to take my place at the front
of the courtroom. Members of the public were sitting in the courtroom. The Crown Attorney Ms. Melissa Atkin, then
spoke up and as the first issue to deal with reminded the judge that I was
recording the court hearing. The Crown
Attorney should not have said anything to the judge as recording was my right
under the law in Ontario. Obviously, the Crown Attorney was opposed about being
recorded. Many would wonder why?
At
that point the presiding judge, Madame Justice Mulligan, ordered the police
officer to seize my cell phone from me.
The police officer came from the back of the courtroom at the
instruction of Justice Mulligan, approached me and then seized my phone. In spite of me having already clearly explaining
to Madame Justice Mulligan that I was using my cell phone to record the hearing
for the purpose of supplementing my notes as is permitted under section 136(2)
b of Ontario’s Courts of Justice Act, she ignored the law and abused her
authority as a judge to have police violate the law and to violate my rights
under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms by seizing and taking
possession of my property.
I
felt bullied, violated and was intimidated by the words and the actions of
Justice Mulligan and the police. Justice
Mulligan was arrogant and conveyed the attitude that she was above the law and
had no obligation to protect the rights of individuals under the law in Ontario
nor under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In my opinion, Justice
Mulligan along with the Crown Attorney made a mockery of the law and the Canadian
justice system and demonstrated that the courts are not for the people of
Ontario, but against them!
It
is my understanding of the law that police and/or court security are to enforce
provisions of the law and to protect the rights of individuals under the law. Even
if the Judge verbally instructs the court security to seize my recorder, it is the
duty of the executive to execute a lawful written order to the Crown Attorney
and the police security officers. Police
can only enforce legal and legitimate orders or provisions under the law which
do not violate a person’s basic rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and
Freedoms. If the Judge tells the court
security to hang me, will they do that? It
seems that Justice Mulligan makes up her own laws and it seems that police act
more like puppets of the judge than officers of the law!
Madame Justice Mulligan of the Ontario Court of Justice is
misrepresenting herself to members of the public
I
did a bit of research on Justice Mulligan and found that she is a director with
an organization called the Ontario Justice Education Network (OJEN) which is
supposed to help young people understand the law. Below is information about
the OJEN and information showing that Madame Justice Mulligan is the co-chair
of that organization.
Source:
http://ojen.ca/en/about/ojen
Source:
http://ojen.ca/en/about/board
I
find it absolutely disgusting that Madame Justice Mulligan puts herself out as
qualified to head an organization which is supposed to teach young Canadians about
the law, when she herself refuses to respect the law in her own courtroom and
makes a mockery of the justice system. She should not be a member of that
organization.
I also found that Madame Justice Mulligan has associated
herself with the Canadian Civil Liberties Association which is another
organization which support human and civil rights. Below is a photo of Justice
Mulligan at that organization’s celebration with her husband Scott.
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TORONTO, ON - NOVEMBER 5: Scott Mulligan and
Justice Katrina Mulligan. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association celebrates
50 years of dedication to championing human rights, at the Distillery
District in Toronto. (Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star via Getty Images) |
Madame
Justice Mulligan puts herself out in the public eye as a champion of civil
rights and the director of an organization which is supposed to teach young
people about the law. In my opinion she is only participating with these
organizations in order to look good in the legal community and to advance her
career in the justice system. She clearly does not understand or respect the
law nor is she willing to protect the rights of individuals under the law.
In
my opinion by her actions, Madame Justice Katrina Mulligan has knowingly
obstructed justice, has breached the public trust and brought the
administration of justice in Canada into disrepute. Why is she so afraid to have the people of
Ontario exercise their legal rights under the law in her courtroom?
Where
is it written in any Crown Attorney Policy manual that it is the duty of the
Crown Attorney to bring to the attention of the presiding judge that people are
recording their own hearings as permitting by the law?
The
Chief Justice of Ontario says that judges are supposed to deliver the highest
level of service to the people of Ontario and that judges are supposed to be
committed to making our courts open, accessible and responsive to the needs of
the citizens of Ontario. Based on my
experience with Justice Mulligan, she should be charged with obstructing
justice and instigating theft. Why is
she not in jail?