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Author: David Ebner
Publication Date: January 24, 2026 - 05:00
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How long do lawyers have to make their case before a Supreme Court judge interrupts them?
January 24, 2026
In late 2023, preparing for a hearing at the Supreme Court of Canada, lawyer Jeremy Opolsky wondered how much time he would have before the judges launched their fusillade of questions.
The general answer, he knew, was not much time at all – and, indeed, in the courtroom on a corporate bankruptcy case, Mr. Opolsky had spoken for 72 seconds when Justice Suzanne Côté interjected with a query.
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This story contains details about violence against children that some readers may find disturbing.
During the summer of 1994, the American Peterson family were holidaying in Canada. The parents, David and Paula, along with their children, Rachel (five years old) and William (almost two), were celebrating Paula’s birthday at an Ontario restaurant. At some point, David and the children left the restaurant to collect a gift for Paula that was in the car. The children were in the back seat and, as noted by the Ontario provincial court judge hearing the case, “almost immediately, young...
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