Federal Court chief says hearings may be cancelled, amid soaring asylum cases, from funding shortfall – Owensound Sun Times
Dec 05, 2024
Despite a record caseload, Paul Crampton says the court is considering cutting hearings because of chronic and worsening underfunding by the federal government
OTTAWA — The chief justice of the Federal Court says the court is in “crisis” and considering cutting hearings due to a worsening budget shortfall that is leaving many refugee claimants waiting months longer for life-changing rulings.
Longtime Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton in an interview with National Post painted a dire picture of the government’s funding of the Courts Administration Service (CAS). He said the service’s roughly $100-million annual budget is short $35 million.
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