TORONTO—Whether Canadian judges should be active on Twitter, Facebook or other social media and what involvement they should have in community life are among issues under a review that aims to modernize ethical guidance for those on the bench. ( Dreamstime )“As society evolves, so do the ethical issues that judges sometimes face,” Chief Justice Richard Wagner said in a statement. New and emerging ethical questions are before us,” the Canadian Judicial Council says in a background paper. The matter, still before the courts, provoked angry criticism of the judicial council itself. Neither the Canadian Superior Courts Judges Association nor the judges section of the Canadian Bar Association was willing to discuss the review.

Source: thestar March 24, 2019 14:26 UTC