Thank you!

Intervener for an individual who is currently in medium security - Her experience using the system - Grievance system is like putting a message in a bottle and hoping someone will find it.

Context matters. Serious issues with the rule of law in prisons. Interveners again bring life to the experience of persons in prison.

Brilliant submission by BLAC - the prison is a colonial and systemic anti-black racist institution and this must inform the court's decision. Respond to full context and realities of prisoners.

Enjoying how interveners are calling the court to consider equality principles in the prison context and access to habeas corpus and to take judicial notice of the racism in prisons.

Vavilov for the middle ages - Habeas corpus is about justification - brilliant submission by counsel West Coast Prison Justice Society.
My count - Vavilov mentioned 3 times now.

Noting how many interveners referring to the record - so important to have expert evidence that can support such broad interventions by organizations that represent the most marginalized.

Really enjoying how interveners bring to life experiences of persons in prison - like how much fresh air and human contact they get. How many Indigenous people are in max security institutions.

Interveners are up. Kudos to my partner, @jendagsvik.bsky.social who delivered stellar submissions

John Howard Society - Parl free to set up an advantageous system akin to HC. No independent process. Only remedy is to file grievance. JR not an adequate safeguard.

John Howard Society now up - Judicial Review is discretionary. Available only after a final grievance dec. JR fails 10(c) requirements - no timely review and no direct review of the classifications or transfers - only final level grievance dec. Dec to detain (classification) insulated fr direct rev

Jamal J: Can we undertake the inquiry?

Jamal J: Asking if narrow window possible - to have the BUT FOR be used as a legal question.

Kasirer J: conflates existence of lawfulness branch of this test and reduces ambit of the remedy provided by writ. Consequence is serious. Remedy unique to writ is not available.

O’Bonsawin J: Needs checks and balances in systems where it needs it! Yes.

O’Bonsawin J also points out that Black ppl affected too. They are having similar issues. [yes]

SUCH an important issue - lived realities of Indigenous persons in prison. [Representation matters]

O’Bonsawin J - You want us to go back to the administrative system and she points out treatment of Indigenous persons in corrections. Substantive - where Indigenous ppl can't get remedy in regular corrections system because stats show higher % in max

Kasirer J: To stop HC coming forward puts us in situation where person can be continued deprivation of liberty - they have a legitimate basis and cts supposed to say no you are in the wrong box.