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==The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest appeal court== | ==The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest appeal court== | ||
Based in Ottawa, it hears appeals from decisions of the BC Court of Appeal, from the appeal courts of other provinces, and from the Federal Court of Appeal. Usually, the Supreme Court of Canada must agree to hear an appeal – and it doesn't agree to hear every appeal that people request. But there are some cases where the right to appeal is automatic. Until recently, people often had to go to the court in Ottawa, but now the court hears some appeals by live video over a satellite link to a court in Vancouver. For more information on the Supreme Court of Canada, see its website at www.scc-csc.gc.ca. | Based in Ottawa, it hears appeals from decisions of the BC Court of Appeal, from the appeal courts of other provinces, and from the Federal Court of Appeal. Usually, the Supreme Court of Canada must agree to hear an appeal – and it doesn't agree to hear every appeal that people request. But there are some cases where the right to appeal is automatic. Until recently, people often had to go to the court in Ottawa, but now the court hears some appeals by live video over a satellite link to a court in Vancouver. For more information on the Supreme Court of Canada, see its website at [http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca www.scc-csc.gc.ca]. | ||
==Courts are normally open to the public== | ==Courts are normally open to the public== | ||
