The Canadian Judicial Council works to enhance the quality of judicial service and provide Canadians with a judiciary they can trust. Here is an overview of the Council's specific achievements in 2011-2012.
As first reported in the 2011-12 Annual Report, Council has been engaged in a fulsome review of all its myriad activities in an attempt to focus squarely on priorities. While this has been an important undertaking, it has also consumed much of Council's time. Council members are deeply committed to pursuing projects that are of broad interest to the judiciary. As such, it remains important that the views of all members are sought on how best to determine which projects are essential to delivering on Council's mandate. Tough decisions regarding which projects to pursue and which committees may no longer need to meet regularly given their light workload may need to be taken. Ultimately, Council's decisions must be guided by what is timely and pertinent to helping it achieve its mandate.
Above all, Council must remain focussed on continuing to ensure the wise and economic use of public funds in line with Canadians' expectations and the current climate of restraint.