Justice committee  Our point of view is that we would like the ministry to respond to our concerns. That's the major point; they haven't. We simply want the audio recording to improve and to find a platform that would accommodate eight separate channels of speakers. Right now everything is coming t

Justice committee  There isn't one. It's not being connected; it's not being integrated into Zoom. The platform or the system that exists in every courtroom has not been integrated into the Zoom platform, so we have one channel that we can transcribe from, and that's it. It's becoming impossible. I

Justice committee  We do a lot of research in our association. We've been tracking things, keeping on top of stuff, reading articles and, I guess, snooping, because we're not getting any kind of really direct response from the ministry. Yes, there is a platform available, but we don't know what's h

Justice committee  There is an option. Liberty Recording services now provide all of the systems in the courtrooms. We believe there's a platform that they have available and would connect right now.

Justice committee  Thank you.

Justice committee  We have had some indication that reporters are working from home, and the DRD, which records the proceedings is then the virtual courtroom and it's turned on wherever the reporter is.

Justice committee  None.

Justice committee  The ministry, I guess, is responsible for that.

Justice committee  Good morning. I hope everyone can hear me properly because I don't have the proper headset. Thank you, members of the committee for inviting me here today to represent the Professional Transcriptionists and Court Reporters Association of Ontario for a discussion of the impact