THE CANADIAN JUSTICE REVIEW BOARD (CJRB) is a national advisory organization which serves as an information collection agency that receives and organizes public comments about the state of the justice system and decisions of the court. This information is used to identify and publicize questionable legal practices and other systemic shortcomings. The CJRB promotes the fundamental right to receive from the courts non-political decisions based on established law.

Justices Latchford, Riddell, Masten, Orde & Fisher have said:

"The Court is not a self-created body with original powers; it is not a benevolent autocrat with full powers to act as it should think fit; the Court is an institution organized by the people through their representatives for the purpose of giving to those who apply to it their rights according to law, the law not being made by the Court but laid down for it by authority: the Court has no right to give a decision in accord with its own views of equity and good conscience, as distinct from the rules laid down for it. The Court has no right to take power unto itself which is not conferred by the people" [Ontario Court of Appeal DLR53, 64OLR422]

Public Awareness and Self-Help Topics

Interesting and informative information on this website is organized into subject categories in an effort to assist and educate the public. These include commentaries as well as eye-opening and thought provoking court decisions in convoluted lawsuits, court errors, reversals, and enormous costs for which lawyers and judges take no responsibility. On June 23, 2012, writing for the Toronto Sun, lawyer Alan Shanoff posed an interesting question: Who pays when judges screw up? In his words, litigation is unpredictable because, "A witness may fail to appear, or lie, or forget key evidence. The judge may choose not to believe a witness. It's also possible one lawyer may be out-gunned by the other side's lawyer." These are real life stories that illustrate the pitfalls in the court system that may provide an important bird's eye view of the unsatisfying results that can befall both sides.