Quebec courts paralyzed over computer outage
CBC News | Posted: May 9, 2016 3:03 PM | Last Updated: May 9, 2016
Computers went down early this morning
Hundreds of legal proceedings across the province are stalled until at least 2 p.m. today as result of a widespread technical problem.
All internet connections are down, restricting access to information including files and registries.
Even photocopiers are not working since they connect to the internet.
The Ministry of Justice has not offered any explanation.
Rénald Beaudry, a defence lawyer of 34 years, told CBC News he hasn't seen this in all his years in the Quebec judicial system.
People are waiting in hallways until the courts reopen.
A judge in Quebec City wouldn't go ahead with a case this morning because it required playing a recording from the Internet, which was down.
The major technical problems began early Monday morning.