media friday: Matthew Green spoke out on social media Friday following a report in The Globe and Mail that Judge Bernd Zabel who works in a Hamilton courthouse wore a hat that read Make America Great Again, a campaign slogan used by the U.S. president-elect, according to Guelph Mercury. In his statement, Green said Ontario judicial system should steer clear of politics. Related Stories Hamilton judge under fire for... Coun. I certainly would not feel like I was getting an unbiased decision if I walked into a court of law and saw a Make America Great Again hat, knowing that this week the Ku Klux Klan is about to hold a victory rally for ... Trump in North Carolina, he said Saturday. Green noted that judges are specifically told not to participate in any partisan political activity in the Principles of Judicial Office, a document created by the Ontario Court of Justice. The city councillor called on the Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice to remove Zabel from the bench if he does not resign, and the Hamilton Spectator reported that a complaint against Zabel has been filed with the Ontario Judicial Council.
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