From: ce11son@yahoo.ca   
      
   On Wed, 13 Aug 2014 23:00:51 +0000 (UTC), John Levine    
   wrote:   
      
   >>>The Canadian legal system only separated from the British in the 20th   
   >>>century, so there really are significant differences from US practice.   
   >>>As a trivial example, lawyers still wear wigs and robes in court.   
   >>>(I've seen them.)   
   >>   
   >>Robes yes, wigs no.   
   >   
   >A few years back when I was at the Ottawa City Hall, they sure seemed   
   >to have something made of other creatures' hair on their heads.   
   >   
   Abolished at varying dates in different provinces apparently although   
   possibly still worn for ceremonial purposes. Wigs (and gowns etc.) IMU   
   have also tended to disappear from non-criminal courts in various   
   other jurisdictions if not also in criminal courts :-   
   http://php2.pearsoncanada.ca/highered/inthenews/legal_matters/20   
   4/03/01/do-judges-and-lawyers-really-wear-wigs/   
      
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