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Progressive Conservative Justice Critic Kelvin Goertzen says he's disappointed that Manitoba courts are being closed to more transparency with the recent decision to ban cameras at the sentencing of Graham James. Goertzen said last month marked the five-year anniversary of comments by former NDP justice minister Dave Chomiak that the 'time had come' to open the courts to cameras. Goertzen said allowing cameras in court for certain cases would 'bring both transparency and a better understanding of the courts to the public.' He called it 'a step that is long overdue' and said he was let down that the lawyer representing the Manitoba government argued against allowing cameras. James received a two-year sentence for sexually assaulting two hockey players when they were youths.
