dvr,
this appears to be a physiological tactic to get you unfocused from the issues.
Perhaps they are trying to establish your character. Certain information remains solicitor client privilege. Something to note, under the Courts of Justice Act, you could record the proceedings. see this guide.
"Every person who appears before a court in the Province of Ontario has the right to record his/herown court hearing. The Law is quite clear. Under section 136 of the Ontario Courts of Justice Act, citizens have the right to record their own court hearing. Even child welfare protection courts
which are generally closed to the public are open for recording by a party or their solicitor."
http://www.canadacourtwatch.com/legal_documents/Article-RecordingYourOwnCourtHearing.pdf
the respective act section 136(2) of the Courts of Justice Act
http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/DBLaws/Statutes/English/90c43_e.htm#BK175
Exceptions
(2) Nothing in subsection (1),
(a) prohibits a person from unobtrusively making handwritten notes or sketches at a court hearing; or
(b) prohibits a lawyer,
a party acting in person or a journalist from
unobtrusively making an audio recording at a court hearing, in the manner that has been approved by the judge, for the sole purpose of supplementing or replacing handwritten notes. R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s. 136 (2); 1996, c. 25, s. 1 (22).
lv