Justice committee  Ms. Boivin, I took out part of my remarks, and it was that I'd love it, but it would be unrealistic, if we could have the same stuff in Saint John, New Brunswick, as Calgary, Alberta, but that's virtually impossible now, so hands off; let's see how the provinces go, and let's col

Justice committee  Yes, it's not an on-the-fly solution but I heard that we'd have to hire more crown attorneys to make these identifications. With the greatest respect, I think it just needs to be somebody who can dial a telephone and say that the trial is next week. It doesn't have to be a crown

Justice committee  I'll try to start with the big picture. We've heard a lot about resources. I think that if we go from every case that may or may not have a reasonable proposition of conviction are all being tried every day.... Forget about the crown attorneys phoning victims and telling them the

Justice committee  I think the thing we forget about it is how about the 60% or 70% of victims who leave the courtroom with a not guilty verdict, which means they were not believed. In the crimes I deal with, that sexual assault victim who takes the stand for two and a half days and is cross-examin

Justice committee  To answer the question about delay versus the victims' rights and those two processes going hand in hand, I agree with Mr. Murie that there are some templates available. Candidly, I think if you are weighing if we adjourn this for three months to have an investigation of whether

Justice committee  Yes. When I look at the provision, it appears to me to give specific deterrence, which is already a sentencing principle in this country, a little more girth or a little more teeth. I envision, and this will depend on the judiciary in this country, that there could be sentences t

Justice committee  She would tell you that her healing process probably cannot start until the sentencing process concludes.

Justice committee  I think the independence of the crown and the defence lawyer both coming at a case from two different avenues is trying to essentially, rightly or wrongly, bake a cake, which is to put all the ingredients of the reasonable propensity of a prosecution being successful, the offende

Justice committee  Yes, thank you for the question, sir. I'll answer backwards with the second part, why delay is important to the accused person. Generally speaking, the right to a fair trial in a reasonable period of time is enshrined in our Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Many moons ago, with

Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and members of the committee, for allowing me to speak today. I'm a personal injury lawyer and victim rights advocate. My law practice since 1992 in Ontario and 2007 in New Brunswick encounters victims of various crimes, including but not limited to assault