Evidence of meeting #84 for Justice and Human Rights in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was jurors.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather
Excellent.
I think Mr. Trudell wants to say something before we break.
5:20 p.m.
Chair, Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers
Chair, can I raise one potential issue?
I was very interested to hear about the struggles in the north, in trying to select a jury, and of course, it paves the way for restorative justice, but there are sections of the Criminal Code that demand a jury trial, murder, for instance, and there are sections of the Criminal Code where the crown must consent to a re-election. When you are, perhaps, looking at legislative amendments, it may very well be that this might garner some attention. If I could re-elect to have a judge alone instead of a jury trial, I may want to do it, but the Criminal Code prevents that in certain cases.
5:20 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Anthony Housefather
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much to our very distinguished panel of witnesses. I don't know that we've ever had a more internationally diverse group.
The meeting is adjourned.