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.
February 6th, 2018 / 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.
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.