Arif Virani at the Justice and Human Rights Committee

On April 29th, 2021. See this statement in context.

April 29th, 2021 / 11:45 a.m.

Liberal

Arif Virani Liberal Parkdale—High Park, ON

Thank you, Madam Chair.

I'm going to direct my questions to Mr. McCarthy.

Welcome, Mr. McCarthy.

In the context of addressing some of the issues you've highlighted, would you say with respect to unrepresented accused that allowing court officials to assist them in administrative matters would be a step in the right direction?

Second, with respect to preliminary inquiries, would you say that allowing an accused to appear by video in a preliminary inquiry and a trial on consent, including when evidence is taken, would be step in the right direction?

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