Tako Van Popta at the Justice and Human Rights Committee

On November 28th, 2023. See this statement in context.

November 28th, 2023 / 4:50 p.m.

Conservative

Tako Van Popta Conservative Langley—Aldergrove, BC

Thank you.

You or somebody from your commission gave evidence at our LaForme and Westmoreland commission looking on miscarriages of justice. I'm quoting here from page 14, I think. This is what they concluded about some of your evidence:

We considered a test that would allow the commission to refer cases back to the courts on “factual innocence” grounds as used in North Carolina. We ultimately rejected such a test on the basis that it was too restrictive.

Here in Canada, we're taking a different direction with this draft legislation. What are your comments about it? Why was this important to North Carolina?

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