Mr. Tony Paisana at the Justice and Human Rights Committee

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

November 28th, 2023 / 4:05 p.m.

Past Chair, Criminal Justice Section, The Canadian Bar Association

I don't want to “wordsmith” with you, Member, but I see it more as being more flexible.

We must recognize that for 99.9% of cases, the court of appeal is the forum of last resort. That's the forum that should be equipped with the most tools to rectify wrongful convictions. We say a more flexible approach with an unsafe verdict ground affords those tools.

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