Justice committee  By my understanding of the draft, the complainant is permitted to be in attendance at the hearing and to make submissions at the hearing.

Justice committee  My understanding is that it had to be 60 days prior to trial. However, that was my interpretation of the legislation.

Justice committee  I'll address the first part of your question. It's a very good question. With respect to the estimate of the three- to five-day period, of course that is an estimate. Sexual assault trials, case by case, can be half a day, or one day at most, in terms of trial time, and therefore

Justice committee  I don't have anything to add. My comments are limited to clause 25.

Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and committee members. It is my honour and privilege to be here. My name is Laurelly Dale. I'm a criminal defence lawyer of Dale Legal Firm. I've been practising for more than 10 years. I practise in two areas: downtown Toronto and northwestern Ontario, cov

Justice committee  Thank you for having me.